TASK SUMMARY: Architecture Concept & Requirements Gather functional, performance, environmental and security requirements from mission stakeholders & CONOPs.

Map requirements to payload equipment performance with I/F with on-board processor Coordinate with cybersecurity team for payloadspecific assessments Perform requirement management and maintain bidirectional traceability throughout theprogram life cycle.

Payload Architecture & Design Implement the highlevel digital payload architecture (optical ISLs, Phased array antennas, Feeder links & frontend), master reference oscillator & clock synchronizations.

Produce Interface Control Documents (ICDs) with other subsystems and ground segment.

Implement highspeed databus I/F (Space

Wire, Space

Fibre, Ethernet, CAN).

Simulation & Analysis Perform performance simulations (Gain, Spurious, Linearity, SNR, dynamic range, spectralefficiency, G/T, EIRPetc.) and Monte

Carlo analyses for tolerance budgeting.

Define and maintain Payload DC power budget with traffic & utilization models Perform FMECA, Fault tree and FDIR, reliability modeling and availability to meet missionobjectives Hardware & Firmware Provide systemlevel specifications to hardware designers, review schematics, layouts, thermal interfaces, and mechanical constraints.

Support SW development for MODCODs and onboard processing pipelines; ensure BIST, timing, latency and deterministic behavior.

Cross

Functional Coordination, Stakeholder & Program Interaction Communicate technical status, risk assessments and tradestudy results to seniormanagement and/or customers or partners.





Support payload design authority in System design reviews, Power/Structure/Thermalinterfaces and Mission Operations assessments.

Liaise with Electrical, Power, Structures, Thermal, Software, Ground

Segment and Mission

Operations teams to resolve integration issues early.

Support B&P; (Phase 0 & pre-phase A).

Integration & Verification (IVV) Develop Payload Verification Master Plan covering unittest, subsystemtest, payloadleveltest, environmental and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) test campaigns.

Lead testautomation framework setup, testcase definition, results analysis and testreport certification.

Technical Leadership & Mentorship Mentor, guide junior engineers and interns.

Act as technical liaison with customers, partners and external vendors Act as Continuous Improvement stakeholder Contribute to our client''s knowledgebase, process enhancements, and standards development.

Configuration, Documentation & Standards Management Ensure all artefacts, analysis, software, deliverables and documentation are version controlled in PLM environment.

Lead and Support design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, MRR/TRRetc.).

Support Technology Road

Mapping & Innovation.





On Orbit & Operations Support Provide technical support to Mission Operations for routine payload health monitoring, contingency handling and performance trending.

Lead rootcause investigations for onorbit anomalies; update design baselines and lessonslearned.

Analyze onorbit telemetry, update filter parameters, and generate performance reports.

Support SOOH development and associated operator training.

Required Qualifications: B.

Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace or Physics with 8 + years of digital regenerativepayload system design experience on LEO/MEO missions.

Comprehensive knowledge of digital communications, SDR, DSP, DVB RCS/SX protocols, Modulation schemes, Class of Service, Networking, MPLS, 2G, 5G NTN.

Robust technical-writing ability (requirements, ICDs, test procedures, risk reports) andpresentation skills; comfortable interfacing with customers, suppliers and senior leadership.

Strong understanding of aerospace system engineering fundamentals.

Hands-on individual who can support systems integration processes and capability to test systems and resolve problems.

Experience with Confluence and JIRA.

Demonstrated capability to efficiently work with little supervision.

Ability to distill complex problems to fundamentals to solve with analysis, similarity, orcreativity.

Demonstrate excellent written and oral communication skills in English; knowledge of French will be considered an asset (Contact with clients outside Quebec and work on deliverables in English).

📌 Digital Payload System Engineer for Fastwater Staffing (Montreal)
🏢 HIKINEX
📍 Montreal