Senior Staff System Engineer

Quarry Consulting; Richmond; On-site; CAD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Quarry Consulting in Richmond, Canada, is seeking a Staff Systems Engineer for Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) missions. This on-site role supports the full lifecycle of space missions, providing leadership in beam-mode design, system integration, and risk management.

Ideal candidates hold a master’s degree or PhD in engineering or physics, with 15+ years in radar/SAR contexts and 10+ years in aerospace. Exceptional problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder-management skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Engineering Physics, Mathematics or Physics.
• 15+ years of experience with radar, SAR or similar active imaging systems.
• 10+ years in space systems engineering or another complex systems environment.
• Experience with SAR system design, operations, applications, exploitation or calibration.
• Knowledge of engineering lifecycles for large, complex programs.
• Strong problem-solving, communication and stakeholder-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee SAR engineering activities throughout the full space-mission lifecycle.
• Develop mission concepts of operations and high-level specifications.
• Lead SAR mission enhancements, including beam-mode design, mission concepts and image-quality modelling.
• Manage mission-level technical risks, integration, verification and validation.
• Conduct trade-off studies involving spacecraft systems, coverage, SAR payloads, processors and user applications.
• Support mission commissioning, calibration and early operations.
• Provide technical guidance to leadership and mentor team members.

Skills

problem-solving

communication

stakeholder-management

Education

Master’s or PhD in EE / Engineering Physics / Mathematics / Physics

Tools

MATLAB

Python

Job description

Title: Staff Systems Engineer – Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Missions

Work arrangement: On-site Monday–Thursday

Hours: Generally 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Contract: 1 year Contract with possible extension

Security: Must be eligible for Reliability clearance and Controlled Goods (Must be living in Canada at least 5 years)

Responsibilities

• Oversee SAR engineering activities throughout the full space-mission lifecycle.
• Develop mission concepts of operations and high-level specifications.
• Lead SAR mission enhancements, including beam-mode design, mission concepts and image-quality modelling.
• Manage mission-level technical risks, integration, verification and validation.
• Conduct trade-off studies involving spacecraft systems, coverage, SAR payloads, processors and user applications.
• Support mission commissioning, calibration and early operations.
• Provide technical guidance to leadership and mentor team members.

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Engineering Physics, Mathematics or Physics.
• 15+ years of experience with radar, SAR or similar active imaging systems.
• 10+ years in space systems engineering or another complex systems environment.
• Experience with SAR system design, operations, applications, exploitation or calibration.
• Knowledge of engineering lifecycles for large, complex programs.
• Strong problem-solving, communication and stakeholder-management skills.

Desired Qualifications

• MATLAB and Python experience.
• Knowledge of satellite SAR payload design and operations.
• Understanding of mission design, orbital dynamics and coverage analysis.
• Familiarity with spacecraft thermal, power and pointing systems.
• Strong understanding of geospatial data.