Autonomous Collaborative Platform (ACP) - General Interest

Build the Aircraft. Prove the Capability.

At Dominion Dynamics, we're building Scout — Canada's sovereign Autonomous Collaborative Platform (ACP) — and the team that takes it from concept to first flight faster than legacy aerospace timelines allow. If you've ever looked at how a traditional aerospace program moves and thought there has to be a faster way , this is where you prove it.

Why This Role Matters

ACP — the "loyal wingman" class of uncrewed, collaborative combat aircraft — is how Canada builds a sovereign, made-at-home autonomy layer instead of buying someone else's. Dominion designs autonomy-first: the mission software that flies today on smaller uncrewed aircraft transfers straight onto Scout, so by the time the airframe is ready, the intelligence behind it is already proven in the air. It's real hardware, in the field, on a demonstrator timeline most primes wouldn't attempt. We're not backfilling headcount — we're standing up a team, discipline by discipline, to design, build, test, and fly demonstrator aircraft, then scale toward a certified production line.

Who This Is For

This posting isn't tied to one open role. It's how we meet people before we have the exact seat open for them.

You might be an aerospace engineer who's spent a career at a Bombardier or a Pratt & Whitney, an avionics or electrical engineer who thinks in wiring diagrams and power budgets, a structures or stress engineer who thinks in loads and margins, an autonomy or mission-systems engineer who wants their code in the air, a technician who'd rather build the aircraft than talk about it, or someone in ops, program control, or procurement who keeps a fast-moving engineering program from tripping over itself.

Maybe you're early in your career — a student or recent grad who wants your first real work to matter. We're building room for that too.

Our team includes veterans of the Canadian and allied armed forces alongside people who've built at places like Bombardier, Anduril, and Boeing. We move at startup speed, engineer to aerospace standards, and keep sovereign Canadian capability at the center of everything we ship.

What You Might Work On

There's no single lane here. Depending on your background, you could:

Design, stress, or integrate structure for a demonstrator aircraft — fuselage, wing, empennage

Work aerodynamics, aircraft configuration, or control laws for a next-generation autonomous airframe

Own propulsion, fuel, mechanical, or vehicle management systems from design through flight test

Build the mission systems, autonomy software, or sensor fusion that let the aircraft think

Integrate systems across the aircraft and carry them through airworthiness and certification

Support ground test, flight test, or flight operations once the aircraft is in the air

Help build out production, quality, or procurement as the program scales from demonstrators to a fleet

Keep a fast-moving engineering program organized as a program or project controller

If you've ever stood next to a system and thought "there has to be a better way to do this" — this is where you build it.

Ready When You Are

You don't need a job description that matches you word for word. Tell us where you've worked, what you're good at, and what part of this pulls at you. We'll take it from there.

No defence background required.

We've hired people who didn't tick every box. If this is the work you want to do, please apply anyway.

Why Join Us

Building something meaningful starts with the right people.

At Dominion Dynamics, you’ll:

Shape Canada’s future by building real defence capability for the CAF and our allies.

Make decisions that ship in a high-trust environment with short feedback loops and rapid iteration.

Move fast, field faster, and work directly with the operator — our systems are in the field with the CAF now.

Have an impact from day one with equity, responsibility, and direct access to leadership.

If you’re curious, hands-on, and driven by the opportunity to make a difference, this is where you belong!

Compensation & Benefits

Competitive base salary and company equity*

Comprehensive health benefits

Additional equity granted based on impact*

We use AI tools to support parts of the hiring process, including screening and reviewing responses. Final hiring decisions are always made by people and follow all applicable privacy and employment laws in Canada.

*Equity awarded to full time employees only.