Title:  Operations Test Engineering, Software Co-op

Operations Test Engineering - Software Co-op

Reference #19256

Waterdown, Ontario

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

This is a 16 month co-op term (with 12 month terms occasionally available). The successful candidate will be a member our L3Harris Operations Test Engineering Software Team, you will provide test automation software to our production floor and vendors for testing circuit cards, assemblies and top level product. 

Primary Responsibilities 

We are looking for a skilled software developer who is passionate about coding, comfortable working in a team environment and embraces the opportunity to connect with customers to define and shape our solutions.

You will be expected to follow best practices/ standards and will have a broad range of responsibilities including:

• Apply object oriented design (OOD) principles to deliver design and development work using .NET Core / MVC / C# / WPF / XAML.
• Develop SQL queries, stored procedures, views and triggers.
• Perform code reviews, debug and validation testing.
• Create and maintain documentation.
• Interact with customers.

Required Capabilities 

• 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.
• Fundamental understanding of .NET development technologies and tools (DevOps, Visual Studio, NuGet).
• Fundamental understanding of C# (.NET, MVC/WebForms, Entity Framework, LINQ)
• 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.
• Familiarity understanding of coding methodologies, OOP (Object Oriented Programming), OOD (Object Oriented Design), SOA (service-oriented architecture), ETL (Extract, Transform, Load), Object Oriented, Optimization (indexing, recursive functions, reusable code)
• Familiarity with Windows based security [Active Directory (AD)] authentication for intranet applications.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and collaboration skills.

Desired Education and Experiences 

• Enrolled in University Degree or technology program in Software / Computer Engineering, or equivalent.

• Software development experience (C#, .NET Core, .NET Framework and object oriented design and analysis).
• Experience with Microsoft SQL relational database and stored procedure design.
• Experience with Pipelines and source control [Azure DevOps, Git, Visual Studio] is desired.
• Experience with Software Development Lifecycle methodologies (Git Flow).
• Experience with ERP and PLM systems is an asset.
• Experience with Microsoft Word is an asset

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.