Aerospace Technical Writer Jobs in Quebec (NOW HIRING)

Tasks summary:

Architecture Concept & Requirements

Gather functional, performance, pointing, environmental and security requirements from mission stakeholders & CONOPs.

Capture, trace and map payload requirements from mission level to subsystem level

Coordinate with cybersecurity team for payloadspecific assessments

Perform requirement management and maintain bidirectional traceability throughout the program life cycle.

Payload Architecture & Design

Design the SAR system architecture (antenna arrays & RF front-end Tx/Rx components, digital beamforming, processing chain and digital electronics, power, thermal, and mass).

Lead the conceptual, preliminary, and detailed design phases, producing trade studies, performance budgets).

Produce Interface Control Documents (ICDs) with other subsystems and ground segment.

Provide systemlevel specifications to hardware designers, review schematics, layouts, thermal interfaces, and mechanical constraints

Simulation & Analysis

Perform performance simulations for tolerance budgeting and image quality.

Support algorithm and analytical development to process SAR.

Define and maintain Payload DC power budget with utilization models.

Perform FMECA, Fault tree and FDIR, reliability modeling and availability to meet mission objectives

CrossFunctional Coordination, Stakeholder & Program Interaction

Communicate technical status, risk assessments and tradestudy results to senior management and/or customers or partners.

Support payload design authority in System design reviews, Power/Structure/Thermal interfaces and Mission Operations assessments.

Liaise with Electrical, Power, Structures, Thermal, Software, GroundSegment and MissionOperations teams to resolve integration issues early.

Support B&P (Phase 0 & pre-phase A).

Integration & Verification (IVV)

Develop Payload Verification Master Plan covering unittest, subsystemtest, payloadlevel test, environmental and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) test campaigns.

Lead testautomation framework setup, testcase definition, results analysis and testreport certification.

Technical Leadership & Mentorship

Mentor, guide junior engineers and interns.

Act as technical liaison with customers, partners and external vendors

Act as Continuous Improvement stakeholder

Contribute to our client's knowledgebase, process enhancements, and standards development.

Configuration, Documentation & Standards Management

Ensure all artefacts, analysis, firmware, deliverables and documentation are version controlled in PLM environment.

Lead and Support design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, MRR/TRR...etc.).

Support Technology RoadMapping & Innovation.

Provide technical support to Mission Operations for routine payload health monitoring, contingency handling and performance trending.

Lead rootcause investigations for onorbit anomalies; update design baselines and lessonslearned.

Analyze onorbit telemetry, update filter parameters, and generate performance reports.

Support SOOH development and associated operator training.

Required Qualifications:

B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Computer science or Physics with 10 + years of experience supporting SAR remote sensing system development, integration and test on LEO/MEO missions.

Strong technical-writing ability (requirements, ICDs, test procedures, risk reports) and presentation skills; comfortable interfacing with customers, suppliers and senior leadership.

Strong understanding of aerospace system engineering fundamentals.

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 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).