Student Systems Designer

Date: 14 Jan 2026

Location: Saskatoon, SK, CA

Company: Calian

Position Overview

The Systems Engineering Student position is a great hybrid opportunity ( 3 days from our Saskatoon office) to work with an experienced technical team on the design and testing of satellite communications and network management systems built with leading edge technology. 
You will work with a team that includes Systems Engineers and software developers. Students are usually initially tasked with testing, often using scripts to automate repetitive tests. Students may also be involved in other phases of projects including requirements capture, requirements analysis, system design, verification testing, and customer interaction.

Duration 12-16 months.

Responsibilities

Specific to “Satellite Planning and Management Solutions”

  • Specifying, designing and testing satellite resource planning and management software systems that are used to dynamically manage and optimize advanced satellite onboard communication payloads powering world-leading satellite communication networks that touch every aspect of life, from air travel to military theatres.

 Specific to “Network Management Solutions”:

  • Specifying, designing and testing products used to manage satellite, broadcast, telecommunications and cable networks. Our latest tools use cloud-native microservices architectures and are extensible, high-performance, and highly available.

 

Qualifications

  • Successful completion of three years in an Electrical Engineering, Engineering Physics or Computer Engineering degree program 

  • The ability to integrate well into a team environment, to quickly solve complex problems and to easily adapt to new technologies 

  • Experience with any of the following is considered an asset: 

    • Programming languages such as Java and C++ 

    • Scripting languages such as Python and bash 

    • Testing of software systems 

    • RF circuit design 

    • RF test and measurement equipment 

Compensation
$58,000

Vacancy
We have 1 available position

 

Job Title: Student Systems Designer

Requisition Number: 2171

Date: January 14, 2026

Location 1: Saskatoon, SK

Remote: No

Business Unit: Advanced Technologies

Department: Systems Engineering

Job Type: Full-time

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