Engineering Student - EGSE - Summer 2024

For those who dream of advancing our space in the Universe and on Earth, we will take you there!

Serving the world from our Canadian home and our global offices, MDA is an international space mission partner and robotics & space operations, satellite systems and geointelligence pioneer with a 50-year story of firsts on and above the Earth. Today, we are leading the charge towards viable Moon colonies, enhanced Earth observation, communication in a hyper-connected world, and more.

We are fueled by a pioneering spirit that carries us beyond. And together we enable highly skilled people to continually push boundaries and tackle big challenges requiring solutions that endure and inspire.

Are you ready to launch the next stage of your career in the new space economy? We would love to hear from you!

We are seeking a motivated and talented Engineering Student in our Power and RF engineering department at our Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue office. This is a 4 month mandate (with a possibility of 8 months) starting in May 2024.

Overall, the candidate would be treated similar to a new graduate joining our company, where tasks will be assigned relative to the level of schooling and experience achieved to date.

The candidate will participate in the development of test equipment and may participate in testing of satellite electronic units for various MDA programs.

As our Engineering Student, you will:

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team to work with the development of test equipment that will be used for testing satellite electronic units;
• Assist the engineers during testing of satellite electronic units;
• Be part of an engineering team specializing in test equipment, otherwise called electrical ground support equipment (EGSE);
• Participate in the design and manufacturing of electrical test equipment and cable harnesses.
• Participate in design documentation such as diagrams, assembly drawings, analysis, bill of materials, and test procedures;
• Support procurement, manufacturing and validation of test equipment;

Experience and skills required:

• Hands-on experience in electronic design;
• Skills in printed circuit board (PCB) design;
• Ability to work in a collaborative team;
• Interest for laboratory work.

Assets:

• Diptrace or equivalent PCB cad tool.
• Knowledge of stepper motors and drives
• Knowledge of Python or VBA.
• Knowledge of microcomputers (Raspberry Pi / Arduino)
• Knowledge of PSoC programming
• Visio and Microsoft office suite.
• Bilingual (French / English)

Please upload a copy of both your Resume and your Transcript when you apply.

Comments/Special Considerations:

Successful candidates must obtain and hold security clearance at the reliability status level, and pass security assessment for the Controlled Goods Program (CGP) and ITAR.

Equal Opportunity Statement:

MDA is an equal opportunity employer prizing diversity and inclusion. We are committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity. If you require assistance and/or reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please feel free to notify us.