Hybrid Payload System Verification and Validation Engineer

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About the role

  • Payload System Verification and Validation Engineer focusing on system-level engineering for digital communications payloads at Fastwater Staffing. Involves entire payload lifecycle from requirements to in-orbit validation.

Responsibilities

  • Define, analyze, and validate system and subsystem requirements for digital telecommunications payloads.
  • Develop and execute verification plans, including defining test strategies, writing test procedures, and analyzing results.
  • Lead or support system-level payload test campaigns, both at equipment and spacecraft level.
  • Interface with payload hardware and software teams to ensure correct implementation and traceability of requirements.
  • Participate in technical reviews and support anomaly investigation and resolution.
  • Work with multi-disciplinary teams including RF, digital, embedded software, FPGA, and systems engineering.
  • Contribute to technology evolution by identifying opportunities for design optimization and innovation.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field
  • 5 years+ of experience in telecommunications systems, particularly in digital payloads
  • Strong expertise in requirements verification by test, including practical experience in developing and executing test plans
  • Solid understanding of digital payload architectures, including SDR-based flexible processors and beamforming using DRA
  • Familiarity with hardware and software tools used in payload verification, such as: Vector Network Analyzers (VNA) and Spectrum Analyzers for RF testing, Baseband signal generators, Channel Emulators, and BER testers, Python, MATLAB, or LabVIEW for test automation and data analysis, SCPI, VISA, and similar interfaces for instrument control
  • Good understanding of FPGA-based systems and embedded software architectures is a plus.
  • Written and verbal communications skills in English, knowledge of French will be considered favorably.

Benefits

  • Must be eligible to work in Canada
  • Capable of obtaining necessary security clearance

Job title

Payload System Verification and Validation Engineer

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Tech skills

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