Software Engineer

3 weeks ago

Ottawa ON, Canada Telesat Full time

Telesat (NASDAQ and TSX: TSAT) is a leading global satellite operator, providing reliable and secure satellite-delivered communications solutions worldwide to broadcast, telecommunications, corporate and government customers for over 50 years. Backed by a legacy of engineering excellence, reliability and industry-leading customer service, Telesat has grown to be one of the largest and most successful global satellite operators.

Telesat Lightspeed, our revolutionary Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite network, scheduled to begin service in 2027, will revolutionize global broadband connectivity for enterprise users by delivering a combination of high capacity, security, resiliency and affordability with ultra-low latency and fiber-like speeds. Telesat is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, and has offices and facilities around the world.

The company’s state-of-the-art fleet consists of 15 GEO satellites, the Canadian payload on ViaSat-1 and one LEO 3 demonstration satellite. For more information, follow Telesat on X and LinkedIn or visit

The Software Engineer, working under the supervision of Senior Software Engineers and a Manager, will participate in the development of full-stack applications for the planning and operation of the Telesat LEO constellation of satellites.

Main Responsibilities:
  • Develop in-depth knowledge of system operations requirements, software architecture, and design specifications
  • Actively participate in the development and review of system requirements to obtain a thorough understanding of operations needs
  • Provide development activities level of effort and duration estimates for planning and scheduling
  • Work with development leads to design applications that meet system requirements
  • Develop source code following established company standards and development guidelines
  • Conduct quality assurance and support debugging promptly
  • Provide regular updates to management on work in progress, work completed, work planned and issues potentially impacting the on-time completion or quality level of work.
  • Write technical documentation.
Education and Experience required:
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering or equivalent practical experience
  • 5 to 10 years of relevant industry experience working in software development or software engineering
  • Strong programming skills in relevant industry standard languages (e.g. Java, C#, Python, C/C++, etc.)
  • Strong knowledge of computer science fundamentals and algorithm
  • Familiarity with cloud native design patterns for large scale, distributed, highly-available, fault-tolerant, multi-tier applications
  • Familiarity with virtualization, multi-tenant cloud infrastructures and distributed storage systems
  • Familiarity with agile development and software lifecycles
  • Familiarity with DevSecOps concepts and implementations
  • Creative problem solving skills and strong analytical and decision making skills
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
  • Strong written and oral English communication skills
  • Knowledge of telecommunications and network planning considered an asset.
Decision Making & Supervision
  • In this role, the incumbent will have influence on the design, implementation and deployment of LEO System Operations software tools. They will need to make recommendations and decisions based on their knowledge and experience.
  • This role has no direct reports but will work and interact with multi-disciplinary engineering and commercial teams.

At Telesat, we take pride in being an equal opportunity employer that values equality in the workplace. We are committed to providing the best candidate experience possible including any required accommodations at every stage of our interview process. All qualified applicants that have been selected for an interview that require accommodations, are advised to inform the Telesat Talent team accordingly. We will work with you to meet your needs. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential.

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