Lead Payload Systems Architect, Space Communications

MDA Space; East Hagbourne; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Private healthcare

Pension plan

Life insurance

Employee assistance program

Job summary

MDA Space in the United Kingdom seeks a Payload Systems Architect to design, integrate and test future satellite communications systems for LEO, GEO and Lunar environments. You will define payload system requirements, assess RF and antenna options, and engage with standards bodies to support customer needs.

You will collaborate across the Systems Engineering team, support proposals and ensure end-to-end system performance, while working in a hybrid UK environment with international collaboration.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in communications system engineering.
• Proven ability from physical layer to RF/antenna.
• Experience in performance analysis and simulations.
• Ability to develop end-to-end requirements and trade studies.
• Ability to write proposals for RF/ RFI/RFPs.

Responsibilities

• Develop system and payload concept of operations for RF and physical layer.
• Generate system requirements, specs and interfaces.
• Perform system design trade-offs and allocate sub-system requirements.
• Develop antenna and on-board processing requirements.
• Support business development and proposals with customers/partners.
• Coordinate with standards bodies as needed.

Skills

System engineering

RF & antenna design

Wireless communications

Digital signal processing

Link budgets

Trade studies

Proposal writing

Customer interaction

Satcom system analysis

Education

Bachelor/Master in EE or related

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

RF CAD

System modelling

Job description

MDA Space in the United Kingdom seeks a Payload Systems Architect to design, integrate and test future satellite communications systems for LEO, GEO and Lunar environments. You will define payload system requirements, assess RF and antenna options, and engage with standards bodies to support customer needs.

You will collaborate across the Systems Engineering team, support proposals and ensure end-to-end system performance, while working in a hybrid UK environment with international collaboration.