Senior Payload Systems Architect - Satellite Communications

MDA Space; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

MDA Space is recruiting a Payload Systems Architect to design, integrate and test future satellite communications systems for diverse environments. You will define payload/system requirements and engage with standards bodies to ensure compliant, scalable solutions.

The role involves advising on RF, antenna and onboard processing, collaborating with customers and partners, and contributing to ground segment studies as part of our Systems Engineering team in the UK.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in communications system engineering.
• Experience from physical layer to RF/antenna.
• Proven ability in performance analysis of wireless systems.
• Experience writing proposals for RF/space programs.
• Strong communication with customers and cross-functional teams.
• Experience with standards bodies and space domain context.

Responsibilities

• Develop a system and satellite payload concept of operations with RF/physical layer focus.
• Generate system-level requirements, specifications and interfaces.
• Perform system design trade-offs and analyses.
• Analyse performance requirements to sub-system allocations.
• Develop antenna and on-board processing requirements.
• Plan technology maturation and risk reduction for ground and satellite subsystems.
• Support business development and proposals for multiple customers/partners.
• Lead specification trade-off negotiations with stakeholders.

Skills

Communications system engineering

RF/antenna design

Digital signal processing

System requirements & trade studies

Proposal writing (RFI/RFP)

Customer/stakeholder communication

Tools

Simulation software

Link-budget analysis

Job description

MDA Space is recruiting a Payload Systems Architect to design, integrate and test future satellite communications systems for diverse environments. You will define payload/system requirements and engage with standards bodies to ensure compliant, scalable solutions.

The role involves advising on RF, antenna and onboard processing, collaborating with customers and partners, and contributing to ground segment studies as part of our Systems Engineering team in the UK.