Chief Engineering Co-op

Who We Are: 

• CAE Vision: Our vision is to be the worldwide partner of choice in defense and security, civil aviation, and healthcare by revolutionizing our customers’ training and critical operations with digitally immersive solutions to elevate safety, efficiency and readiness. 

• CAE Defense & Security Mission: CAE's Defense and Security business unit focuses on helping prepare military customers to develop and maintain the highest levels of mission readiness. 

• CAE Values: Empowerment, Innovation, Excellence, Integrity and OneCAE make us who we are and we strive to make a difference in the world while helping each other succeed. 

What We Have to Offer: 

• Comprehensive and competitive benefits package and flexibility that promotes work-life balance 

• A work environment where all employees are valued, respected and safe 

• Freedom to succeed by enabling team members to deliver, take initiatives and make decisions 

• Recognition, professional development, advancement and having fun! 

Summary  

This position will assist with ramping up the new contract scope of a current program, which will require dedicated attention of the current Chief Engineers.  This position will off-load lower level tasks so the Chief Engineers can focus on the priority issues and Headquarter Air Force Priority Letter items.  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities  

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  

In this role, the Chief Engineering Summer Co-op will be expected to: 

• Assist Program Chief Engineers and the Directorate Chief Engineer in performance of engineering execution and planning. 

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to: 

• Track engineering metrics for development and schedule performance 

• Conduct directed research on technical topics as directed by Chief Engineers 

• Document findings and lessons learned in white papers for team review 

• Participate in execution of configuration and setup of computational equipment, documenting feedback and updating required procedures 

• Review engineering specifications for completeness and compliance to requirements 

• Process change requests and peer reviews for documents and white papers 

• Establish and facilitate communication with other impacted teams in the execution of responsibilities 

Qualifications 

• Experience with Microsoft Office products 

• Pursuing path to Engineering degree 

• Fluency in English 

Preferred Skills  

Ability to clearly communicate technical issues and concepts with varied audiences.  Good writing and presentation skills. 

Security Responsibilities  

Must comply with all company security and data protection / usage policies and procedures.  Personally responsible for proper marking and handling of all information and materials, in any form. Shall not divulge any information, or afford access, to other employees not having a need-to-know. Shall not divulge information outside company without management approval.  All government and proprietary information will be accessed and stored electronically on company provided resources.   

Due to U.S. Government contract requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for this role.  

Work Environment  

Work is performed in an environment where irritants such as noise from telephones, temperature, and lighting variations may exist, but there is little chance of injury, accident, or occupational health problems. 

Physical Demands  

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  

• Must be able to perform normal office duties (sitting for long periods at a desk and in technical meetings) 

• Must be able to climb stairs on a regular basis 

• Must be willing to work overtime 

Other Duties  

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for their job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

CAE USA Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to any protected characteristic, including disability and protected veteran status, as defined under federal, state, or local laws. 

Applicants needing reasonable accommodations should contact their recruiter at any point in the recruitment process.  If you need assistance to submit your application because of incompatible assistive technology or a disability, please contact us at hrops@caemilusa.com