MDA Space

Systems Engineer, Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Payload

MDA Space

Richmond, BC, CANFull timePosted Jun 30, 2026

Job description

MDA is seeking a SAR Payload System Engineer to support our current and next generation earth observation and remote sensing satellites. The SAR System Engineer will own the definition, design, integration, verification and sustainment of SAR payload subsystems across multiple satellite programs and will influence system level tradeoffs, drive technology road maps.

The incumbent will act as the primary technical interface with customers, prime contractors and internal multidisciplinary teams to cover the full program life cycle.