(Fastwater Staffing) Satellite Electrical Propulsion (PROP) System Engineer | Montreal, Canada [Full Relocation Package]

Résumé du poste

The Satellite Electrical Propulsion System Engineer will lead the architecture, design, and verification of propulsion systems, including thruster assemblies and power-processing units. They will also provide technical leadership, mentor junior staff, and support spacecraft operations during launch and on-orbit phases.

Détails du poste

Tasks summary: Architecture Concept & Requirements • Translate mission‑level ΔV, thrust, lifetime, and reliability goals into EP system requirements (performance, power, mass, contamination, EMI). • Produce System Requirements, Interface Control Documents (ICDs), and Description documents for thruster assemblies, Power‑Processing Units (PPU), propellant feed & storage, and control electronics. • Perform requirement management and maintain bidirectional traceability throughout the project lifecycle. Detailed Design • Perform system‑level power, thermal, and mass budget analyses; produce trade‑off matrices (thrust vs. power vs. propellant mass, reliability vs. complexity). • Lead detailed mechanical/electrical design of thruster mounting, heater/thermal control, and PPU (converter, regulator, fault‑protection). • Define propellant handling hardware (tanks, valves, feed‑lines, interconnects) and develop contamination control procedures. • Negotiate ICDs and interface agreements with external thruster vendors and component suppliers. Modeling & Simulation • Support or Develop 1‑D/3‑D plume models and perform reliability prediction. Software & Control • Define command and telemetry interfaces for EP & health‑monitoring telemetry. • Work with FSW teams to develop thrust profile generation, and fault detection isolation recovery (FDIR) algorithms. Cross‑Functional Coordination, Stakeholder & Program Interaction • Communicate technical status, risk assessments and trade‑study results to senior management and/or customers or partners. • Negotiate and manage ICDs with platform subsystems and supplier teams. • Support B&P (Phase 0 & pre-phase A). Integration & Verification (IVV) • Develop verification plans, test matrices, and validation procedures for unit, subsystem, and spacecraft‑level EP tests. • Oversee hardware‑in‑the‑loop (HIL) and thrust‑stand testing, including thrust‑calibration, specific impulse measurement, pulse‑modulation, and lifetime cycling. Technical Leadership & Mentorship • Mentor, guide junior engineers and interns. • Act as technical liaison with customers, partners and external vendors • Act as Continuous Improvement stakeholder Configuration, Documentation & Standards Management • Author and maintain client's EP standards (thruster qualification, PPU design, contamination limits). • Ensure all artefacts, analysis, software, deliverables and documentations are version controlled in PLM environment. • Support design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, MRR/TRR…etc.). • Support Technology Road‑Mapping & Innovation. Launch-Site, On-Orbit & Operations Support • Provide real‑time EP support during launch, early‑orbit checkout, and routine station‑keeping. • Support on‑orbit checkout procedures, thruster test campaigns, and contingency recovery plans. • Support SOOH development and associated operator training. Required Qualifications: · B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace, or Physics with 8+ years of electrical propulsion engineering experience on LEO/MEO platforms. · Strong knowledge of EP thruster families and their performance characteristics. · Experience with propellant storage & feed-system design (tanks, valves, micro-valves). · Strong understanding of aerospace system engineering fundamentals, space environment and orbit mechanics. · 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 to no 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). · Support the Spacecraft operations team in critical phases

Ce que vous ferez

The Satellite Electrical Propulsion System Engineer will lead the architecture, design, and verification of propulsion systems, including thruster assemblies and power-processing units. They will also provide technical leadership, mentor junior staff, and support spacecraft operations during launch and on-orbit phases.

Exigences

Candidates must hold a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace, or Physics with at least 8 years of experience in electrical propulsion for LEO/MEO platforms. Strong proficiency in aerospace system fundamentals, propellant storage design, and technical documentation is required.

Avantages

• Full relocation package

Compétences indiquées

• Jira · Souhaitée

Autres compétences pertinentes

Relevées dans la description du poste. Confirmez les exigences importantes ci-dessus.

• Electrical propulsion
• Aerospace engineering
• System engineering
• Propellant feed systems
• Power processing units
• Thermal control
• Requirement management
• Plume modeling
• Fault detection isolation recovery
• Spacecraft integration
• Hardware-in-the-loop testing
• Technical leadership
• Configuration management
• Jira
• Confluence
• Orbit mechanics
• Atlassian Confluence
• Configuration Documentation
• Technical Leadership
• Propulsion
• Algorithms
• Electrical Engineering
• Systems Engineering
• JIRA
• Management
• Contamination Control
• Continuous Improvement Process
• Creativity
• Engineering Design Process
• Electronics
• English Language
• Traceability
• French Language
• Innovation
• Mechanics
• Mentorship
• Operations
• Physics
• Valves (Piping)
• Systems Development Life Cycle
• Telemetry
• Reliability Prediction For Electronic Components
• Risk Analysis
• Simulations
• Space Environment
• Spacecraft
• Specific Impulse
• Subsystems
• Systems Design
• System Requirements

Domaines d’emploi

• Engineering
• Technology
• Science & Research
• Energy
• Propulsion Systems Engineer
• Aerospace Engineer
• Mechanical Engineers
• Aerospace Engineers