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The ideal candidate will bring a deep knowledge and expertise on Air Interface protocols/procedures, software architecture, UT operations and System Functionality. This role focuses on technical aspects related to the development, validation, and deployment of user terminals including modem, antenna and RF components for an integrated UT that will meet the overall system requirements and market use cases.\nResource is required to work onsite a minimum of four (4) days per week\nMain Responsibilities\nDefine and Evolve UT Systems: Develop and maintain technical requirements and architectural frameworks for Telesat Lightspeed user terminal ensuring alignment with system-level performance goals and operational concepts.\nConcept of Operations Development: Lead the definition of UT operational procedures\nVendor Engagement & Technical Leadership: interface with modem and antenna vendors to drive architectural alignment, clarify requirements, identify technical gaps, and develop risk mitigation strategies throughout the product lifecycle\nUT System Integration: collaborate with UT engineering and architecture to define interfaces, ICDs, and component/subsystem/terminal specifications.\nDeployment Planning: develop and maintain a comprehensive development and deployment plan that supports the Lightspeed service introduction schedule and long-term scalability across market segments including Enterprise, Maritime, Aero, Government and Land Mobility\nCross-functional collaboration: Work closely with internal Telesat’s systems engineering and technical product management teams to ensure seamless integration of terminal functionality and performance within the complete system and according to product roadmaps and external vendors\nEducation & Experience Required\nB.Eng. (Electrical or Computer Science), Masters or Ph.D. Electrical Engineering /Computer Science will be considered assets.\nSpecialization in software engineering or software architecture.\n14+ years’ experience in satellite systems development and implementation\nDemonstrated system engineering role or knowledge in the networking and communication environment\nPrior experience in working with the vendors in the communication ecosystems to design and develop a product that successfully meets market needs\nSpecialized Knowledge, Skills & Abilities\nExpert level knowledge of satellite communication technologies with strong emphasis on user terminal equipment design and implementation.\nKnowledge of satellite communication access techniques, modulation and associated performance tradeoffs.\nKnowledge of antenna technologies required for terminals tracking NGSO satellites for mobile land, aeronautical, maritime and fixed applications.\nExperience in cloud, edge computing, or mobile networking\nFamiliarity of regulatory environment for NGSO satellite spectrum;\nKnowledge of satellite modems and hub technology performance;\nHigh degree of understanding of ASIC design and manufacturing;\nUnderstanding of manufacturing constraints for high volume production of satellite terminals to be deployed globally;\nAbility to design for specific cost targets and mitigate system implications based on market needs\nUnderstanding of product assurance and quality control methods applicable to high volume production of satellite terminals;\nUnderstanding of physical layer communication protocols for satellite communications;\nExcellent communicator. Ability to summarize complex problems, solutions and recommendations successfully, while managing complex topics and driving decisions;\nAbility to work successfully and progress on topics independently, while collaborating with internal and external contacts\nFluent in English, written and oral.\nDecision Making & Supervision\nDevelops and recommends solutions for advanced Telesat Lightspeed user terminals;\nThere is no direct reporting staff but this role may be expected to lead multidisciplinary project teams and/or provide technical assistance or guidance to other engineers or specialists within Telesat and within our vendor community.\nWorking Conditions\nWorking conditions are generally comfortable typical of an office environment;\nOccasional international travel is anticipated.","description_format":"text","description_chars":4408,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":14,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"English","level":"Advanced (C1)","optional":false}]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Satellite Communications","Space Services"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-26T03:01:59Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":8,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.296,"p_room":0.28,"age_days":428,"expected_fill_days":92,"reasons":["conf:0","stale_co","velocity","win:tail","crowd:"],"computed_at":"2026-10-28T05:59:10Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/telesat-senior-specialist-ut-systems-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/telesat-senior-specialist-ut-systems-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-28T10:29:28Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":13795,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-29T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":6592},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=6592"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Ftelesat-senior-specialist-ut-systems-engineer"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Ftelesat-senior-specialist-ut-systems-engineer"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Ftelesat-senior-specialist-ut-systems-engineer"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/telesat-senior-specialist-ut-systems-engineer\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Ftelesat-senior-specialist-ut-systems-engineer"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3258261}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"telesat.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3258261},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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