Senior Systems Engineer

Telesat Corporation • $90K — $120K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in systems, communications, space systems, or related discipline.
  • Minimum of 5 years relevant experience in Systems Engineering or aerospace systems.
  • Expertise in formal, standards-based Systems Engineering principles.
  • Experience developing requirement specifications for space missions or satellite systems.
  • Familiarity with requirements management software (JAMA or DOORS) is required, with a preference for JAMA.

Responsibilities

  • Translate mission requirements into System requirements through stakeholder collaboration.
  • Manage Change Requests and Change Notices impacting requirement documents.
  • Identify gaps in requirements and recommend updates to specifications.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams for alignment on requirement management strategies.
  • Provide status updates and metrics to management on High-Level System requirements compliance.
  • Guide engineering teams in deriving and tracing requirements and ensuring documentation accuracy.
  • Work with technical teams to assess and strategize solutions for technical issues.

Benefits

  • Equal opportunity employer committed to workplace equality.
  • Accommodations provided throughout the interview process for qualified applicants.
  • Use of AI tools to enhance the hiring process while ensuring human oversight.
Full Job Description
Telesat (NASDAQ and TSX: TSAT) is a leading global satellite operator, providing reliable and secure satellite-delivered communications solutions worldwide to broadcast, telecommunications, corporate and government customers for over 50 years. Backed by a legacy of engineering excellence, reliability and industry-leading customer service, Telesat has grown to be one of the largest and most successful global satellite operators.

Telesat Lightspeed, our revolutionary Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite network, scheduled to begin service in 2027, will revolutionize global broadband connectivity for enterprise users by delivering a combination of high capacity, security, resiliency and affordability with ultra-low latency and fiber-like speeds. Telesat is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, and has offices and facilities around the world.

The company's state-of-the-art fleet consists of 14 GEO satellites, the Canadian payload on ViaSat-1 and one LEO 3 demonstration satellite. For more information, follow Telesat on X and LinkedIn or visit www.telesat.com

The Systems Engineering group is an inter-disciplinary team that focuses on defining the System level requirements and System architecture for the Telesat Lightspeed LEO communications network. As a Systems Engineer in the group this role will focus on requirements analysis and management. Reporting to the manager of Systems Engineering your focus will be on ensuring requirements are properly written, understood, and flowed to other teams. This role requires technical knowledge to interact with the other engineers and pragmatic judgement regarding scoping work and prioritizing tasks.

RESPONSIILITIES
    • Work closely with stakeholders to translate mission requirements into System requirements.
    • Manage the development and execution of Change Requests and Change Notices that affect System Engineering owned requirement documents.
    • Provide recommendations on managing gaps in requirements, and suggested updates to requirement specifications.
    • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment of requirement specifications, and requirement management strategies.
    • Provide regular updates and reports to management regarding the status and metrics of High-Level System requirements, compliance, and traceability.
    • Provide engineering teams with guidance and recommendations on how to derive, trace, and report on requirements, compliance, and traceability.
    • Collaborate with technical personnel on assessing technical issues, and developing strategies to address the technical issues.


EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
    • Bachelor's degree or higher in systems, communications, space systems, electrical engineering or a related discipline.
    • At least 5 years of relevant experience relating to the defined responsibilities.
    • Experience and expertise in formal, standards-based Systems Engineering should be highlighted in the application.
    • Any industry recognized certificates of achievement relating to this position should be highlighted in the application.


SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
    • Experience developing and managing requirement specifications for space missions, satellite communications systems, or related aerospace systems.
    • Proficiency in systems engineering and requirements management principles.
    • Proven ability to manage schedules and technical deliverables.
    • Working knowledge and experience with requirements management software (such as JAMA or DOORS) is required, JAMA preferred.
    • Familiarity with and exposure to space-based or defence Systems Engineering Processes such as ECSS and NASA.
    • Strong communication and leadership abilities.
    • Strong teamwork and collaboration abilities, to be able to thrive in a multi-disciplinary team environment.
    • Ability to present complex ideas to a more general audience.
    • Committed to excellent work products.
    • Ability to manage several complicated issues simultaneously
    • Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) experience or familiarity is an asset


The successful candidate must be able to work in Canada and obtain clearance under the Canadian Controlled Goods program (CGP).

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At Telesat, we take pride in being an equal opportunity employer that values equality in the workplace. We are committed to providing the best candidate experience possible including any required accommodations at every stage of our interview process. All qualified applicants that have been selected for an interview that require accommodations, are advised to inform the Telesat Talent team accordingly. We will work with you to meet your needs. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

About Telesat Corporation

Telesat Corporation is a publicly traded company that provides satellite communications services to customers in the telecommunications, broadcast, and government sectors. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada. Telesat's services include satellite broadband, video distribution, and government and military communications. The company operates a fleet of satellites that provide coverage to the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Telesat is committed to innovation and has invested in the development of new satellite technologies.
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