Satellite Systems Platform Lead Engineer

For those who dream of advancing our space in the Universe and on Earth, we will take you there.

Serving the world from our Canadian home and our global offices, MDA is an international space mission partner and robotics & space operations, satellite systems and geo-intelligence pioneer with a 50-year story of firsts on and above the Earth. Today, we are leading the charge towards viable Moon colonies, enhanced Earth observation, communication in a hyper-connected world, and more.

Together we enable highly skilled people to continually push boundaries and tackle big challenges requiring solutions that endure and inspire.

Are you ready to launch the next stage of your career in the new space economy? We would love to hear from you!

We are on the hunt for a Satellite Systems Platform Lead Engineer on our Satellite systems team at our Montreal office.

As the leading global independent commercial supplier of antennas, payloads, and electronics for communication and radar satellites, our team has successfully contributed to hundreds of missions in the past 60 years. With an extensive heritage in a wide range of solutions delivered to customers globally, our Satellite Systems team continues to grow and evolve on the ground and in the stars.

We are a dream team of purpose-driven, collaborative and passionate people, and we are constantly looking for others to join #TeamMDA to ignite new and innovative approaches to problem-solving that push us forward to improve life on and above Earth. If you are excited to expand our place in space and driven to inspire the next generation, we will take you there.

We have entered a new era of exploration and development, and MDA welcomes all who yearn to suit up and be part of it. An equal opportunity employer prizing diversity, integrity and collaboration, we are committed to growing MDA’s and Canada’s leadership in this next golden age.

Rôle :

Lead the Satellite Platform sub-system engineering team in the development, definition, analysis, implementation and testing of MDA Telecommunication satellite activities.

Tasks :

The Lead Platform Systems engineer will perform and participate in the following activities.

• Provides expertise and leadership on Platform architecture definition, requirement definition and flowdown, design, performance analysis for the different sub-systems:
  • TT&C – Telemetry, Tracking & Telecommand
  • C&DH – Control & data handling
  • EPS – Electrical Power System
  • ADCS – attitude Determination & Control System
  • PROP - Electrical Propulsion
  • TCS – Thermal Control System
  • FSW - Flight Software
• Satellite life cycle, mission analysis, CONOPS.
• Support to Bids and proposals
• Monitor suppliers’ design and progress review.
• Lead activities in relation with requirements definition and flowdown, SOC, verification and validation matrix, design description, systems budgets, equipment specifications, test requirements… for the Satellite and the platform sub-systems based on mission requirements.
• Lead program milestone reviews including EQSR, SRR, PDR, CDR.
• Support Satellite/Platform Assembly, Integration and Test.
• Attend all test reviews TRR, TRB, DRB, and NCR’s.
• Support Satellite/Platform testing: EGSE, Test supervision, data analysis.
• Support to DC & RF harness design, Platform and Payload layout.
• Support In-Orbit Test (IOT).

 Required Qualifications :

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering in a relevant field with 10+ years of experience
• Previous design and AIT experience with LEO/MEO satellite systems
• Understanding of the space environment and orbit mechanics
• Strong understanding of aerospace systems and engineering fundamentals
• Relevant Experience with testing of satellite sub-systems 
• Experience with qualification and acceptance testing of new designs
• High degree of attention to detail
• Demonstrated capability to efficiently work with little to no supervision
• Ability to distill complex problems to fundamentals to solve with analysis, similarity, or creativity
• Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communications skills in English; knowledge of French will be considered favorably
• Experience leading and coaching a technical team
• Support the spacecraft operations team in critical phases

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Special Considerations :

Successful candidates must obtain and hold security clearance at the reliability status level, and pass security assessment for the Controlled Goods Program (CGP) and ITAR.

Benefits Statement :

MDA provides competitive compensation and benefits packages for its employees at all locations. As a team member of MDA, you and your qualified dependents are eligible to participate in a benefit plan that ensures a comprehensive level of protection through competitive health care including; extended healthcare and flexible drug plans, dental and vision benefits, disability income protection, life insurance, group retirement savings plans; and an employee and family assistance program.

Equal Opportunity Statement :

MDA is an equal opportunity employer prizing diversity and inclusion. We are committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity. If you require assistance and/or reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please feel free to notify us.