Telecommunications Payload System Engineer

About the role

We are seeking a Telecommunications Payload System Engineer with a strong background in electrical or RF engineering to support the definition, design, and verification of advanced digital payload architectures for spaceborne telecommunications systems.

Key responsibilities

• Contribute to system architecture design of advanced digital telecom payloads.
• Perform system‑level performance and functional analysis, including link budgets and signal routing paths.
• Develop and analyze Failure Detection, Isolation, and Recovery (FDIR) strategies.
• Assist in RF signal analysis and system‑level integration activities.
• Maintain payload performance budgets and support requirements derivation, traceability, and management across subsystems.

Required profile

• 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.
• Eligibility to work in Canada and ability to obtain required security clearance.

Required skills

• Digital signal processing.
• RF systems and telecommunications architectures.
• Satellite subsystem testing.
• Requirements management tools such as DOORS, Windchill, or Jama.
• Link‑budget analysis and signal routing analysis.