Telesat (Nasdaq and TSX: TSAT) is a leading global satellite operator, providing reliable and secure satellite-delivered communications solutions worldwide to broadcast, telecommunications, corporate and government customers for over 55 years. Backed by a legacy of engineering excellence, reliability and industry-leading customer service, Telesat has grown to be one of the largest and most successful global satellite operators.
Telesat Lightspeed, our revolutionary Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite network, scheduled to begin service in 2027, will revolutionize global broadband connectivity for enterprise and Government users by delivering a combination of high capacity, security, resiliency and affordability with ultra-low latency and fiber-like speeds. Telesat is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, and has offices and facilities around the world.
The company’s state-of-the-art Satellite fleet consists of 14 GEO satellites, the Canadian payload on ViaSat-1 and one LEO 3 demonstration satellite. For more information, follow Telesat on X and LinkedIn or visit
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As a Sr. Lightspeed Systems Engineering Specialist you will be expected to have expert level knowledge and expertise in large scale space based "Systems of Systems". Preferably in the communications and networking domains, including development and deployment. You will be working within the Systems Engineering group and the focus of the work is the maintenance and refinement of the air interface documentation and the development of system level technical performance budgets across multiple domains and disciplines. You will also be responsible for ensuring that budgetary allocations are reflected in the technical requirements specifications.
A generalist background with a specific area of expertise would be ideal for the required work. The domains of knowledge the group encompasses includes Space mission development, Satellite design, Satellite control, embedded software, RF digital communications, earth terminal design, network control.
The network is a global deployment of a multitude of satellites, various earth terminals, POPs, hubs, gateways and backbone trunks that customers access for enterprise grade data communications services. You will be working with system architects, RF engineers, antenna engineers, network engineers, software engineers and Earth Station engineers to partition functions between hardware and software domains and performing system level interface trade-offs to maximize performance. You will have experience working in a Systems Engineering environment and are familiar with the use of Systems Engineering products to facilitate the orderly progression from requirements through design, implementation and the use of technical performance budgeting and allocations.
Main Responsibilities
- Characterize and analyze system performance. Develop and maintain performance budgets on specific aspects of the system.
- Provide technical support to regulatory, coordination, and market access teams and provide mentorship and technical guidance to junior engineers and those with less domain specific knowledge. You will on occasion be expected to prepare and deliver presentations to the Telesat technical community.
- Maintain, update, ensure correctness and completeness of all the Air-Interface documentation on the Telesat Lightspeed program. This includes ensuring that verification plans and procedures being developed by the Telesat verification teams are fit for purpose.
- Develop, maintain, propose System level technical budgets for the Lightspeed program that can be used to allocate requirements pre-CDR, and track expected compliance to the requirements post-CDR.
- Provide input to System level requirements to assist the team bringing the requirements baseline to a stable level by System CDR; scheduled for 1st quarter 2026.
- As this is a senior technical role in Systems Engineering the candidate will be expected to share their knowledge and experience with the more junior members of the team and work constructively with the senior staff engineers to manage issues and set direction on an as required basis.
Education and Experience Required
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical, Aerospace, or Systems engineering or a related discipline. Experience with RF digital communications or Network Engineering would be an asset.
- At least 10 years of relevant experience relating to the defined responsibilities.
- At least 5 years experience working in the satellite communications industry would be an asset.
- Experience and expertise in formal, standards-based Systems Engineering should be highlighted in the application.
- Any industry recognized certificates of achievement relating to this position should be highlighted in the application.
Specialized Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Model Based Systems Engineering experience is an asset
- Creative problem-solver with thorough attention to detail.
- Highly collaborative team-player who can quickly earn the confidence of co-workers and teammates.
- Strong leadership and communication skills.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with management, engineering teams and partners /suppliers.
- Able to present complex ideas to a more general audience.
- Experience with business considerations and practical limitations related to system design and implementation.
- Ability to prioritize opportunities, needs and resources.
- Able to manage several complicated issues simultaneously.
- Experience with JAMA, Sharepoint, Confluence is expected.
- Fluent in English, written and oral.
Decision Making and Supervision
- In this role, the incumbent will issue recommendations and have influence on the Lightspeed system design and integration.
- This role has no direct reports.
The successful candidate must be able to work in Canada and obtain clearance under the Canadian Controlled Goods program (CGP).
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