SAR Systems MTS - Embedded Radar & EO

MDA Space; Richmond; On-site; CAD 78,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

MDA Space in Richmond, Canada, seeks an Intermediate Systems MTS, SAR to support earth observation satellites. You will help define, design, integrate, verify and sustain SAR missions and payloads across programs, working with a world-leading team to drive technology roadmaps.

The role emphasizes hands-on prototype development, system trade studies, and collaboration with hardware designers, with opportunities for growth and security clearances.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Engineering Physics.
• Minimum of 2 years relevant experience in complex digital systems development.
• Knowledge of Digital Signal Processing concepts.
• Familiar with Matlab, MS Excel, C, C++, Python, Confluence and JIRA.
• Familiarity with modern software development methodology, tools, and software specification.
• Strong technical-writing ability and presentation skills.
• Hands-on individual capable of systems integration processes and problem solving.
• Self-starter with ability to perform in a dynamic environment.
• Team-friendly attitude and willingness to learn.
• Nice-to-have RF/antenna knowledge; FPGA/VHDL/Verilog; satellite remote sensing familiarity.

Responsibilities

• develop prototype embedded software and firmware
• participate in hands-on prototype development involving radar hardware to verify proposed designs and de-risk future investment
• perform technical engineering tasks, such as operational analyses and trade-off studies, to define system design and subsystem details
• support development of system-level specifications to hardware designers, review schematics, layouts, thermal interfaces, and mechanical constraints
• develop analytical and algorithmic models in Excel, Matlab, Python, etc. to verify proposed design and de-risk future investment
• contribute to Test and Verification Plans covering unit-test, subsystem-test, payload-level test, environmental and electromagnetic compatibility test campaigns
• support test-automation framework set-up, test-case definition, results analysis and test-report certification
• trace customer requirements to conceptual designs and prepare associated documentation
• contribute to decomposition of requirements and interface control documents (ICDs) down to segment, system and sub-system levels

Skills

Strong technical-writing ability

Self-starter

Team-oriented

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Engineering Physics

Tools

Matlab

MS Excel

C

C++

Python

Confluence

JIRA

Job description

MDA Space in Richmond, Canada, seeks an Intermediate Systems MTS, SAR to support earth observation satellites. You will help define, design, integrate, verify and sustain SAR missions and payloads across programs, working with a world-leading team to drive technology roadmaps.

The role emphasizes hands-on prototype development, system trade studies, and collaboration with hardware designers, with opportunities for growth and security clearances.