Senior Satellite Power Systems Engineer

MDA; Montreal; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

MDA is seeking an Electrical Power System Design Engineer in Montreal to lead design, analysis, verification, and integration of EPS for satellites. You will work with payload and bus teams across architecture, design, and testing activities.

The role requires 8+ years in EPS on space platforms, strong documentation and English communication skills, and hands-on experience with integration and ground tests. Collaboration with external partners is essential.

Qualifications

• Requires a B.Sc. in Electrical, Aerospace, or Physics Engineering and 8+ years in EPS design on LEO/MEO platforms.
• Strong knowledge of bus subsystems and interactions.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication; client interaction outside Quebec.
• Hands-on with integration, testing and troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Define EPS architecture and requirements to meet mission budgets, mass and reliability.
• Develop models and analyses, and perform FMECA and fault detection.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and present status to management.
• Support IVV, test campaigns, anomaly resolution, and documentation updates.

Skills

Electrical power system

System engineering

Technical leadership

Analytical thinking

English communication

Education

B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Confluence

JIRA

Job description

MDA is seeking an Electrical Power System Design Engineer in Montreal to lead design, analysis, verification, and integration of EPS for satellites. You will work with payload and bus teams across architecture, design, and testing activities.

The role requires 8+ years in EPS on space platforms, strong documentation and English communication skills, and hands-on experience with integration and ground tests. Collaboration with external partners is essential.