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Electrical Engineer — FlatSat Cyber Testbed (20 months · 50–80% · Hybrid · Ontario) Atlas Fabric (2681295 Ontario Inc.) is building FlatSat v0 — a ground-based flat-satellite cybersecurity testbed for a 20-month Canadian R&D program. Wired payloads, TT&C harness, instrumentation panel, and COTS emulator racks. Laboratory demonstrator — not flight hardware. We are hiring an Electrical Engineer to own electrical design and bench build in-house: PDU/power tree, connector panel (8 labeled test points), harness packages, and small interface PCBs — working alongside our systems/software team on a pre-validated SIL cyber-range baseline (9/9 automated scenario PASS). You will: Architect and build a ~400 W lab PDU (48 V → 12 V / 5 V), E-stop, grounding, rail monitoring Release KiCad panel + WireViz harness drawings (HAR-PAY, HAR-BUS, HAR-TTC, HAR-PWR) Design/fab/bring-up interface PCBs (TT&C break, CAN/UART tap) Execute continuity testing, controlled first power-on, and instrumentation validation (scope + logic analyzer) Produce design review records and test memos suitable for milestone evidence You bring: 3+ years hands-on electrical work (harness, DC power, lab safety) KiCad or equivalent ECAD; harness documentation experience CAN or serial bus debug with logic analyzer / scope Comfort building and documenting — not only reviewing others’ drawings We offer: 20-month engagement at 50–80% FTE (flexible) Hybrid work — design remote; bench integration on a defined schedule (peak Months 2–9) Direct ownership of electrical architecture — no subcontractor gatekeeping Small Canadian team: systems lead, SIL/firmware engineer, mechanical partner (RecordTech) Path to full-time if mutual fit Not required: flight heritage, RF, specific test-equipment brands, aerospace prime experience. Location: Canada (Ontario preferred). Bench work in GTA / partner lab region. Atlas Fabric is an equal-opportunity employer. We welcome applications from contractors transitioning to longer engagements, career changers with strong lab portfolios, and candidates requiring flexible or accessible work arrangements. Accommodation available on request. To apply: bien@atlasfabric.ca — include a short note on one harness or PDU project you built (photos or drawing links welcome).

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Computer and Network Security