Satellite & Payload Verification, Validation & Integration Systems Engineer

MDA • Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC

55d

About The Position

MDA is seeking a Satellite & Payload IVV Engineer to join its System Engineering
Department. He/she will lead the end‑to‑end V&V and integration of satellite and
payload hardware and software, ensuring that all requirements are met,
traceable, and demonstrably verified before launch and throughout the on‑orbit
phase. The role spans the full lifecycle and will coordinate cross‑disciplinary
teams, develop Test Plans and test strategies, for development, qualification
and testing in support of our current and future generations of
telecommunication or remote Sensing satellites.

MDA is seeking a Satellite & Payload IVV Engineer to join its System Engineering
Department. He/she will lead the end‑to‑end V&V and integration of satellite and
payload hardware and software, ensuring that all requirements are met,
traceable, and demonstrably verified before launch and throughout the on‑orbit
phase. The role spans the full lifecycle and will coordinate cross‑disciplinary
teams, develop Test Plans and test strategies, for development, qualification
and testing in support of our current and future generations of
telecommunication or remote Sensing satellites.

Requirements

• Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace, or Physics with 5+ years of satellite system engineering experience on LEO/MEO missions.
• Comprehensive knowledge of Spacecraft subsystems and their interactions.
• Experience with requirements management, configuration control and system architecture documentation.
• Strong technical writing ability (requirements, ICDs, test procedures, risk reports) and presentation skills; comfortable interfacing with customers, suppliers and senior leadership.
• Strong understanding of aerospace system engineering fundamentals.
• Hands-on individual who can support systems integration processes and capability to test systems and resolve problems.
• Experience with Confluence and JIRA.
• Demonstrated capability to efficiently work with little supervision.
• Ability to distill complex problems to fundamentals to solve with analysis, similarity, or creativity.
• Demonstrate excellent written and oral communication skills in English; knowledge of French will be considered an asset (Contact with clients outside Quebec and work on deliverables in English).

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain system‑level verification & validation requirements for satellite and payload.
• Produce Verification & Validation matrices linking requirements to test cases, including fault management.
• Author and maintain Test & Validation Plans, test requirements and procedures, and test data‑management documents.
• Perform requirement test management and maintain bidirectional traceability throughout the program life cycle.
• Develop integration and validation strategies for the DSS and FlatSat platforms.
• Lead the design and build of integration test benches, ensuring alignment with interface control documents (ICDs).
• Oversee execution of subsystem and system level tests (functional, performance, environmental, RF, FSW integration and Reference Database validation).
• Supervise data acquisition, trend analysis, and automated post‑processing; evaluate non‑compliances and drive corrective actions.
• Support payload‑to‑platform FDIR implementation through test.
• Support satellite and payload troubleshooting during integration, test, and on‑orbit phases.
• Communicate technical status, risk assessments and trade‑study results to senior management and/or customers or partners.
• Coordinate activities across hardware, software, EGSE, and Platform/payload teams.
• Support B&P (Phase 0 & pre-phase A).
• Mentor, guide junior engineers and 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.
• Author and maintain MDA satellite test standards (margin philosophy, efficiency, DFT, DFM, safety…etc.).
• Deliver clear, concise test reports, verification summaries, and lessons‑learned documentation.
• Ensure all artefacts, analysis, deliverables and documentations are version controlled in PLM environment.
• Lead and Support design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, MRR/TRR…etc.).
• Support Technology Road‑Mapping & Innovation.
• Support the Operations team during EOR, anomaly resolution, and post‑launch validation.
• Provide technical support to Mission Operations for routine payload and bus health monitoring, contingency handling and performance trending.
• Lead root‑cause investigations for on‑orbit anomalies; update design baselines and lessons‑learned.
• Analyse on‑orbit telemetry, update filter parameters, and generate performance reports.
• Support SOOH development and associated operator training.

Benefits

• MDA provides competitive compensation and benefits packages for its employees at all locations. As a team member of MDA, you and your qualified dependents are eligible to participate in a benefit plan that ensures a comprehensive level of protection through competitive health care including; extended healthcare and flexible drug plans, dental and vision benefits, disability income protection, life insurance, group retirement savings plans; and an employee and family assistance program.

What This Job Offers

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