Program Chief Engineer – Spacecraft / Satellite Systems Location:

Toronto, Ontario Employment:

Permanent, Full-Time Work Model:

Hybrid with regular onsite presence Relocation:

Available for qualified candidates

The Opportunity We are seeking an accomplished

Program Chief Engineer

to serve as a senior technical authority across complex spacecraft and satellite programs.

Reporting directly to senior Satellite Systems leadership, you will provide technical direction across the

complete spacecraft lifecycle - architecture and design through integration, verification, launch and on-orbit operations .

This is a high-impact opportunity with significant technical ownership and visibility across multiple missions and advanced space technologies.

What You’ll Do

Serve as a senior technical authority across spacecraft programs, ensuring technical integrity and mission success.

Lead across

Systems, Flight & Ground Software, Electrical/Avionics, Mechanical, RF, GNC, Payload, AIT, Manufacturing and Operations .

Drive spacecraft architecture, engineering execution and technical alignment across disciplines.

Lead technical, design, anomaly and readiness reviews.

Make evidence-based technical decisions balancing

performance, reliability, cost, schedule, manufacturability and mission risk .

Identify technical roadblocks and bring multidisciplinary teams together to resolve complex engineering challenges.

Drive spacecraft through integration, qualification, launch and successful on-orbit operations.

Represent Engineering in customer reviews, supplier discussions and executive briefings.

Mentor senior engineers and emerging technical leaders while promoting engineering rigor, standardization and lessons learned.





What We’re Looking For

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.

Typically

10-15+ years of spacecraft, satellite or highly relevant aerospace engineering experience .

Senior technical leadership experience on at least

one complete spacecraft development lifecycle , from design/development through integration, launch and operations.

Multiple complete spacecraft lifecycles strongly preferred.

Broad knowledge of spacecraft architecture, integration, verification, qualification, manufacturing, launch and mission operations.

Ability to lead technically across multiple engineering disciplines rather than within a single subsystem.

Robust spacecraft-level technical decision-making and engineering trade-off experience.

Exceptional technical judgment, communication and stakeholder-management skills.

Ability to influence teams, challenge assumptions and drive decisions without relying on direct reporting authority.

The Right Background You do not necessarily need to currently hold the

Chief Engineer

title.

We are open to exceptional

Deputy Chief Engineers, Principal/Staff Systems Engineers, Spacecraft Systems Architects, Technical Authorities and senior engineering leads

who have worked closely with a Chief Engineer and are ready to step into broader technical ownership.





Experience combining the engineering rigor of traditional aerospace/space programs with the speed and ownership of

New Space

is particularly valuable.

Additional assets include constellation or multi-spacecraft programs, integration and launch campaigns, mission assurance, on-orbit operations, optical/RF communications, hosted payloads, on-orbit computing, Earth observation, ISR, and government or defence space programs.

Why This Opportunity? Join an established, growing space technology organization operating at the forefront of

real-time space connectivity, optical communications, on-orbit computing, hosted payloads and next-generation spacecraft infrastructure .

You’ll work in an environment that combines the pace and ownership of New Space with proven technology and active spacecraft programs - providing the opportunity to influence architecture, technical decisions and mission outcomes across multiple programs.

What’s Offered

Competitive base compensation

Significant equity participation

Comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage

Unlimited vacation and supportive parental leave

Company-wide holiday shutdown

Relocation assistance for approved candidates

Annual professional development funding

Collaborative, highly technical environment with significant leadership visibility

Regular onsite presence in Toronto is required. Relocation support is available for qualified candidates.

If you have taken spacecraft from

design integration launch on-orbit operations

and are ready to apply those lessons across the next generation of space programs, we’d like to hear from you.

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📌 Program Chief Engineer – Spacecraft / Satellite Systems (Winnipeg)
🏢 Myticas Consulting
📍 Winnipeg