Posted 3 months ago
Satellite Electrical Propulsion Systems Engineer for Fastwater Staffing
@ HIKINEX
Montréal, Quebec
Overview
HIKINEX, through Fastwater Staffing, is hiring a contract Satellite Electrical Propulsion Systems Engineer to define and verify electric propulsion systems for LEO and MEO spacecraft. The role covers requirements, detailed design, modeling, integration testing and on-orbit operations support.
Responsibilities:
- Translate mission goals into EP system requirements and ICDs
- Lead detailed design of thrusters, PPUs and propellant hardware
- Perform power, thermal and mass budget and trade-off analyses
- Oversee HIL and thrust-stand verification testing
- Provide real-time EP support during launch and on-orbit operations
Requirements summary:
- B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace or Physics
- 8+ years electric propulsion experience on LEO/MEO platforms
- Strong knowledge of EP thruster families and feed-system design
- Experience with Confluence and JIRA
- Excellent written and oral English; French an asset
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-08-16
- 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 | Office, Laboratory |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics |
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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.
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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…
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| Company size | 201-500 employees |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California |
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Tasks summary:
Architecture Concept & Requirements
- Translate mission‑level ΔV, thrust, lifetime, and reliability goals into EP system requirements (performance, power, mass, contamination, EMI).
- Produce System Requirements, Interface Control Documents (ICDs), and Description documents for thruster assemblies, Power‑Processing Units (PPU), propellant feed & storage, and control electronics.
- Perform requirement management and maintain bidirectional traceability throughout the project lifecycle.
Detailed Design
- Perform system‑level power, thermal, and mass budget analyses; produce trade‑off matrices (thrust vs. power vs. propellant mass, reliability vs. complexity).
- Lead detailed mechanical/electrical design of thruster mounting, heater/thermal control, and PPU (converter, regulator, fault‑protection).
- Define propellant handling hardware (tanks, valves, feed‑lines, interconnects) and develop contamination control procedures.
- Negotiate ICDs and interface agreements with external thruster vendors and component suppliers.
- Support or Develop 1‑D/3‑D plume models and perform reliability prediction.
Modeling & Simulation
Software & Control
- Define command and telemetry interfaces for EP & health‑monitoring telemetry.
- Work with FSW teams to develop thrust profile generation, and fault detection isolation recovery (FDIR) algorithms.
Cross‑Functional Coordination, Stakeholder & Program Interaction
- Communicate technical status, risk assessments and trade‑study results to senior management and/or customers or partners.
- Negotiate and manage ICDs with platform subsystems and supplier teams.
- Support B&P (Phase 0 & pre-phase A).
Integration & Verification (IVV)
- Develop verification plans, test matrices, and validation procedures for unit, subsystem, and spacecraft‑level EP tests.
- Oversee hardware‑in‑the‑loop (HIL) and thrust‑stand testing, including thrust‑calibration, specific impulse measurement, pulse‑modulation, and lifetime cycling.
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 MDA’s knowledge‑base, process enhancements, and standards development.
Configuration, Documentation & Standards Management
- Author and maintain MDA EP standards (thruster qualification, PPU design, contamination limits).
- • Ensure all artefacts, analysis, software, deliverables and documentations are version controlled in PLM environment.
- Support design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, MRR/TRR…etc.).
- Support Technology Road‑Mapping & Innovation.
Launch-Site, On-Orbit & Operations Support
- Provide real‑time EP support during launch, early‑orbit checkout, and routine station‑keeping.
- Support on‑orbit checkout procedures, thruster test campaigns, and contingency recovery plans.
- Support SOOH development and associated operator training.
- B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace, or Physics with 8+ years of electrical propulsion engineering experience on LEO/MEO platforms.
- Strong knowledge of EP thruster families and their performance characteristics.
- Experience with propellant storage & feed‑system design (tanks, valves, micro‑valves).
- Strong understanding of aerospace system engineering fundamentals, space environment and orbit mechanics.
- 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 to no 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).
- Support the Spacecraft operations team in critical phases.
Required Qualifications:
• B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace, or Physics with 8+ years of electrical propulsion engineering experience on LEO/MEO platforms.
• Strong knowledge of EP thruster families and their performance characteristics.
• Experience with propellant storage & feed system design (tanks, valves, micro valves).
• Strong understanding of aerospace system engineering fundamentals, space environment and orbit mechanics.
• 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 to no 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).
• Support the Spacecraft operations team in critical phases.
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