Telesat

Lightspeed Network Engineering Co-op Student (Fall 2026)

Telesat  •  Ottawa, CA (Onsite)  •  3 hours ago
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Job Description

The Telesat Lightspeed Network Engineering team is responsible for the end-to-end network design of Telesat’s Lightspeed Low Earth Orbit network. This Co-Op opportunity will leverage software automation and latest AI-based capabilities to help improve and streamline the network engineering team’s design, validation and documentation deliverables in preparation for Lightspeed launch.

Main Responsibilities:

  • Build high-quality software components to enable automation of network configuration and validation tasks.
  • Apply latest AI tools and methodologies to help accelerate and improve network validation and documentation deliverables
  • Participate in Network Engineering’s day to day design, integration and validation activities.
  • Deliver assigned task within scheduled timeframes and with accountability for quality.

Qualifications:

  • Experience in software development in Linux based environments
  • Proficient in Python programming language for automation and testing tasks
  • Experience with Git as a software version control tool and GitHub as a software repository
  • Experience with latest AI tools for software development, test and documentation activities such as Co-Pilot, Qodo, Rovo, etc.
  • Experience with Ansible IT automation environments
  • Strong troubleshooting skills
  • Demonstrate ability to function in a collaborative work environment.

Nice to Haves:

  • General understanding of networking concepts such as IP addressing, ethernet switching and IP routing.
  • Knowledge and/or experience in compute virtualization environments such as VMware ESXi or VirtualBox, Proxmox VE
  • Experience with enterprise productivity and collaboration tools such as Confluence and JIRA.
  • Experience with network test tools like Ixia IxNetwork and Spirent TestCenter and related programming APIs
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About Telesat

Backed by a legacy of engineering excellence, reliability, and industry-leading customer service, Telesat is one of the largest and most successful global satellite operators. Telesat works collaboratively with its customers to deliver critical connectivity solutions that tackle the world’s most complex communications challenges, providing powerful advantages that improve their operations and drive profitable growth.

Continuously innovating to meet the connectivity demands of the future, Telesat Lightspeed, the company’s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite network, will be the first and only LEO network optimized to meet the rigorous requirements of telecom, government, maritime and aeronautical customers. Telesat Lightspeed will redefine global satellite connectivity with ubiquitous, affordable, high-capacity links with fiber-like speeds.

Industry
Telecommunications
Company Size
501-1,000 employees
Headquarters
Ottawa, CA
Year Founded
1969
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