Manufacturing Engineer Co-op

Test Engineering, Software Designer Co-op (Waterdown, CAN)

Reference #43264

Location:  Waterdown

About L3HARRIS WESCAM

As a subsidiary of L3Harris Technologies and within the Integrated Mission Systems Segment, the WESCAM division develops the most advanced optical sensor and targeting systems for global defense and military sectors, National Security, Search & Rescue and Airborne law enforcement agencies. From long-range covert surveillance missions to search and rescue operations, our MX-series systems, and the mission systems solutions they are a part of, produce stabilized high-magnification electro-optical and infrared images from airborne, marine and ground based platforms, enabling our customers to see first and act first.

About the Role

The Test Engineering – Software team at L3Harris WESCAM is responsible for designing, developing, and validating functional and system-level test software to support test automation. These are deployed throughout the factory as well as at contract manufacturers. This includes WPF applications, Web Applications, SQL reports and Embedded Software / Firmware.

Essential Skills Required

• Can work well and integrate within a team environment.
• Self-driven and motivated with the ability to learn new technologies quickly.
• Strong troubleshooting/debugging and problem solving skills.
• Strong understanding of what it takes to have a production ready solution.
• Perform code reviews, debug and validation testing.
• Create and maintain documentation.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience with Software Development Lifecycle methodologies (Git Flow)
• Support quality practices (AS9100 and ISO9001)

Tasks to be Accomplished

• Apply object-oriented design (OOD) principles to deliver design and develop using .NET / MVC / C# / WPF / XAML.
• Develop SQL queries, stored procedures, views and triggers.
• Interact with Customers in a Supporting Role.
• Work on new Features/Bug Fixes based on legacy code/structure

Technical Skills Required

• Familiarity understanding of .NET development technologies and tools (DevOps, Visual Studio, NuGet, Git)
• Familiarity understanding of C# (.NET Core, MVC, Entity Framework, LINQ)
• Familiarity understanding of coding methodologies, OOP (Object Oriented Programming), OOD (Object Oriented Design), SOA (service-oriented architecture), ETL (Extract, Transform, Load), Optimization (indexing, recursive functions, reusable code)
• Familiarity understanding of HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, JQuery, BootStrap, AJAX, JSON, XML
• Familiarity of relational database development (table and stored procedure design) using Microsoft SQL Server

Experience & Education Requirements

• University - enrolled in 3rd Year Computer Engineering or Software Engineering/Technology program

Diversity & Inclusion

We believe that diversity among our employees makes us a stronger organization.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion within our L3Harris WESCAM family, and our community by welcoming and encouraging applications from anyone interested without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran's status, Aboriginal status or any other legally-protected groups. For people with disabilities, we work with you throughout the recruitment process to ensure you have what you need in order to be at your best. If you require any accommodation for any part of the recruitment/interview process, or as you begin your career with us just let us know and we will take care of you. 

This job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with this job. Management reserves the right to modify, add or remove duties as necessary.