Location: Ottawa, Ontario (Hybrid / Remote-First with periodic work at the Ottawa facility) Position Type: Full-Time Salary &

• Stock Options Comprehensive Health &

• Dental package, starting 3 weeks paid annual leave Today’s satellites are single-use assets that cannot be refueled, inspected, or repaired. Backed by leading venture capital and top-tier space innovation programs, Obruta is executing cutting-edge perception and navigation projects with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), National Research Council (NRC), and international commercial partners. Obruta is seeking an experienced Senior FDIR &

• Spacecraft Autonomy Engineer to lead the architecture, design, and implementation of our Fault Detection, Isolation, and Recovery (FDIR) and Mission &

• Vehicle Management (MVM) framework. You will architect multi-level safety logic across software, hardware, and mission trajectory layers, deploy predictive diagnostics for subsystem degradation, and design autonomous, collision-free abort maneuvers that guarantee passive safety during high-stakes proximity operations. Design, implement, and verify multi-level FDIR state machines spanning software-level (GNC algorithms), hardware-level (sensors, thrusters, flight compute), and mission-level (trajectory deviations, relative velocities) anomalies.

Autonomous Collision Avoidance

Maneuvers (CAM): Architect failsafe trajectory generation logic that ensures immediate, autonomous retreat to a passively safe, collision-free orbit upon detecting unrecoverable off-nominal conditions.

Safety & Reliability Analysis: Lead Failure Modes, Effects, and Criticality Analysis, fault tree analyses, and safety boundary definitions across nominal and off-nominal RPOD mission phases.

Verification & Monte Carlo Stress Testing: Design randomized fault-injection campaigns across millions of simulation runs and real-time Hardware-in-the-Loop (HITL)



dual-arm lab tests to achieve and validate a 99.99% autonomous mission success or safe-fail rate. Define standardized fault-management interfaces and telemetry flags between the RPOD Kit payload and third-party host spacecraft buses. Bachelor's or Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field. ~4+ years of professional engineering experience developing safety-critical autonomous systems, FDIR architectures, or state-machine logic in aerospace, robotics, or defence. ~ Demonstrated experience with Failure Modes, Effects, and Criticality Analysis , Fault Tree Analysis, and hazard analysis for complex systems. ~ Strong programming proficiency in C++ and/or MATLAB/Simulink/Stateflow for real-time autonomous systems. ~ Deep understanding of spacecraft dynamics, GNC fundamentals, or autonomous robotic manipulators. ~ Successful candidates must able to obtain and maintain a security assessment under the Controlled Goods Program.

Familiarity with space safety standards (e.g., NASA-STD-8719.13, ECSS-E-ST-70-11C, or ISO 26262 functional safety equivalents).

Experience deploying safety-critical state machines to embedded Linux / NVIDIA Jetson environments. High-Stakes Autonomy: You will solve the core safety challenge preventing commercial satellite servicing from scaling globally.

Architectural Ownership: You will define the fault-management standards that will fly on commercial and government space missions.

Cooperative Team: Work closely with top experts across GNC, computer vision, embedded software, and dual-arm robotics.

Equity

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from all qualified individuals, including women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities, and people of all sexual orientations and gender identities. If you require accommodation during any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us at careers@obruta.

📌 Fdir & Spacecraft Autonomy Engineer (Ottawa)
🏢 Obruta Space Solutions
📍 Ottawa