Flight Software Engineer – Spacecraft Missions

MDA Systems Ltd.; Richmond; On-site; CAD 86,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

MDA Systems Ltd. is seeking a seasoned software engineer to join a space mission team working on CHORUS and related satellite programs. You will define mission requirements, design, and oversee vendor flight software development while collaborating on spacecraft integration and testing.

The role involves integrating flight software with hardware, performing acceptance testing, and supporting verification activities across Spacecraft, Ground Segment, and Mission. Travel within Canada is frequent.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent mix of education/experience.
• Minimum 5 years of experience with Flight Software.
• Experience developing spacecraft flight software or embedded/mission-critical software.
• Experience with Command and Control, Monitoring and Control, or Communications systems.
• Software with resource constraints (limited processor, memory, or bandwidth).
• Familiarity with real-time operating systems (RTOS).
• Experience with spacecraft bus, assembly, integration and testing.
• Requirements analysis, specification, and verification.
• Ability to work in a dynamic, multi-tasking environment with good communication.

Responsibilities

• Provide software expertise to supplement other specialties in a mission team.
• Perform analyses and trade-offs to define requirements and design at mission, system, and subsystem levels.
• Create and contribute to deliverable documents such as operational concepts, requirements specifications, interface control documents, and engineering plans.
• Present design proposals, plans, and reports in clear, concise terms.
• Develop and/or review flight software, subsystem, and spacecraft test plans and procedures.
• Participate as an integrated team member with vendor flight software development and AIT teams.
• Integrate flight software with flight hardware, testing and troubleshooting.
• Formal acceptance testing of flight software.
• Support integration and verification activities of the overall Spacecraft, Ground Segment, and Mission.
• Frequent travel within Canada to vendor and MDA sites.

Skills

Flight Software

Embedded software

RTOS experience

Requirements analysis

Interface specification

Troubleshooting complex systems

System design

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent

Job description

MDA Systems Ltd. is seeking a seasoned software engineer to join a space mission team working on CHORUS and related satellite programs. You will define mission requirements, design, and oversee vendor flight software development while collaborating on spacecraft integration and testing.

The role involves integrating flight software with hardware, performing acceptance testing, and supporting verification activities across Spacecraft, Ground Segment, and Mission. Travel within Canada is frequent.