Advanced Systems Engineer
You will lead the development, integration, and verification of advanced optical payloads for space applications. This role involves collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to define system architectures and ensure mission success throughout the product lifecycle.
- Hybrid
- Ottawa, ON
- Posted Aug 20, 2026
- 1 position
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Job summary
As an Advanced Systems Engineer (Optical Instruments, Space) here at Honeywell Aerospace, you will have the opportunity to play a critical role in the development, integration, verification, and deployment of advanced optical payloads and instruments for space applications. You will work across multidisciplinary engineering teams to define system architectures, develop requirements, manage technical baselines, and ensure mission success throughout the full product lifecycle. You will report directly to our Sr Engineering Manager and you'll work out of our Kanata, Ontario location hybrid. In this role, you will contribute to next-generation spaceborne optical systems that support Earth observation, scientific exploration, space domain awareness, and advanced communications missions. You will collaborate closely with optical, mechanical, electrical, software, and mission operations teams to deliver high-performance solutions that meet customer and mission requirements.
What you’ll do
You will lead the development, integration, and verification of advanced optical payloads for space applications. This role involves collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to define system architectures and ensure mission success throughout the product lifecycle.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline and possess at least 5 years of experience in systems engineering or aerospace instrumentation. Proficiency in requirements management and familiarity with space industry standards are highly valued.
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- Systems engineering
- Optical instrumentation
- Aerospace systems
- Requirements management
- Verification planning
- Multidisciplinary engineering
- Space systems
- Spacecraft payloads
- Imaging systems
- Spectrometers
- Laser systems
- Lidar
- Telescopes
- Electro-optical payloads
- Model-based systems engineering
- Sysml
- Optical Systems
- Systems Engineering
- Optics
- Communication
- Engineering Management
- Product Lifecycle Management
- Operations
- Requirements Management
Job areas
- Engineering
- Technology
- Science & Research
- Manufacturing
- Advanced Systems Engineer
- Optical / Laser Engineer
- Engineering Professionals Not Elsewhere Classified
- Photonics Engineers
- Engineers, All Other
Additional details
- Minimum education
- Bachelor’s degree
- Minimum experience
- 5+ years
- Posting language
- English
- Working hours
- 40 hours per week