Telesat is seeking a highly experienced Senior UT System Engineering Specialist to provide technical leadership for User Terminal systems engineering activities supporting secure communications programs and advanced connectivity applications. This senior individual-contributor role will guide operational concept development, system requirements, User Terminal architecture, and verification strategy for demanding government, enterprise, and partner use cases. Lead specialized communications requirements, including location protection, transmission-security scheduling, resiliency, operational assurance, and deployment-planning considerations.

Provide technical leadership for architecture, requirements allocation, interfaces, design trades, verification planning, and system integration. Direct general requirements cleanup, Product Requirements Document support, compliance matrices, and requirements-to-test traceability across terminals, modems, and software. Lead technical workshops, requirements reviews, design reviews, customer meetings, and supplier engagements.

Guide evaluation and engagement of specialized User Terminal vendors and international partners. Support contractual requirements reviews, bids, proposals, statements of work, CDRLs, test reports, and customer deliverables. Lead Capella model catch-up and maintenance for operational and functional architecture.

Mentor systems engineers and promote consistent systems engineering practices. Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical discipline. 14+ years of relevant engineering experience in systems engineering, satellite communications, telecommunications, aerospace, secure communications, networking, or a related field.



Expert knowledge of systems engineering, requirements management, architecture, traceability, verification, and lifecycle processes.

Deep understanding of satellite communications and User Terminal architectures, including antennas, RF, modems, waveform processing, networking, and software. Exceptional technical writing, facilitation, negotiation, and stakeholder-management skills.

Decision

Making & Supervision Makes and recommends significant technical decisions affecting architecture, requirements, verification strategy, supplier direction, and customer commitments. Acts as a senior technical advisor to engineering management, program leadership, customers, and partners. Hybrid office setting based in Ottawa or Bethesda, with regular virtual and in-person engineering meetings.

Work may include activities in laboratories, integration facilities, customer sites, and supplier facilities. Occasional domestic and international travel may be required for workshops, reviews, integration, demonstrations, and customer or supplier engagements. Occasional schedule flexibility may be required to support tests or collaborate across time zones.

For Ottawa based position, the successful candidate must be able to work in Canada and obtain clearance under the Canadian Controlled Goods program (CGP) and reliability. We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment.

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📌 Senior UT System Engineering Specialist (Canada)
🏢 Telesat
📍 Canada