Location: Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC, Canada
Employment Type: Full-Time
Work Arrangement: Remote available for U.S. and Canadian Citizens
Start Date: TBD
Compensation: TBD — based on skills and experience

Remote & Relocation Opportunities

- U.S. and Canadian Citizens: Remote work arrangement available.
- UK and European Candidates: Relocation assistance/allowance and a relocation bonus are available for qualified candidates willing to relocate to Canada.
- Candidates should be prepared to support collaboration across multidisciplinary spacecraft engineering teams.

Important Screening Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, or a related field .
- 8+ years of Electrical Power System (EPS) design experience on LEO/MEO satellite platforms.
- Deep knowledge of spacecraft bus subsystems and their interactions .
- Experience with power electronics design and power management hardware.
- Strong understanding of aerospace systems engineering fundamentals.
- Hands-on experience supporting systems integration, testing, and troubleshooting .
- Experience with Confluence and JIRA .
- Ability to work effectively with limited supervision.
- Robust analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
- French is an asset.

About the Role
- We are seeking an experienced Satellite Electrical Power System (EPS) Design Engineer to support the concept, detailed design, analysis, verification, and integration of electrical power subsystems for current and next-generation remote sensing and communications satellites .
- The role focuses on the design and development of solar arrays, power-conditioning units, batteries, power distribution, and regulation systems , while working closely with multidisciplinary teams across payload, spacecraft bus, thermal, structural, avionics, and mission systems.
- The successful candidate will contribute to the development of reliable, high-performance EPS solutions throughout the spacecraft lifecycle, from early architecture and trade studies through integration, launch, and on-orbit operations.

What We’re Looking For
- We’re looking for a senior spacecraft electrical power systems engineer with strong experience designing and integrating EPS architectures for satellite platforms.
- The ideal candidate can work across the full EPS lifecycle, from power architecture and trade studies through detailed design, modeling, verification, spacecraft integration, launch, and on-orbit support .




- Strong candidates will combine deep power electronics and spacecraft EPS expertise with hands-on systems integration, analytical problem-solving, and the ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Key Responsibilities Architecture & Requirements
- Define EPS architectures covering power generation, energy storage, and distribution while meeting mission power, mass, volume, and reliability requirements.
- Perform architecture and technology trade studies involving:
- Solar cell technologies
- Battery chemistries
- Regulator topologies
- Develop system requirements and functional flow block diagrams.
- Develop and maintain Interface Control Documents (ICDs) and design descriptions.
- Manage requirements and maintain bidirectional traceability throughout the program lifecycle.

Detailed Design & Analysis
- Size and evaluate:
- Solar arrays
- Power-conditioning units
- Battery packs
- Power distribution units
- Build and validate high-fidelity electrical models for spacecraft operating modes.
- Perform FMECA and fault-detection analysis .
- Develop and maintain power budget models.
- Perform load-flow and thermal-power coupling analyses.
- Conduct survivability analyses for:
- Eclipse operations
- Safe mode
- Fault-tolerant operation
- Analyze EPS performance across different spacecraft mission phases and operating conditions.

Cross-Functional Coordination
- Present technical status, risk analyses, and trade-study results to senior management.
- Interface with spacecraft bus teams across:
- Power
- Thermal
- Structures
- Avionics
- Develop and maintain high-fidelity power models for mission analysis, including:
- Orbit raising
- Station keeping
- De-orbit
- Develop tools supporting power efficiency and optimization.
- Support Phase 0 and pre-Phase A activities.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams throughout the spacecraft lifecycle.

Integration & Verification
- Author Verification Plans, Test Matrices, and Validation Procedures for unit and EPS subsystem testing.
- Support ground-test and integration campaigns.
- Support:
- Fueling activities
- Thermal-vacuum testing
- EMI/EMC testing
- Spacecraft-level integration
- Analyze test data and support anomaly resolution.




- Close out anomalies and update design baselines.
- Support flight software integration.

Technical Leadership & Mentorship
- Mentor and guide junior and intermediate systems engineers and interns.
- Lead or support multidisciplinary engineering activities.
- Serve as a technical liaison with customers, partners, and external vendors.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
- Contribute to engineering knowledge bases, processes, and standards development.

Configuration, Documentation & Standards
- Maintain EPS design and safety standards.
- Ensure engineering analyses, software, documentation, and deliverables are properly version controlled within the PLM environment.
- Support spacecraft design reviews, including:
- SRR
- PDR
- CDR
- MRR/TRR
- Support technology road-mapping and innovation activities.

Launch, On-Orbit & Operations Support
- Support launch-site interface checklists with the responsible launch vehicle interface engineer.
- Support pre-launch checkout procedures.
- Support early-orbit checkout scripts.
- Provide real-time EPS engineering support during:
- Launch
- On-orbit commissioning
- Anomaly investigations
- Contingency operations
- Support Satellite Operations Handbook (SOOH) development and associated operator training.

Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, or a related field .
- 8+ years of EPS system design experience on LEO/MEO satellite platforms.
- Deep knowledge of spacecraft bus subsystems and their interactions.
- Experience with power electronics design and power management hardware.
- Strong understanding of aerospace systems engineering fundamentals.
- Hands-on experience supporting systems integration and testing .
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving capabilities.
- Experience with Confluence and JIRA .
- Ability to work efficiently with limited supervision.
- Ability to break down complex technical problems and develop practical solutions.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.

Preferred Qualifications
- Experience designing EPS architectures for remote sensing or communications satellites .
- Experience with solar array, battery, power-conditioning, and power-distribution systems.
- Experience with high-fidelity spacecraft power modeling .
- Experience with FMECA, fault detection, survivability analysis, and reliability engineering.
- Experience supporting thermal-vacuum, EMI/EMC, and spacecraft-level integration testing .

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