LS 466 LEO SATELLITE ENGINGEERING CO-OP
Telesat
Date: 1 week ago
City: Ottawa, Ontario
Contract type: Full time
Telesat (NASDAQ and TSX: TSAT) is a leading global satellite operator, providing reliable and secure satellite-delivered communications solutions worldwide to broadcast, telecommunications, corporate and government customers for over 50 years. Backed by a legacy of engineering excellence, reliability and industry-leading customer service, Telesat has grown to be one of the largest and most successful global satellite operators.
Telesat Lightspeed, our revolutionary Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite network, scheduled to begin service in 2027, will revolutionize global broadband connectivity for enterprise users by delivering a combination of high capacity, security, resiliency and affordability with ultra-low latency and fiber-like speeds. Telesat is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, and has offices and facilities around the world.
The company’s state-of-the-art fleet consists of 14 GEO satellites, the Canadian payload on ViaSat-1 and one LEO 3 demonstration satellite. For more information, follow Telesat on X and LinkedIn or visit www.telesat.com
Telesat believes in the power of collaboration and the value of in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work from the office Monday – Friday, with Wednesday as a remote day. This setup fosters brainstorming, problem-solving, and trusted relationships and allows our employees to come together four days a week to collaborate, innovate and thrive!
Telesat is launching a state-of-the-art satellite constellation of highly advanced satellites in low-earth-orbit that will seamlessly integrate with terrestrial networks. The global network will deliver fiber quality throughput anywhere on earth. We are growing quickly and are currently in need of an energetic LEO Satellite Engineering Co-Op student to join our team.
As Satellite Engineering Co-Op for the Lightspeed LEO constellation reporting to the Manager, LEO Satellite Bus and Systems Engineering, you will be responsible for the creation of various tools and manuals needed for satellite design, optimization and analysis. Such tools may include: Power subsystem, spacecraft reliability and LEO constellation design. You will also play an integral role in capturing, developing and documenting technical content for the LEO Satellite Engineering team to help maintain our knowledge base.
This position resides within the LEO Satellite Engineering team, and will support the Space Segment development with a focus on the creation of internal engineering tools and content. The ideal candidate has previous experience with programming languages (MATLAB or Python), has a basic understanding of orbits and spacecraft design and is enthusiastic about being part of a team that is diverse and at the top of its game.
Main Responsibilities
Telesat Lightspeed, our revolutionary Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite network, scheduled to begin service in 2027, will revolutionize global broadband connectivity for enterprise users by delivering a combination of high capacity, security, resiliency and affordability with ultra-low latency and fiber-like speeds. Telesat is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, and has offices and facilities around the world.
The company’s state-of-the-art fleet consists of 14 GEO satellites, the Canadian payload on ViaSat-1 and one LEO 3 demonstration satellite. For more information, follow Telesat on X and LinkedIn or visit www.telesat.com
Telesat believes in the power of collaboration and the value of in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work from the office Monday – Friday, with Wednesday as a remote day. This setup fosters brainstorming, problem-solving, and trusted relationships and allows our employees to come together four days a week to collaborate, innovate and thrive!
Telesat is launching a state-of-the-art satellite constellation of highly advanced satellites in low-earth-orbit that will seamlessly integrate with terrestrial networks. The global network will deliver fiber quality throughput anywhere on earth. We are growing quickly and are currently in need of an energetic LEO Satellite Engineering Co-Op student to join our team.
As Satellite Engineering Co-Op for the Lightspeed LEO constellation reporting to the Manager, LEO Satellite Bus and Systems Engineering, you will be responsible for the creation of various tools and manuals needed for satellite design, optimization and analysis. Such tools may include: Power subsystem, spacecraft reliability and LEO constellation design. You will also play an integral role in capturing, developing and documenting technical content for the LEO Satellite Engineering team to help maintain our knowledge base.
This position resides within the LEO Satellite Engineering team, and will support the Space Segment development with a focus on the creation of internal engineering tools and content. The ideal candidate has previous experience with programming languages (MATLAB or Python), has a basic understanding of orbits and spacecraft design and is enthusiastic about being part of a team that is diverse and at the top of its game.
Main Responsibilities
- Developing satellite system analysis tools and their user manuals, which are used by the LEO Satellite Engineering team
- Identifying areas of improvement for existing tools
- Participating in internal and external technical discussions related to the design and development of the Lightspeed spacecraft
- Liaising with members of the LEO Satellite Engineering team to learn and to develop the required tools
- Reviewing and assessing the technical design details of the Lightspeed spacecraft and writing reports to capture the progress
- Preparing presentations to help showcase the tools that you have developed to external teams
- Capturing, developing and documenting technical content for the LEO Satellite Engineering team to help maintain their knowledge base
- Participating in Mission Concept of Operations analysis and discussion
- 2nd or 3rd year bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Electrical engineering/Aerospace/Mechanical Engineering
- An understanding of satellite orbital mechanics will be an asset
- And understanding of mechanical and thermal engineering concepts will be an asset
- Proven coding experience with software languages such as Python
- Experience with MATLAB and Visual Basic will be an asset
- Has a foundational understanding of satellite orbits, spacecraft design and satellite communications
- Excellent interpersonal and communications (verbal and written) skills
- Great team player and problem solver attitude
- An independent and self-motivated attitude
- Considerable attention to detail
- The ability to effectively interface with other parts of the organization in order to help increase knowledge between departments
- Bilingual in English and French an asset (but not required)
- Ability to make implementation decisions based on project needs and seek input from engineers when appropriate
- Working conditions are typical of an office environment.
- Work, generally analytical in nature, requires considerable attention to detail
- The successful candidate must be able to work in Canada and obtain clearance under the Canadian Controlled Goods Program (CGP)
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