Telesat

Executive Assistant

• Responsible for supporting the office of three (3) Vice Presidents by managing their electronic calendars, meetings, screening phone calls, visitors, International travel arrangements and vacation requests and planning.
• Facilitate approvals and electronic signatures that require executive sign off on various documents.
• Manage timesheets for each Executive.
• Coordinate extensive meeting schedules for international conferences.
• Assist with consolidating Executive input on spreadsheets and/or document formatting as required.
• Manage scheduling of monthly co-op student sound-board meetings for CTO.
• Process Executive expense claims as and when required.
• Manage catering needs and logistics of various meetings, workshops, vendor onsite visits, corporate events and other high-level meetings when needed.
• Budget input and coordination for VP’s that included accrual & YEE input and coordination throughout the year.
• Processed invoice payments as well as initiating several supplier contracts for the Executives using Workday.
• Provided back-up support to the other members of the Executive Admin Assistant team, including EA to the President as and when needed.

Business Development Rep

• Identify a set of key customers whose missions are good fits for Lightspeed capabilities. With a primary focus on US Space Force, Intelligence Community and Federal government applications, this position will evangelize on the virtues of Lightspeed and identify early adopters.
• Plan and execute customer and user engagements, align resources and identify funding and contracting avenues and develop business development plans to maximize P(win) – win business that will build an active customer base as a bridge to Lightspeed FOC.
• Develop, communicate, and execute winning sales strategies for pLEO services targeting Government verticals. Analyze competitive landscape, channel conflicts and environmental factors to ensure that we continue to offer high-value winning proposals.
• Align with the TGS Growth Strategy through active participation in strategic planning, sales strategy development, forecasting, and sales resource planning.
• Work closely with executive team to ensure a culture of teamwork and success. Foster a culture of consistency in teamwork, accountability, high-performance, and ethical behavior.
• Be able to work collaboratively with our parent company colleagues while remaining within the limitations of the FOCI agreement, to achieve corporate and Group goals, cost controls and business alignment. We value a seamless interaction with our technical and business experts within Telesat across the globe and strive to maintain a productive and collaborative environment.
• Establish and maintain productive peer-to-peer relationships with customers, and prospects, be part of the overall business solution.
• Report on progress and provide market intelligence to the team. Develop and manage an evolving pipeline of business, devise capture strategies and partnering opportunities.
• Manage and build our cyber security platform for DoW customers;
• Be an evangelist for pLEO capabilities – be able to articulate the pLEO value proposition and enthusiastically promote the Telesat brand and Lightspeed capabilities.
• Set and maintain a standard of behavior and engagement that will serve as an example to others and demonstrate TGS’s commitment to integrity and professionalism.

Director, Business Development

Systems Engineer

• Provide technical expertise in the development of user terminals
• Define and evolve user terminal systems and requirements
• Lead operational procedures for user terminals
• Collaborate with vendors and internal teams for integration

Senior Specialist, UT Systems Engineer

• Develop and test algorithms following requirements in MATLAB to enhance Lightspeed system performance and reliability
• Perform detailed performance analysis of the Lightspeed constellation in terms of data throughput, latency, satellite hand-over, availability, system capacity, and regulatory compliance
• Collaborate with System Modeling, Software Development, Quality Assurance, and System Design teams for integration and testing of algorithms
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to junior engineers in the System Modeling team
• Interface with other Telesat teams regarding satellite payload and ground segment characteristics, definitions of performance metrics, performance evaluations, and regulatory compliance
• Support trade-off analyses and system architecture evaluations
• Write technical documentation
• Follow Agile software development methodologies
• Ensure code quality through unit testing, refactoring, and adherence to coding standards

Senior System Engineer

Software Engineer

• Lead and mentor SMEs in RF, antenna, modem, UT/LS systems, and LEO constellation technologies.
• Foster a high-performance engineering culture focused on innovation, accountability, and delivery.
• Ensure effective coordination between SMEs and internal software development teams.
• Facilitate technical alignment between hardware SMEs, internal software engineering teams, and external development partners.
• Drive cross-functional integration across engineering, product, operations, and business units.
• Champion stakeholder alignment to ensure engineering priorities support broader organizational goals.
• Provide strategic guidance on system architecture, design, and integration of UT/LS and LEO systems.
• Oversee engineering activities related to LEO constellation deployment, link budgets, and dynamic network behavior.
• Lead technical reviews, risk assessments, and design validation processes.
• Support program execution across satellite initiatives, including LEO and hybrid constellations.
• Manage vendor relationships and ensure technical compliance, quality, and performance.
• Lead technical evaluations and support procurement decisions for UT/LS and LEO-related components.
• Drive the technology roadmap for UT/LS systems and LEO constellation integration.
• Evaluate and recommend emerging technologies such as beamforming, phased arrays, and advanced waveform modems.
• Contribute to long-term planning for scalable, resilient, and high-throughput satellite networks.
• Ensure engineering practices meet industry standards and regulatory requirements (e.g., ITU, FCC, ETSI).
• Support certification, testing, and interoperability efforts for LEO-capable terminals and ground systems.
• Communicate technical progress, risks, and opportunities to executive leadership and cross-functional teams.
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders to ensure alignment on priorities, timelines, and deliverables.
• Represent the engineering organization in strategic discussions and cross-functional planning forums.

Director, Engineering

Manager

• Reporting to the Sr Manager, IT Systems, provide technical and team leadership for daily systems operations for Corporate IT and Lightspeed Data Centres.
• Manage the IT Systems team consisting of systems analysts, systems administrators, and infrastructure engineers; oversee priorities, project deliverables, staffing and related network budgets.
• Work closely with the IT PMO for project reporting and deliverables and engage with IT Service Management on requests, incidents, change requests and incident root cause analysis (RCA).
• Lead and mentor a team of Systems Engineers, including workforce planning, performance evaluations, coaching, development plans, and managing on-call rotations.
• Collaborate with IT PMO and project managers to align infrastructure engineering deliverables with project milestones and release schedules; allocate resources across initiatives.
• Take ownership of critical incidents, outages, and escalations; ensure timely resolution and drive continuous improvement in incident response and recovery processes.
• Design and implement proactive monitoring systems, performance metrics, and automation strategies to enhance reliability and efficiency.
• Own and maintain the infrastructure services for Lightspeed and related documentation; develop and manage a long-term systems technology roadmap and cost forecasting.
• Manage relationships with systems vendors and service providers; oversee hardware device support contracts, renewals, lifecycle management, and review/approve quotes and purchases.
• Lead systems budget planning, forecasting, cost tracking and ensure financial accountability across infrastructure initiatives.
• Ensure changes and implementations comply with Telesat’s Change Management procedures and governance controls; optimize service delivery processes and turnaround times.
• Develop operational metrics and presentations on results and trends and explain them to both technical and non-technical audiences.

IT Systems Manager

• Reporting to the Director of Constellation System Verification and supporting development and execution of Constellation System Verification (CSV) plans
• Manage and participate in development activities with engineering and system integration teams
• Develop system and subsystem verification plans, processes and procedures with support from segment teams
• Support verification strategy and implementation of test philosophy, including Satellite IOT and Constellation System Acceptance test phases
• Develop and maintain system verification matrices against Lightspeed system requirements
• Coordinate and participate in system hardware and software verification processes
• Implement networking verification tasks to ensure communication between segment hardware and software teams
• Contribute to development of software tools, libraries, and frameworks to enhance product quality and verification approach
• Participate in software and hardware design and test reviews (PDR, CDR, TRR & TRBs)
• Maintain configuration control data for all verification test activities
• Troubleshoot and resolve software or hardware defects and technical issues raised during system verification tests
• Support development of embedded software test methodologies and integration of hardware/software components into final system verification
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, segment teams, partners and vendors in verification test campaigns
• Help to further develop the System Verification team

Senior Manager, System Verification

Full-stack Engineer

• Lead the design and analysis of EMS FCAPS applications for managing Lightspeed network elements.
• Drive vendor collaboration to evaluate and integrate EMS solutions aligned with industry standards and emerging technologies.
• Oversee technical documentation to ensure architectural integrity and development quality.
• Maintain comprehensive EMS documentation to support transparency, maintainability, and operational efficiency.
• Architect YANG modules for modular resource and service management.
• Lead resolution of complex implementation and network issues through cross-functional coordination and root cause analysis.
• Design and maintain automated test suites to support EMS validation and CI/CD practices.
• Define and enforce EMS security standards to ensure system integrity and policy compliance.
• Contribute to system-level modeling, including interface definitions and CONOPS for Lightspeed.
• Collaborate across engineering and operations teams to ensure seamless EMS integration.
• Recommend and drive system-wide improvements to the LEO Lightspeed architecture.
• Take ownership of complex technical challenges and drive them to resolution within an Agile SAFe scrum team.

Senior Software Developer

System Administrator

• Build, test and operate the high-security infrastructure domain for satellite operations.
• Provide integration with other environments through various security zones and portals.
• Provide technical assistance to the applications and operations teams for hardware, operating systems, and hypervisors.
• Develop and operate a highly secure backup process.
• Build out, operate and support various Basic Infrastructure Services (DNS, DHCP, NTP, etc).
• Develop automation scripting for environments and provide documentation.
• Follow and document operational processes including Change Management.
• Manage log aggregation, monitoring and alerting as required.
• Proactively plan and determine patching strategies, high-availability, upgrades and updates.
• Manage and monitor all local storage platforms.
• Provide operational support on a 24x7 basis, on-call.

Senior System Administrator, Data Centers

Network Operations

• Superviser les opérations quotidiennes du COR, en assurant une surveillance, un dépannage et une résolution efficaces des problèmes réseau.
• Assurer l'identification, l'escalade et la résolution rapides des événements ayant un impact sur le service, en minimisant les temps d'arrêt et en garantissant le respect des accords de niveau de service (ANS).
• Diriger, encadrer et développer une équipe d'ingénieurs et de technologues du COR ainsi que les équipes associées, en favorisant une culture d'amélioration continue et d'excellence opérationnelle.
• Mettre en œuvre les meilleures pratiques en matière de gestion des incidents, des problèmes et des changements afin d'améliorer l'efficacité et la fiabilité opérationnelles.
• Travailler en étroite collaboration avec les équipes internes, notamment l'ingénierie, le support client et les opérations, afin d'assurer le bon fonctionnement et le support du réseau.
• Définir et suivre les indicateurs de rendement clés (IRC) pour les performances du réseau, la disponibilité et la résolution des incidents. Fournir des rapports réguliers et des recommandations à la direction.
• Assurer que le centre d'exploitation du réseau est équipé d'outils de surveillance, d'automatisation et d'analyse de pointe afin de détecter et d'atténuer les problèmes de manière proactive.
• Agir comme point d'escalade clé pour les incidents majeurs, coordonner les efforts d'intervention interfonctionnels et assurer une résolution rapide.
• Aider à prévoir et à gérer le budget opérationnel du COR, en optimisant l'allocation des ressources pour une efficacité maximale.
• Oversee the NOC’s daily operations, ensuring efficient monitoring, troubleshooting, and resolution of networks issues.
• Ensure rapid identification, escalation, and resolution of service-impacting events, minimizing downtime and ensuring adherence to SLAs.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of NOC engineers, technologists and associated teams, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence.
• Implement best practices for incident, problem, and change management to drive operational efficiency and reliability.
• Work closely with internal teams, including Engineering, Customer Support, and Operations, to ensure seamless network operations and support.
• Define and track KPIs for network performance, availability, and incident resolution. Provide regular reports and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Ensure the NOC is equipped with state-of-the-art monitoring, automation, and analytics tools to proactively detect and mitigate issues.
• Act as the point of contact for major incidents, coordinating cross-functional response efforts and ensuring timely resolution.
• Assist in forecasting and managing the operational budget for the NOC, optimizing resource allocation for maximum efficiency.

Gestionnaire principal, LEO Opérations du réseau / Senior Manager, LEO Network Operations Center – NOC

• Reporting to the Director, IT Operations and Infrastructure; provide technical and team leadership for daily network operations for Corporate IT and Lightspeed Data Centers including Cloud networking.
• Manage the IT Network team consisting of Cloud network engineers, and Enterprise network analysts and engineers; oversee priorities, project deliverables, staffing and related network budgets.
• Serve as the senior expert in network technologies; derive roadmaps and collaborate on a technical level with vendors.
• Work closely with the IT PMO for project reporting and deliverables and engage with IT Service Management on requests, incidents, change requests and incident root cause analysis (RCA).
• Develop operational metrics and presentations on results and trends and explain them to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Lead and mentor a team of Network Analysts and Engineers; oversee staffing, workforce planning, performance evaluations, coaching and development plans.
• Manage on-call rotations and support schedules to ensure 24/7 operational coverage and responsiveness.
• Collaborate with IT PMO and project managers to align network engineering deliverables with project milestones, allocate resources and manage work assignments.
• Support Lightspeed Operations planning by coordinating staff availability and workload distribution.
• Take ownership of critical network incidents, outages, and escalations; ensure timely resolution and root cause analysis.
• Drive continuous improvement in incident response and recovery processes in partnership with IT Service Management.
• Design and implement proactive network monitoring systems, performance metrics, and automation strategies to enhance reliability and efficiency.
• Identify and execute cost-saving opportunities and process improvements within network operations.
• Own and maintain the enterprise network architecture and all related documentation; develop and manage a long-term network technology roadmap, including connectivity strategies and cost forecasting.
• Manage relationships with network vendors and service providers; oversee device support contracts, renewals, lifecycle management, quotes, requisitions and purchases related to network infrastructure.
• Lead network budget planning, forecasting and cost tracking for projects and operations; monitor expenditures and ensure financial accountability.
• Ensure all network changes and implementations comply with Telesat’s Change Management procedures and governance controls; collaborate with internal teams to optimize service delivery processes and turnaround times.

Senior Manager, IT Networks

• Lead and mentor a team of software engineers in the design, development, and delivery of the Bandwidth Manager
• Lead engineering team responsible for building the Bandwidth Manager, a critical component of the Telesat Lightspeed SDN control plane
• Drive integration of the Bandwidth Manager with OSS, orchestration platforms, telemetry frameworks, and BSS environments
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless interoperability and alignment with broader SDN architecture goals
• Champion agile development practices, continuous improvement, and high-quality software delivery
• Provide technical guidance and strategic direction to ensure scalability, reliability, and performance of the solution
• Shape a solution that enables customers to schedule and manage bandwidth pools across geographic regions, ensuring compliance with service-level commitments and dynamic resource adjustment

Senior Manager, SDN Controls

Compliance

• Develop and implement a comprehensive risk management framework.
• Identify, assess, and prioritize risks across all business functions.
• Collaborate with department heads to establish risk mitigation strategies.
• Ensure compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and industry standards.
• Monitor changes in the regulatory landscape and adapt policies accordingly.
• Conduct internal audits and assessments to verify compliance.
• Oversee the internal audit function, ensuring independence and effectiveness.
• Coordinate audit plans, risk assessments, and audit execution.
• Review audit findings and recommend corrective actions.
• Design, implement, and monitor internal control processes.
• Assess the effectiveness of controls related to financial reporting, operations, and compliance.
• Create and maintain risk management policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Communicate policies to employees and provide training as needed.
• Present risk assessments and compliance updates to the board of directors.
• Assist the board in setting risk appetite and tolerance levels.
• Collaborate with external stakeholders, including regulatory bodies and auditors.
• Foster a risk-aware culture and promote transparency and accountability.
• Balance risk and reward to enhance organizational value and identify opportunities for innovation.

Director, Risk and Compliance

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Assist with monthly and quarterly company-wide analysis of operational results, including identification of drivers behind any changes in company KPIs and profitability analyses, and associated variance analyses
• Maintain a quarterly Databook as a single reference source for all key financial analyses ahead of quarterly earnings calls
• Support preparation for quarterly Operations Review meetings
• Assist with preparation of profitability/margin/segmental analyses and track/analyze company performance against KPIs
• Perform subsidiary analytical reviews and assist with maintenance of the Telesat Lightspeed, GEO and consolidated Long-Term plans and run sensitivities as needed
• Prepare quarterly update to the Lenders’ Base Case for Lightspeed and support informational requirements for Government of Canada/Quebec progress reports
• Assist with annual Budget process, interim planning or rolling 18-month forecasts in Adaptive
• Prepare monthly cost centre actual vs budget/forecast reports and expense analysis, including identification of drivers for variances with possible mitigation initiatives
• Collect and document SOX documentation support for budget and planning cycles and document new processes
• Extract data from WorkDay accounting system of actuals and update forecasts and long-term plans with historic results
• Support Director, Financial Planning and Systems and Senior Director, FP&A with ad hoc projects and initiatives as required

Senior Financial Analyst, Financial Planning and Analysis

• Identify a set of key customers whose missions are good fits for Lightspeed capabilities, primarily US Space Force and Federal government applications
• Plan and execute customer and user engagements, align resources and identify funding and contracting avenues
• Develop business development plans to maximize win–win business and build an active customer base as a bridge to Lightspeed
• Develop, communicate, and execute winning sales strategies for LEO services targeting Government verticals
• Analyze competitive landscape, channel conflicts and environmental factors to ensure high-value winning proposals
• Align with the TGS Growth Strategy through strategic planning, sales strategy development, forecasting, and sales resource planning
• Work closely with executive team to foster teamwork, accountability, high-performance, and ethical behavior
• Collaborate with parent company colleagues within FOCI limitations to achieve corporate and Group goals
• Interact with technical and business experts within Telesat globally and maintain a productive collaborative environment
• Establish and maintain productive peer-to-peer relationships with customers and prospects and be part of the overall business solution
• Report on progress and provide market intelligence to the team
• Develop and manage an evolving pipeline of business, devise capture strategies and partnering opportunities
• Evangelize LEO capabilities and articulate the LEO value proposition and promote the Telesat brand and Lightspeed capabilities
• Set and maintain a standard of behavior and engagement demonstrating TGS’s commitment to integrity and professionalism

Project Manager

• Telesat: leading global satellite operator building the Lightspeed LEO network and delivering satellite communications solutions.
• Support program managers working with 3rd party partners to develop Aero satellite terminal solutions.
• Develop and maintain project schedules and milestone reporting; coordinate schedule updates with the PMO for IMS integration.
• Coordinate cross-functional project activities with system engineering, user terminal engineering, program/product management, commercial, business development and sales.
• Drive review readiness for major design reviews; coordinate approval and closeout of major milestones and ensure deliverables are tracked.
• Maintain Jira for program-level milestones, document reviews, and AIs; own meeting hygiene (agendas, minutes, decision & risk logs, weekly roll-ups).
• Assist PM with change control and ensure scope/schedule deltas are reflected in schedules and reports.
• Partner with PMO schedulers to ensure UT content flows into enterprise dashboards; use tools like Primavera, Microsoft Project, Jira/Confluence, Power BI, SharePoint/Teams.

User Terminal Project Coordinator – Aero Programs

• Contribute to design, development and testing of Telesat Lightspeed software as part of a scrum team.
• Assume ownership of specific software modules, overseeing development, quality, and functionality.
• Lead and document technical discussions and guide decision-making processes.
• Collaborate with test and support teams to ensure comprehensive testing and efficient bug resolution.
• Develop and maintain embedded software modules using C++ and Python.
• Assist implementation of networking solutions for seamless component communication.
• Contribute to development of software tools, libraries, and frameworks to improve product quality and efficiency.
• Participate in code reviews and troubleshoot and resolve software defects and technical issues.
• Support integration of software components on Linux operating systems and validate features for functionality and performance.
• Maintain clear documentation of software designs, processes, and development tasks.
• Lead design, development, and implementation of advanced satellite ground segment software systems.

Software Developer

• Collaborate in design, coding, testing, and maintenance of embedded software applications
• Develop, test and maintain embedded software modules using languages like C++
• Implement software solutions ensuring seamless communication between components
• Contribute to development of software tools, libraries, and frameworks
• Participate in code reviews to enhance code quality and adherence to standards
• Troubleshoot and resolve software defects and technical issues
• Lead and develop industry leading embedded SW test methodologies
• Support integration of software components on Linux operating systems
• Test and validate software features to meet functionality and performance requirements
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product managers and designers
• Maintain clear and organized documentation of designs, processes, and development tasks
• Lead design, development, and implementation of advanced satellite ground segment software systems

Executive Assistant

Director, Business Development

Senior Specialist, UT Systems Engineer

Senior System Engineer

Director, Engineering

IT Systems Manager

Senior Manager, System Verification

Senior Software Developer

Senior System Administrator, Data Centers

Gestionnaire principal, LEO Opérations du réseau / Senior Manager, LEO Network Operations Center – NOC

Senior Manager, IT Networks

Senior Manager, SDN Controls

Director, Risk and Compliance

Senior Financial Analyst, Financial Planning and Analysis

Director, Business Development

User Terminal Project Coordinator – Aero Programs

Software Developer

Principal Software Developer