Satellite Systems Platform Specialist - Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Canada - MDA

MDA

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Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Canada

1 week ago

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Description

For those who dream of advancing our space in the Universe and on Earth, we'll 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 geointelligence pioneer with a 50-year story of firsts on and above the Earth.

Today, we're leading the charge towards viable Moon colonies, enhanced Earth observation, communication in a hyper-connected world, and more.

We're fueled by a pioneering spirit that carries us beyond.

And 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're on the hunt for a
Satellite Systems Platform Specialist 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're 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're excited to expand our place in space and driven to inspire the next generation, we'll 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.

Role:

Provide RF and Electrical system design, performance analysis, implementation and testing in support of MDA Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) or Telecommunication satellite related to Telemetry, Command and Ranging, Bus Power & Thermal and Attitude Control Systems.

Tasks:

The Satellite Systems Platform and Payload Specialist provides Telemetry, Command and Ranging, Bus Power & thermal and Attitude Control Systems subsystems architecture design and RF performance analysis during the satellite life cycle, including bids, requirement definition, project implementation, testing phases along with R&D activities in support of satellite or processes improvement.
Provide support to and/or lead payload or platform design activities.
Monitor MDA's platform team and partner suppliers and join an integrated product team involving travels at MDA's partner facility outside Canada (i.e. LA, California USA) for the duration of the program.
Participate in the Satellite electrical and RF performance evaluation.
Write engineering documentations: system requirements, SOC, verification and validation matrix, design description, systems budgets, equipment specifications, test requirements, RFD/RFW.
Perform system worst case analysis, inputs and support to program reviews: EQSR, SRR, PDR, CDR.
Support Satellite/ Platform assembly Integration and Test

Attend test reviews:
TRR, TRB, DRB, and NCR's.

Support Satellite/Platform testing: EGSE, Test supervision, data analysis.
Support Satellite tests at MDA or at S/C supplier premises.
Support In-Orbit Test (IOT).
Technical monitoring of major subcontractors.
Support to DC & RF harness design, Platform and Payload layout.
Write up subsystem Operations Manual.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a relevant field (electrical, aerospace engineering) 5+ years of relevant experience
Previous design and AIT experience with GEO and LEO satellite systems
Understanding of the space environment and orbit mechanics
Strong understanding of aerospace systems and engineering fundamentals
Relevant Experience with testing Telemetry, Command and Ranging, Power and Attitude Control Systems.
Demonstrated capability to test RF systems and resolve problems
Handson individual who can lead all systems integration processes
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
Experience creating or using models and/or simulation software
Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communications skills
Experience leading a technical team
Support the spacecraft operations team in critical phases

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Benefits statement:

MDA provides competitive compensation and benefits packages for its employe