Principal Systems Engineer - Satellite Systems and Software

Position Summary

As a Principal Satellite Systems Engineer at Honeywell Aerospace, you will play a critical role on a cross-disciplinary team that specializes in the design, development, and manufacturing of novel, state-of-the‑art optical and science instruments for military, government, and commercial space applications, including Earth observation, atmospheric monitoring, space situational awareness, maritime traffic monitoring, and optical communications. You will be integral in creating solutions (including embedded software) solutions that meet the evolving needs of our customers.

You will be involved in every aspect of the mission development life cycle, from the front end of business development through product end‑of‑life.

You will report directly to our Sr Engineering Manager, and you’ll work out of our Cambridge, Ontario location.

• Provide technical leadership, guidance, and support on development programs as part of a highly engaged and integrated engineering team involving systems, software, electrical, optical, and mechanical disciplines.
• Lead end-to-end mission design, executing trades between spacecraft bus capabilities, instrument payload performance, and flight/ground software architectures.
• Develop satellite on-board computer (OBC) and payload computer embedded software and ground software applications for satellite systems.
• Define interfaces between the spacecraft bus, payload instruments, and ground segments, creating comprehensive Interface Control Documents (ICDs).
• Translate customer mission needs (e.g. earth observation, optical communications) into system-level requirements, flowing them down to hardware sub-systems and software components.
• Create architecture, detailed design, and test plan documentation, to meet program and customer needs.
• Lead software and high-level system architectural studies and operational concepts to define and select appropriate designs.
• Lead design verification and validation activities across the system.
• Perform simulation and analyses and develop system-level models to ensure end-to-end performance requirements are met.
• Lead technical feasibility, readiness, and risk analysis assessments, and provide estimates of cost and schedule.
• Provide technical support to customers, including briefings and conference presentations.
• Develop documentation according to space agency standards (i.e. Canadian Space Agency, NASA, and ESA).
• Prepare proposals for new business pursuits and draft white papers.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure alignment on project objectives and progress.
• Implement and enforce quality control measures to ensure the reliability and safety of software.

The annual base salary range for this position is $,000 in Ontario. This salary information serves as a general guideline. Honeywell considers various factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience, education and training, key skills, as well as market and business considerations. This position is incentive plan eligible.

This position is for a current vacancy.

• Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited institution in a technical discipline such as Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in a technical software lead role involving complex software and/or systems engineering projects, at least half of which is within the Space industry.
• 4+ years of experience architecting embedded software solutions, at least half of which is within the Space industry.
• Eligibility for CGP and CSP security clearance within the controlled goods program environment.

• Knowledge of satellite systems, Space software/electronics, spacecraft attitude dynamics and control, orbital mechanics, satellite communications, physics, optics, quantum mechanics, and/or encryption technologies.
• Direct experience leading or contributing to Phase 0/A/B mission studies and formal government/commercial proposals.
• Familiarity with spacecraft sub‑systems (ADCS, EPS, TT&C) and their integration with optical or science payloads.
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