Satellite Flight Software (FSW) Systems Engineer

Macdonald, Dettwiler And Associates Corporation • quebec, capitale nationale • Posted July 09, 2026

Position Overview

Satellite Flight Software (FSW) Systems Engineer

Job Category: Engineering

Employment Type: Full‑Time

Location: Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC H9X3R2, CAN

Responsibilities

  • Assist senior engineers during requirement‑gathering workshops and record the requirements in the tracking tool.
  • Participate in the allocation process under the direction of the software‑project lead.
  • Collaborate with the cybersecurity team to incorporate resilience from the conceptual stage.
  • Update traceability links in the requirements‑management system and flag any inconsistencies to the configuration manager.
  • Define the flight‑software (FSW) architecture – RTOS, start‑up procedures, PUS services, satellite health‑monitoring, fault management, and payload interfaces.
  • Define FDIR algorithms, isolation logic, recovery actions, safe‑mode sequences, and redundancy management.
  • Impleme...