Lead military Ka-band systems engineering for Telesat Lightspeed, coordinating requirements, verification, and interfaces across teams in Canada. This senior individual-contributor role supports ESCP-P and other defence customers. You will adapt the LEO constellation and ground infrastructure for secure communications, using requirements management, trade studies, system verification, and performance assessment. Technical leadership spans multiple Lightspeed teams without people management.

Key Responsibilities
- Translate customer requirements into traceability matrices and coordinate approved changes
- Lead engineering trade studies addressing requirement gaps and technical decisions
- Coordinate system-level interface, verification, and evidence planning
- Assess mission operations, service management, security, and safety integration




- Report technical status, risks, decisions, and delivery readiness

Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in systems, electrical, communications, aerospace, or computer engineering
- At least 10 years of systems engineering experience on complex programs
- End-to-end satellite communications and user-terminal interface experience
- Requirements, traceability, interface, risk, and verification experience
- Ability to obtain Top Secret and Canadian Controlled Goods clearances Apply systems engineering expertise to military Ka-band performance, customer evidence, and secure Telesat Lightspeed communications.

📌 Senior Satellite Systems Engineer ESCP-P (Ottawa)
🏢 Telesat
📍 Ottawa