Hybrid Payload System Software Integration Engineer

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About the role

  • Payload System Software Integration Engineer for Fastwater Staffing overseeing software integration planning and execution. Open to US and Europe based candidates with a preference for on-site in Montreal or hybrid.

Responsibilities

  • Define and maintain the software integration strategy and schedule across multiple teams and subsystems.
  • Ensure the compatibility of software interfaces between digital payload units, system controllers, and test systems.
  • Oversee the integration and test campaigns of software components in lab environments and, later, in system-level payload testing.
  • Drive the verification and validation (V&V) process for integrated software, ensuring traceability to system requirements.
  • Coordinate closely with systems engineering to ensure software behavior aligns with payload-level functional and performance expectations.
  • Review software development plans, ICDs, interface documentation, test reports, and release notes to confirm completeness and compliance.
  • Identify integration risks early and support troubleshooting, debugging, and resolution of system-level software issues.
  • Foster collaboration across software, hardware, and systems teams to ensure robust and consistent integration practices.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
  • 5+ years of experience in software development and integration, preferably in the aerospace or telecommunications domain.
  • Strong experience leading software integration activities in complex, distributed systems.
  • Good understanding of digital telecommunications payloads, especially architectures involving Software Defined Radio (SDR) and digital beamforming.
  • Familiarity with embedded software, real-time operating systems (RTOS), FPGA interfaces, and communication protocols.
  • Hands-on knowledge of test automation, CI/CD practices, and tools such as GitLab, Jenkins, Python, MATLAB, and Docker.
  • Ability to coordinate across disciplines and manage technical risks associated with software integration.
  • Must be eligible to work in Canada and capable of obtaining necessary security clearance.

Benefits

  • Open to US and Europe based candidates

Job title

Payload System Software Integration Engineer

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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