Jobs at De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Ltd.

Leads end-to-end payroll processing for a multi-payroll department, ensuring accuracy, compliance, timely submissions, and correct deductions. Oversees workloads, reviews transactions, reconciles and commits payroll, resolves complex issues, and serves as a liaison with employees, managers, HR, Finance, Benefits, and IT. The role drives process improvements, supports Dayforce optimization, trains and mentors payroll staff, manages HRIS requests, and handles ROE and CRA inquiries.

Coordinates aircraft wiring and harness design projects from concept through production. Produces wiring diagrams, installation drawings, harness reports, and certification documentation while ensuring EWIS, EMI, HIRF, lightning, and regulatory compliance. Selects components, analyzes routing and harness designs, maintains configuration control, supports manufacturing and testing, and resolves design, assembly, production, in-service, and customer issues.

Develops and certifies aircraft modification engineering packages, including technical analyses, design changes, testing, vendor documentation reviews, and airworthiness compliance. Supports aircraft production, troubleshooting, supply chain coordination, and certification activities under TCCA, EASA, and FAA frameworks. The role also prepares technical requirements, compliance reports, test documentation, and engineering assessments while coordinating and mentoring less experienced engineers.

Manage cross-functional aerospace product change and development programs from planning through completion. Responsibilities include controlling scope, schedule, budget, quality, risks, governance, customer commitments, and stakeholder communications. The role also manages obsolescence and certification strategies, develops business cases for product enhancements, prepares customer offers, supports strategic initiatives, and improves processes through Lean principles.

The EMC Engineer performs aircraft-level electromagnetic compatibility engineering, including analysis of EMI, ESD, HIRF, lightning, fuel-tank protection, susceptibility, emissions, and inter-system interference. The role reviews qualification documentation, evaluates modifications and non-conformances against certification regulations, supports supplier design reviews, contributes to continued airworthiness projects, and develops risk-mitigation solutions. Familiarity with Transport Canada, EASA, FAA, DO-160, SAE ARP standards, and potential DAD/DAR authorization is required.

This 12–16 month aerospace engineering internship supports the Flight Sciences team through CFD validation, wind tunnel data comparison, aerodynamic sensitivity studies, accuracy estimation, and development of Python post-processing scripts. The intern will evaluate turbulence models and higher-fidelity methods, establish best practices, and assist senior engineers with field investigations, root-cause analyses, and corrective actions. The role provides exposure to aircraft design, testing, certification, production support, and fleet sustainment.

Supports aerostructure engineering change projects by drafting and reviewing drawings and DAO documents, participating in ECN teams, creating 2D/3D manufacturing data, troubleshooting digital definitions and manufacturing issues, and conducting basic root cause analyses under supervision. The intern applies foundational knowledge of stress analysis, material properties, and aerospace processing methods while gaining experience in aircraft design, certification, production support, and fleet sustainment.

Engineering intern supporting aircraft structural and systems ground testing across development, certification, and production programs. Responsibilities include designing test rigs, instrumenting test articles, validating data acquisition systems, analyzing test data, preparing plans and reports, troubleshooting failures, maintaining configuration documentation, and coordinating with engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams. The internship starts in January 2027 and lasts 12–16 months.

Supports aerostructure engineering change projects through drawing updates, DAO documentation, engineering change notices, digital engineering data, and manufacturing troubleshooting. Creates 2D and 3D manufacturing data using CATIA, SolidWorks, and AutoCAD; reviews drawings; assists with root cause analysis; and applies foundational knowledge of stress analysis, materials, and aerospace processing methods under senior engineering supervision.

Provides full-cycle talent acquisition services, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, candidate negotiation, pipeline development, and hiring coordination. Develops recruitment strategies, workforce KPIs, reporting, and social media campaigns while partnering with executives, HR business partners, and hiring managers. Supports internal mobility and pre-employment screening, addresses hard-to-fill roles, and adapts recruitment priorities to business needs.

Leads full-cycle recruitment across the organization, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, candidate shortlisting, pipeline development, and pre-employment checks. Develops workforce resourcing strategies, recruitment KPIs, reporting, and social media campaigns. Partners with HR business partners and executives on hiring needs, internal transfers, promotions, and hard-to-fill positions while ensuring compliance with Canadian employment laws.

Leads technical integration for aircraft modification projects, coordinating engineering, certification, manufacturing, installation, supply chain, and avionics suppliers. Owns technical scope, interfaces, configuration control, certification data, supplier issues, non-conformances, prototype installation, and production transition. Supports project planning, customer communications, bids, risk assessment, conformity inspection, ground and flight testing, and Supplemental Type Certificate approval. The role is based onsite in Kitchener with regular shop-floor and hangar access, occasional travel, and Canadian security and Controlled Goods requirements.