SAR Payload System Engineer

Scalian • Montreal, QC

9d • Hybrid

About The Position

We are looking for a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Systems Engineer to collaborate on one of our projects in the space sector. Scalian is a multinational engineering consulting firm with over 35 years of experience and nearly 6,000 specialists across 12 countries. We provide expertise in Operations & Technology and Information Technology to a variety of industries, including aerospace, defense, railways, and energy, supporting their development. At Scalian, people are at the heart of our priorities. By joining us, you will have the opportunity to achieve your professional goals in a collaborative and supportive environment.

In this role, the Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Systems Engineer will get end to end involvement—from Phase 0 design all the way to launch and orbit operations, to support satellite constellation projects. This includes participation in spacecraft design, assembly and integration; deployment and launch management to orbital position; and engineering of key satellite subsystems.

The SAR payload engineer will perform and participate in the following tasks and activities:
Generate and maintain the requirements of the SAR Antenna sub-system and other payload units
Perform requirements management activities, e.g. tracing parent and child requirements, requirements justification, etc.
Lead and/or coordinate the development of design architecture and sub-system level performance budgets
Support and/or coordinate a cross-disciplinary team to converge on a design architecture that meets the mission requirements
Support design review preparation and presentation; generate technical notes related to the design and analyses
Generate and maintain verification plan, matrices and detailed test requirements
Develop and maintain matrices to identify and track all product development hardware
Develop Test Plan, support test activities starting from the planning phase through to production
Review unit level & system level test data, evaluate non-compliances
Support efforts on automated data post-processing/management

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent and at least 5 years of experience
• Previous experience with SAR & RF system designs, beam forming, antenna parameters
• Experience with System testing, and facilities associated to radiated tests (ex: Planar Near Field Range)
• Experience in concepts of space and/or ground segment design antenna applications, specification and integration methodologies
• Knowledge in Matlab & Simulink and other simulation tools
• Requirements Management tools such as Windchill/Jama
• Previous experience in Space programs
• Experience creating or using models and/or simulation software
• Demonstrated capability to efficiently work with little to no supervision
• Strong written and verbal communications skills in English

Nice To Haves

• knowledge of French will be considered favorably

Responsibilities

• Generate and maintain the requirements of the SAR Antenna sub-system and other payload units
• Perform requirements management activities, e.g. tracing parent and child requirements, requirements justification, etc.
• Lead and/or coordinate the development of design architecture and sub-system level performance budgets
• Support and/or coordinate a cross-disciplinary team to converge on a design architecture that meets the mission requirements
• Support design review preparation and presentation; generate technical notes related to the design and analyses
• Generate and maintain verification plan, matrices and detailed test requirements
• Develop and maintain matrices to identify and track all product development hardware
• Develop Test Plan, support test activities starting from the planning phase through to production
• Review unit level & system level test data, evaluate non-compliances
• Support efforts on automated data post-processing/management

Benefits

• health and dental insurance
• life and long-term disability insurance
• group RRSP with company Access continuous training
• Access continuous training to expand your knowledge and stay on the cutting edge of technology
• personalized career path
• international work opportunities through our mobility program and global presence
• team buildings, happy hours, marathons

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level