Satellite Database Systems Engineer for Fastwater Staffing
2 days ago
ON-SITE IN MONTREAL IS PREFERRED; REMOTE OR HYBRIDIS POSSIBLE FOR THE RIGHT CANDIDATE.
Open for candidates in Canada as well as the US
Role :
A Satellite Database Engineer is responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining databases that support satellite integration, operations, telemetry processing, mission planning, and analytics. This role requires expertise in handling large-scale telemetry and command data, including Mission Information Base (MIB) formats, which are essential for defining telemetry and command dictionaries.
Tasks and Techical Skills :
- Experience in handling, processing, and managing MIB format files for satellite telemetry and command definitions.
- Understanding of MIB database structures for storing telemetry parameters, command definitions, and limits.
- Ability to parse, validate, and integrate MIB files into satellite operations software.
Telemetry & Command Data Handling :
- Experience with real-time and historical telemetry data processing.
- Knowledge of CCSDS (Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems) standards for telemetry and command data.
- Familiarity with telemetry data encoding, compression, and error handling.
- Strong knowledge of relational and non-relational database design for space systems.
- Ability to optimize database performance for high-volume satellite telemetry and command data.
- Experience handling large telemetry datasets from satellites and ground stations.
- Experience with cloud-based database solutions (AWS RDS, Azure Cosmos DB, Google BigQuery).
- Familiarity with containerized database deployment (Docker, Kubernetes).
Programming & Scripting :
- Proficiency in Python, SQL, and shell scripting for automation and data processing.
- Experience with database APIs.
Security & Compliance :
- Knowledge of encryption, access control, and secure database best practices.
Must haves
- Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
- 10+ years of relevant experience
- Experience working with MIB telemetry and command databases for satellite mission operations is highly preferred.
- Familiarity with satellite telemetry ground systems (e.g., mission control software, or flight software integration).
- Previous relevant experience in Satellite Database for LEO / MEO constellation for communication missions
Complementary skills / knowledge that will be considered
- Understanding of the space environment, communication satellites, radio frequency (RF) equipment and the various solar cell & battery technologies
- Ability to lead and / or mentor junior members of the engineering team
- Problem-Solving & Analytical Thinking – Ability to troubleshoot and optimize MIB databases and telemetry processing systems.
- Collaboration & Communication – Work with mission planners, aerospace engineers, and ground control teams to integrate database solutions.
- Attention to Detail – Ensure data integrity, accuracy, and consistency across mission-critical satellite systems.
- Demonstrated capability to efficiently work with little to no supervision
- Strong written and verbal communications skills in English, knowledge of French will be considered favorably
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