Systems Engineer – Spacecraft Electrical

Macdonald, Dettwiler And Associates Corporation; Richmond; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the space industry seeks a Systems Engineer – Spacecraft Electrical to join their Richmond office. This role involves developing cutting-edge solutions for Earth Observation missions and requires strong experience in radar systems and electrical engineering. The successful candidate will engage in a dynamic working environment, collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team to deliver complex projects and support mission requirements.

Benefits

Comprehensive health care benefits

Flexible drug plans

Dental and vision benefits

Group retirement savings plans

Employee and family assistance program

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years experience in Radar or RF system design.
• Experience or knowledge in satellites and their applications.
• Knowledge of RF and Antenna fundamental concepts.

Responsibilities

• Development and maintenance of electrical requirements.
• Generate and maintain requirements and performance budgets.
• Support design review preparation and presentation.

Skills

RF link budget analysis

problem solving

communication skills

interpersonal skills

system-level modelling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Matlab

SPICE

DOORS

AWR Microwave Office

CST

Job description

Job Category: Engineering

Requisition Number: SYNTH009345

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Building the space between proven and possible, MDA Space is a trusted mission partner to the global space industry. A robotics, satellite systems and geointelligence pioneer with a 55-year+ story of world firsts and more than 450 missions, MDA Space is a global leader in communications satellites, Earth and space observation, and space exploration and infrastructure.

The MDA Space team of more than 3,400 space experts in Canada, the US and the UK has the knowledge and know-how to turn an audacious customer vision into an achievable mission – bringing to bear a one-of-a-kind mix of experience, engineering excellence and wide-eyed wonder that’s been in our DNA since day one.

For those who dream big and push boundaries on the ground and in the stars to change the world for the better, we’ll take you there.

The Position

We are looking for a Systems Engineer – Spacecraft Electrical, at our Richmond office, to be a part of the next generation of Earth Observation space missions.

From detecting changes in fragile ecosystems to monitoring northern ice floes and shipping routes, our near-real time Earth observation data makes our Geointelligence team a leader in geospatial imagery, ground stations, enterprise geospatial systems and defence programs. You will join our remote sensing team that has 30+ years of experience delivering commercial and government projects such as RADARSAT-2, RapidEye, Sapphire, CASSIOPE, RADARSAT Constellation Mission and now the CHORUS Constellation of SAR satellites.

Role

As part of the Mission Prime systems engineering team, you will participate with our cross functional, multi-disciplined team in developing cutting-edge solutions to deliver end-to-end missions for our customers.

Responsibilities

As a Systems Engineer – Spacecraft Electrical, you may have a wide range of responsibilities that include:

• Development and maintenance of electrical requirements from the mission level down to the major subsystem level (Spacecraft Bus, Payload, etc)
• Generate and maintain the requirements and performance budgets for sub-systems (Radar payload, radar antenna, Communications, Power, etc
• System-level modelling to support design activities (e.g. Radar, Comms, Power, etc)
• Support and/or coordinate a cross-disciplinary team to converge on a design architecture that meets the mission requirements.
• Support design review preparation and presentation; generate technical notes related to the design and analyses
• Generate verification plan, matrices and detailed test requirements
• Develop Test Plans, support test activities starting from the planning phase through to production
• Development and maintenance of interface control documents between the mission segments and spacecraft subsystems
• Review design material provided by Subcontractors to ensure compliance to requirements
• Apply sound engineering judgement to find resolutions to issues while still meeting mission requirements

Required Experience:

• Must possess an Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• Minimum of 5 years experience
• Experience in Radar or other RF system design
• Demonstrated competence in RF link budget analysis and modern digital communications physical layer modulation and coding schemes
• Knowledge of RF and or Antenna fundamental concepts as applicable to radar and communications systems engineering
• Experienced with RF systems design and key performance trade-offs such as noise figure, linearity, and interference-rejection metrics
• Understanding of the fundamentals of digitals signals analysis as related to radar systems design
• Experience or knowledge in satellites and their applications, including:
• Spacecraft systems such as power management, communications, etc
• Assembly, Integration and Test (AIT) of satellites or subsystems
• Spacecraft EMC/EMI analysis or testing
• Have familiarity with any of the following software tools:
• Matlab & Simulink and other simulation tools
• SPICE or other circuit analysis tools could be beneficial
• MS Excel, for the purposes of engineering analyses
• Requirements Management tools such as DOORS
• Experience with RF Design tools such as AWR Microwave Office, Keysight ADS, or 3D EM tools such as CST or HFSS is as asset but not required.
• Familiarity with modern electronic equipment manufacturing, assembly, and test technologies and processes
• Familiarity with use of lab electronics and test equipment such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers and logic analyzers, and the analysis of test results
• Self-starter with the ability to perform in a dynamic working environment
• Possess excellent problem solving skills
• Ability to travel for spacecraft test campaigns
• Superb interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills to explain concepts to wide-ranging audiences (e.g. technical team, sales team, executives, customers, etc)
• The ability to work within a large organization and understand dependencies and stakeholder needs.

Comments/Special Considerations:

Successful candidates must obtain and hold security clearance at the RELIABILITY status level, and pass security assessment for the Controlled Goods Program (CGP).

We’re a dream team of purpose-driven, collaborative and passionate people, and we are constantly looking for others to join #TeamMDA to ignite new and innovative approaches to problem-solving that push us forward to improve life on and above Earth. If you’re excited to expand our place in space and driven to inspire the next generation, we’ll take you there.

We have entered a new era of exploration and development, and MDA welcomes all who yearn to suit up and be part of it. An equal opportunity employer prizing diversity, integrity and collaboration, we are committed to growing MDA’s and Canada’s leadership in this next golden age.

MDA provides competitive compensation and benefits packages for its employees at all locations. As a team member of MDA, you and your qualified dependents are eligible to participate in a benefit plan that ensures a comprehensive level of protection through competitive health care including; extended healthcare and flexible drug plans, dental and vision benefits, disability income protection, life insurance, group retirement savings plans; and an employee and family assistance program.

MDA is proud to provide accommodation(s) during the recruitment process. Should you require any accommodations, please indicate this on your application/cover letter and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.

The compensation range for this position is $90,000- $130,000 annually. The specific compensation offered will be based on the qualifications and experience of the successful candidate.