[Fastwater Staffing] Telecommunications Payload System Engineer | Montreal, Canada (Full Relocation Package) at HIKINEX
Canada, KY
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Jul 12, 2026
Canada, KY
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A mid-level engineering role focused on the design support, integration, and testing of satellite communication systems and their subsystems. Day-to-day work spans RF and digital signal processing analysis, hardware verification and validation, troubleshooting system performance, and producing technical documentation. Suited to engineers with a few years of hands-on experience in satellite or space systems.
Mid level · 2+ years · Montreal, QC · Bachelor's required · Full-time
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This role is based in Montreal, QC, Canada — US benchmark data will not apply.
The SOC classification is uncertain: Telecommunications Payload System Engineering sits at the intersection of hardware/systems engineering and computer/communications occupations. 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) is used as the closest available code, with 15-1211 (Computer Systems Analysts) as a runner-up; neither is a precise fit for a satellite systems/RF engineering role.
The JD accepts a Bachelor's OR Master's degree; Bachelor's is treated as the minimum hard requirement.
The experience range of 2–5 years maps to a Mid-level band.
No compensation figures were provided.
'Satellite payloads', 'communication links', and 'ground segment systems' appear only under Preferred Qualifications and are marked accordingly.
The skills list is intentionally sparse: the JD's requirements are largely domain-knowledge and soft-skill statements rather than named tools or technologies, so only the concrete technical disciplines (DSP, RF systems, satellite subsystem testing) are captured.
This role's work location reads as outside the US — the candidate pool, comp, and contention benchmarks here are US-only (BLS employment, Adzuna/USAJOBS demand, and certified H-1B wages), so treat them as a rough US reference, not a local market.
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