Satellite Bus Systems Engineer

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MDA is seeking a Satellite Bus System Engineer to design structural, thermal, power distribution, attitude control, propulsion, CD&H, TT&C/PDT, FSW and interface architecture that supports payloads and mission‑operations for current and next‑generation remote sensing and communications satellites. The role leads the definition, design, integration, verification and on‑orbit support of the platform subsystems, ensuring compliance to mission requirements and MDAbest‑practice processes.

• Translate mission‑level requirements (CONOPs, mass, volume, power, envelope, pointing, lifetime, redundancy, reliability…etc.) into system requirements and allocate them to platform subsystems (structures, TCS, EPS, GNC, PROP, C&DH, TT&C/PDT, FSW).
• Develop the Platform Architecture Description Document, Interface Control Documents (ICD) and Design Description.
• Perform requirement management and maintain bidirectional traceability throughout the program life cycle.

• Lead trade studies for structural approach, thermal control concepts (MLI, heat pipes, radiators…etc.), power generation options (e.g. solar array & battery technologies).

• Oversee detailed design of all major subsystems (structures, TCS, EPS, PROP, C&DH, C&T, GNC, payload interfaces).
• Conduct failure‑mode‑effects‑analysis (FMEA) in support to FDIR, fault‑tree analysis and reliability & availability predictions.
• Ensure compliance with mission requirement and payload specifics.
• Maintain platform level performance budgets
• Support FSW and Satellite Reference Database developments

• Present technical status, risk analyses, and trade‑study results to senior management.
• Negotiate and maintain ICDs with payload and all platform subsystems.
• Support to DC & RF harness design, Platform and Payload layout.
• Support B&P (Phase 0 & pre-phase
  
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• Author verification plans, test matrices, and validation procedures for unit, subsystem, and platform level tests.
• Coordinate, supervise or support:
  • Structural vibration, acoustic & shock testing
  • TCT & Thermal vacuum testing
  • Power distribution functional test
  • Closed‑loop test on avionic testbed
• Support FSW integration

• Mentor, guide, lead a multidisciplinary team of junior or intermediate system engineers & interns
• Act as technical liaison with customers, partners and external vendors
• Act as Continuous Improvement stakeholder
• Contribute to MDA’s knowledge‑base, process enhancements, and standards development.

• Ensure all artefacts, analysis, software, documentations and deliverables are version controlled in PLM environment.
• Support launch‑site interface checklists with LVI responsible engineer, pre‑launch checkout procedures, and early‑orbit checkout scripts.
• Provide real‑time platform engineering support during launch,…