Senior System Engineer

1 month ago

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Telesat Canada 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 Telesat believes in the power of collaboration and the value of in-person interactions.

This is why our employees generally work from the office Tuesday - Thursday, leaving Monday and Friday for choice and flexibility to work where you feel most effective.

This setup fosters brainstorming, problem-solving, and trusted relationships and allows our marketing team to come together three days a week to collaborate, innovate and thrive
Our Lightspeed System Engineering team defines the performance required of all RF elements in the entire satellite communication system.

As a Senior RF Systems Engineer, you'll be responsible for simulating and modeling the terrestrial and in-orbit communication systems for Lightspeed and support the definition of the architecture.

Main Responsibilities:
  • Simulate and model communication systems
  • Work with system architects, RF engineers, antenna engineers, User Terminal and Landing Station engineers, to partition functions between hardware and software domains
  • Develop strategies for modeling RF link performance accounting for impairments through the difference elements in the system
  • Deriving top level specifications for RF links and RF and antenna subsystems
  • Characterize and analyze system performance. Develop and maintain performance budgets
  • Provide technical support to regulatory, coordination, and market access teams
Education & Experience Required· Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or other engineering discipline or preferably Master's degree or PhD in electrical engineering with emphasis in RF/microwave circuits or communication theory· At least 5 years of relevant experience RF communication systems· Knowledge of digital communication systems, spread spectrum, single and multi-carrier techniques, modulation types such as PSK, APSK, QAM· Specific experience with modulation standard such as DVB-S2X and DVB-RCS2, as well as with Adaptive Coding and Modulation (ACM) methods· Good experience in MATLAB or other tools for modeling and analyzing RF communication systems
Specialized Knowledge, Skills and Abilities· Experience performing analysis and simulation of communication systems· Thorough understanding of RF passive and active components· Good understanding of active antenna beam forming technologies including digital beam forming, and fast beam hopping· Experience characterizing radio performance at microwave frequencies, including rain fade and its effects on the communication links· Knowledge of RF transceiver architectures and digital communication theory

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