TTS Technologist

Manage the day-to-day technical operations of Telesat’s Allan Park customer uplinks and TTAC facilities to ensure all systems and services remain operational. Through careful planning, develop action plans to maintain high service standards and minimize impact to TTAC and Customer services. Ensure documentation and procedures are up to date and maintain accurate station logs for easy reference to incidents by afterhours TCC staff and on-call TTS support personnel

Preventative Monthly Maintenance: Perform monthly checks on services/chains as assigned in the APK Master Maintenance Schedule document. Record results in EMTS (server). Justification to your Manager will be required for any monthly check missed or skipped. This includes other tasks as scheduled for you in the APK Master Maintenance on EMTS3 document and Teleports Knowledgebase System

Manage Allan Park TTAC requirements to support IOT/TOS missions. This involves interfacing with space systems personnel to ensure proper hardware, hardware configurations and documentation are in place for L-minus checks and mission day. Develop resource support schedules based on updated TOS sequence of events data to ensure personal resources are in place to support missions

Provide TCC after hours TTS support in an on-call capacity to provide over the phone support and/or call in

Thorough understanding of complex data networks and backhaul configurations.

Programming and maintenance of iDirect equipment

Perform preventative and corrective maintenance to IF and RF hardware such as up/down converters, klystron high power amplifiers (KHPA), traveling wave tube amplifiers (TWTA), modulators and multiplexers

Participate in the installation and commissioning of new and expansion services with engineering personnel, demonstrating thorough understanding of the systems

Complete pertinent documentation associated with maintenance and/or installation tasks.

Responsible for the operations and maintenance of Power, HVAC, and supervisory and control systems

Have the ability to work directly with Telesat customers and/or third-party contractors

Ability to work in a team environment and independently with minimal supervision