Flight Software Systems Engineer

MDA•Richmond, BC

92d•CA$86,000 - CA$130,000•Onsite

About The Position

As part of a space mission team, you will work on a program such as CHORUS, a satellite constellation using Synthetic Aperture Radar to derive worldwide insights about our planet. You will work with other engineers in a multi-disciplinary team environment to establish the mission requirements and design, oversee and participate in vendor flight software development, participate in spacecraft and mission integration and testing, and achieve reliable operations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or an equivalent combination of education/experience
Minimum of 5 years of experience working with Flight Software
Development of one or more the following: spacecraft platform or payload flight software, mission critical software, embedded software
Development and/or use of Command and Control, Monitoring and Control, or Communications systems
Development of software with significant resource constraints (processor speed, memory, communication capacities limited relative to conventional host environments)
Familiarity with real-time operating systems or kernels (commercial products or custom)
Experience with spacecraft, bus (platform), or payload Assembly, Integration, and Testing
Requirements analysis, specification, and verification
Specification of interfaces, including but not limited to command and telemetry messaging
Estimation/analysis of resource budgets and Technical Performance Measures
Trouble-shooting of complex systems
Data analysis and reduction
Have an understanding of different types of engineering lifecycle as applicable from large complex programs to software development
Familiarity with software development methodology
Be able to work flexibly and manage multiple tasks in a dynamic environment
Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and customer interaction skills
Have a team-friendly attitude and willingness to learn

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with CCSDS, ESA, and NASA standards
Familiarity with data communication and storage security standards
Experience with satellite operations
Experience with radiation tolerant systems and mitigation of radiation effects on software execution and storage
Experience developing or using spacecraft simulators
Prior involvement in remote sensing, earth observation, space science, or space communications missions

Responsibilities

Providing software expertise to supplement other specialties (electrical, mechanical, operations etc.) in a mission team
Performing technical tasks, such as operational analyses and trade-off studies, to define requirements and design at mission, system, and subsystem levels
Creating and contributing to deliverable documents such as operational concepts, requirements specifications, interface control documents, and engineering plans
Presenting design proposals, plans, and reports in clear, complete, concise and non-ambiguous terms
Developing and/or reviewing flight software, subsystem, and spacecraft test plans and procedures
Participate as an integrated team member with vendor flight software development and Assembly, Integration and Test (AIT) teams
Integrating flight software with flight hardware, testing and troubleshooting
Formal acceptance testing of flight software
Supporting integration and verification activities of the overall Spacecraft, Ground Segment, and Mission
Frequent travel within Canada to vendor and MDA sites