Posted 4 months ago
Digital Payload Architect | Remote Opportunity | Fastwater Staffing
@ HIKINEX
Montréal, Quebec
Overview
Fastwater Staffing is hiring a Digital Payload Architect for HIKINEX on a contract basis, with a contract-to-permanent path preferred. The role leads architecture and integration of digital regenerative payloads for LEO and MEO satellite missions, requiring 12+ years of relevant experience and eligibility for a security clearance. Compensation is to be determined, and the start date is immediate.
Responsibilities:
- Lead architecture and design of digital regenerative payloads for LEO and MEO missions
- Define system requirements, ICDs and technical specifications
- Support integration, verification, testing and troubleshooting
- Develop technical documentation and risk assessments
- Collaborate with customers, suppliers and cross-functional teams
Requirements summary:
- Bachelor's degree in electrical or aerospace engineering or physics (master's preferred)
- 12+ years designing digital regenerative payload systems
- Knowledge of SDR, DSP, DVB-S2X and NTN
- Experience with Confluence and JIRA
- Excellent English communication; French an asset
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-07-05
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-09
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-13
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Engineering |
| Experience | 12+ years |
| Work setting | Home, Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English, French |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required), Master’s degree (preferred) |
| Fields of study | Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics |
| Security clearance | Other clearance |
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HIKINEX
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Hikinex is a company that provides scalable business support. We specialize in supporting growing businesses. Our HIKINEX agents are sourced, trained, and promoted to seamlessly integrate into businesses of all sizes across a wide range of industries. We are passionate about our clients and strive to deliver an unparalleled experience. As a result, our employees are highly trained, our services are fully scalable, and our monthly plans are commitment-free. We invest heavily in our clients, and our processes are designed to demonstrate our commitment to their success. Your team at HIKINEX is committed to helping you succeed.
- LinkedIn followers
- 110,005
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 330
- Reported office locations
- 236 W Portal Ave, 390, San Francisco, California 94127, US
- Business categories
- Business Development
- Professional Services
- Outsourcing
- Customer Service
- Other recorded names
- HIKINEX
- Specialties
- business outsourcing
- administrative service
- marketing services
- recruiting services
- customer care support
- sales support
- lead generation
- business networking
- business development
- recruiting process outsourcing
- Bookkeeping
- Accounting
- Event Planning
- business solution
- Campaign management
- Sourcing
- Graphic Designing
- and Consulting
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
- Reported total investment
- 0
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Hikinex is a company that provides scalable business support. We specialize in supporting growing businesses. Our HIKINEX agents are sourced, trained, and promoted to seamlessly integrate into businesses of all sizes across a wide range of industries. We are passionate about our clients and strive to deliver an unparalleled experience. As a result, our employees are highly trained, our services are fully scalable…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Outsourcing and Offshoring Consulting |
| Company size | 201-500 employees |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Specialties | business outsourcingadministrative servicemarketing servicesrecruiting servicescustomer care supportsales supportlead generationbusiness networkingbusiness developmentrecruiting process outsourcing |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 106 |
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📍 Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
📄 Employment Type: Contract-to-Permanent (Preferred) / Contract
🏢 Work Arrangement: Remote Opportunity for US and Canadian Citizen
🚀 Start Date: Immediate
💰 Compensation: TBD -- based on skills and experience
Important Screening Requirements
- Must be legally authorized to work in Canada.
- Must be eligible to obtain the required security clearance.
- Contract-to-permanent candidates are strongly preferred, although pure contract candidates will also be considered.
- English proficiency is required. French is considered an asset.
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Digital Payload Architect to lead the architecture, design, and integration of next-generation digital regenerative payloads for LEO and MEO satellite missions. In this role, you will define system architectures, drive systems engineering activities, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver advanced satellite communication solutions. The ideal candidate has deep expertise in digital payload systems, regenerative communications, and aerospace systems engineering, with a proven ability to lead complex technical initiatives from concept through integration and testing.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the architecture and design of digital regenerative payload systems for LEO and MEO satellite missions.
- Define system requirements, interface control documents (ICDs), and technical specifications.
- Support systems integration, verification, testing, and troubleshooting activities.
- Develop technical documentation, including requirements, test procedures, risk assessments, and engineering reports.
- Collaborate with customers, suppliers, and cross-functional engineering teams throughout the project lifecycle.
- Participate in technical reviews and provide system-level engineering leadership.
- Support trade studies, system analysis, and architecture optimization.
- Utilize Confluence and JIRA to support engineering documentation and project execution.
- Mentor engineering teams and contribute to continuous process improvement.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, or a related field (Master's degree preferred).
- 12+ years of experience designing digital regenerative payload systems for LEO and/or MEO satellite missions.
- Comprehensive knowledge of:
- Digital regenerative communications
- Software Defined Radio (SDR)
- Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
- DVB-RCS and DVB-S2X protocols
- Digital modulation schemes
- Class of Service (CoS)
- Networking and MPLS
- 2G, 5G, and Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN)
- Strong understanding of aerospace systems engineering principles.
- Hands-on experience supporting system integration, testing, troubleshooting, and issue resolution.
- Strong technical writing skills, including requirements, ICDs, test procedures, and risk documentation.
- Experience using Confluence and JIRA.
- Ability to work independently while leading complex technical initiatives.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
- French language proficiency.
- Experience leading end-to-end digital payload architecture for commercial or government satellite programs.
- Strong background in satellite communications, systems integration, and digital payload modernization.
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