R&D Software Engineer Co-op

Who We Are:  

• CAE Vision: Our vision is to be the worldwide partner of choice in defense and security, and civil aviation 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   

The Co-Op student will provide technical support to senior level engineers in the Technology and Product Development organization (TPD) in design, test, documentation, and implementation of software solutions. This is an in-office position. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities   

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

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• Perform engineering tasks including writing and testing software, creating software tools, updating drawings and documentation 

• Gather data and prepare reports as necessary 

• Provide administrative and technical support to Engineering department 

• Assist other departments, when needed 

Qualifications and Education Requirements   

• Must be enrolled in an accredited bachelor's degree (or higher level) college/university program in majoring in Engineering, preferably Software Engineering or Computer Science  

• Must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 

• Must be willing to learn new procedures and applications 

• Must have good diagnostic and troubleshooting skills 

• Must be detail oriented  

• Must have excellent communication skills 

• Must be able to work with minimal supervision 

Preferred Skills   

• To be considered, you should have knowledge and experience in 1 or more of the following categories: 

• Frontend development (Angular, React, Vue, Typescript, etc.) 

• Backend development (C#, .NET, C++, Python, Node, etc.) 

• Data storage and messaging (PostgreSQL, Neo4J, RabbitMq, Kafka, WebSockets, etc.) 

• DevOps (Docker, Kubernetes, ArgoCD, OpenShift, Jenkins, Terraform, GitLab Runner, etc.) 

• Cloud Systems (Azure, GCP, AWS) 

• Virtual Reality and 3D modeling (Unreal Engine, Unity) 

Security Responsibilities   

Must comply with all company security and data protection / usage policies and procedures.  Personally resp