Telesat Careers and Employment

It was a challenging place to work. I had to learn networking and RF. As well as doing basic maintenance on switchgear and dehydrators. There was no real room for advancement for a tech.

Console Operator and Receptionist in Ottawa, ON

on 17 June 2020

An exciting place to work because it involved satellites

I enjoyed working at Telesat mainly because of the people. I had great managers when I worked as a console operator and in records management. The company also had a gym right in the building so it was a great place to work in the day time and I enjoyed the exercise program in the early part of the day.

Senior Engineering Associate-Term Employee in Ottawa, ON

on 21 January 2019

New management has killed morale

Poor salaries which results in new hires are not well qualified. Large number of employees are reaching retirement and therefore are losing knowledge base.

Director, Teleport Operations in Toronto, ON

on 16 August 2017

Very customer focussed

Extremely dedicated staff. Leading edge communications technology. Overall a fun place to work. Management team at most levels very focussed on overall objectives

Satellite Payload Engineer in Ottawa Ontario

on 16 April 2017

Space Industry Experience

Working on the ANIK C satellite system as a satellite payload engineer gave me great software programming experience. Specifically working on Satellite wave tube technology, the central system in the satellite

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