Telecommunications Payload System Engineer

Role Overview

• Support the definition, design, and verification of advanced digital payload architectures for spaceborne telecommunications systems.
• Contribute to the system architecture design of advanced digital telecom payloads.
• Support system-level performance and functional analysis, including link budgets and signal routing paths.
• Participate in Failure Detection, Isolation, and Recovery (FDIR) strategy development and analysis.
• Assist in RF signal analysis and system-level integration activities.
• Contribute to the creation and maintenance of payload performance budgets.
• Support requirements derivation, traceability, and management across subsystems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define interfaces and ensure end-to-end system performance.
• Participate in design reviews, technical documentation, test planning, and troubleshooting throughout the development lifecycle.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, or a related field.
• 2–5 years of experience in space systems, satellite communications, or a related discipline.
• Foundational knowledge of digital signal processing, RF systems, and telecommunications architectures.
• Relevant Experience with testing of satellite subsystems.
• Strong attention to detail, analytical mindset, and team-oriented approach.
• Effective communication and technical documentation skills.
• Must be eligible to work in Canada and capable of obtaining necessary security clearance.
• Previous experience in Space and/or Constellation Operations Knowledge of requirements Management tools such as DOORS/Windchill/Jama.
• Demonstrated capability to efficiently work autonomously and with little to no supervision.
• Strong written and verbal communications skills in English, knowledge of French will be considered favorably.