Senior Satellite Systems Engineer Military Ka-Band

Lead military Ka-band systems engineering for Telesat Lightspeed, coordinating requirements, verification, and technical decisions across satellite teams in Canada. Support secure communications for defence customers.

As a senior individual contributor, you will adapt the Lightspeed constellation and ground infrastructure for ESCP-P and other defence customers. Your work spans requirements management, system verification, interface coordination, cybersecurity, and performance assessment. You will build on established designs, analyses, and test plans while directing focused technical work across multiple teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Translate customer requirements into traceability matrices and coordinate approved changes
• Lead trade studies addressing requirement gaps and technical decisions
• Coordinate verification plans, evidence reviews, tests, analyses, and demonstrations
• Assess military Ka-band terminal throughput, capacity, margins, and assumptions
• Report technical status, risks, decisions, and requirement coverage

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in systems, electrical, communications, aerospace, or computer engineering
• At least 10 years of complex systems engineering experience
• End-to-end satellite communications and interface experience
• Requirements, traceability, verification, validation, and technical risk experience
• Ability to obtain Top Secret and Controlled Goods clearances

Apply systems engineering, satellite communications, and technical leadership expertise to Telesat Lightspeed’s military Ka-band program.