Flight-Operations Systems Engineer | Hybrid/Remote Opportunity | Fastwater Staffing
🇨🇦 Canada
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Flight-Operations Systems Engineer | Hybrid/Remote Opportunity | Fastwater Staffing
from 🇨🇦 Canada
📍Location: Montreal, Canada
📄Employment Type: Full-Time
🏢Work Arrangement: On-site preferred; hybrid/remote considered for exceptional candidates (must be willing to work on-site at least one week per month)
🚀Start Date: Immediate
💰Compensation:TBD -- based on skills and experience
Important Screening Requirements
- Must be eligible to obtain or holdControlled Goods Program (CGP) clearance.
- H-1B visa holders are welcome to apply.
- Relocation assistance is available for qualified candidates.
- Candidates working remotely or in a hybrid capacity must be willing to travel and work on-site inMontreal for at leastone week per month.
About the Role
We are seeking an experiencedFlight-Operations Systems Engineer to support the design, integration, and operation of advanced satellite systems. In this role, you will contribute to flight operations, satellite automation, and ground segment integration for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellite missions. The ideal candidate has a strong background in satellite operations, flight software, and systems engineering, with experience supporting mission-critical space programs.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the design, integration, and operation of satellite flight systems.
- Develop and enhance automated satellite operations and operational workflows.
- Contribute to space and ground segment design, specification, and system integration.
- Support flight software integration and its role in satellite operations.
- Work with satellite databases, telemetry structures, and operational data systems.
- Develop automation tools and scripts usingPython or other scripting languages.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to ensure mission success.
- Participate in system testing, validation, and operational readiness activities.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree inEngineering or a related technical field.
- 7+ years of relevant engineering experience.
- Experience supportingLEO and/or MEO satellite operations (SatOps).
- Experience withautomated satellite operations andIoT technologies.
- Strong understanding of:
- Space and ground segment design, specification, and integration
- Flight software and its role in satellite operations
- Satellite database operations
- Telemetry structures and operational concepts
- Experience withPython or other scripting languages.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting end-to-end satellite mission operations.
- Knowledge of satellite command and control systems.
- Experience working in commercial or government space programs.
- Familiarity with systems engineering best practices for space missions.














