Posted 4 months ago
Digital Payload System Engineer | Remote Opportunity | Fastwater Staffing
@ HIKINEX
Montréal, Quebec
Overview
HIKINEX, through Fastwater Staffing, is hiring a Digital Payload System Engineer on a contract basis, with contract-to-permanent preferred. The role supports design, integration and verification of digital regenerative payload systems for LEO and MEO satellite missions. The posting states a remote opportunity for US and Canadian citizens, an immediate start, and compensation to be determined.
Responsibilities:
- Design digital regenerative payload systems for LEO and MEO missions
- Define requirements, ICDs and technical specifications
- Support integration, verification and troubleshooting
- Write requirements, test procedures and engineering reports
- Participate in design reviews and trade studies
Requirements summary:
- Bachelor's degree in electrical or aerospace engineering, physics or related field
- 8+ years designing digital regenerative payloads
- Knowledge of SDR, DSP, DVB-RCS and DVB-S2X
- Experience with Confluence and JIRA
- Excellent English communication skills
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Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-07-05
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-09
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-16
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Engineering |
| Experience | 8+ years |
| Work setting | Home, Office |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| 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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Full company description
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 citizens.
🚀 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 System Engineer to support the design, integration, and verification of advanced digital regenerative payload systems for LEO and MEO satellite missions. In this role, you will contribute to system architecture, requirements development, integration, and testing while working closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams to deliver next-generation satellite communications solutions. The ideal candidate has a strong background in digital payload systems, satellite communications, and aerospace systems engineering.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and develop digital regenerative payload systems for LEO and MEO satellite missions.
- Define and manage system requirements, interface control documents (ICDs), and technical specifications.
- Support systems integration, verification, testing, troubleshooting, and issue resolution.
- Develop technical documentation, including requirements, test procedures, risk assessments, and engineering reports.
- Collaborate with customers, suppliers, and multidisciplinary engineering teams throughout the project lifecycle.
- Participate in system design reviews, trade studies, and engineering analyses.
- Support payload performance evaluation and system optimization.
- Utilize Confluence and JIRA to support engineering documentation and project execution.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
- 8+ years of experience designing digital regenerative payload systems for LEO and/or MEO satellite missions.
- Comprehensive knowledge of:
- Digital 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 and solve complex engineering problems through analytical and creative thinking.
- 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 supporting end-to-end digital payload development for commercial or government satellite programs.
- Strong background in satellite communications, systems integration, and payload verification.
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