Engineering student - Industrial Engineering - 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’re on the hunt for a motivated and talented Engineering Student in our Manufacturing department at our Montreal office. This is a 4 or 8 months assignation starting in May 2024.

Overall, the successful 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.

As our Engineering Student, you will:

Tasks and Responsibilities:

•  Monitor the development of continuous improvement activities
•  Participate in the development of various documents/processes
•  Participate in the development of 5S best practices
•  Keep plant layout plan up to date
•  Participate in the optimization of certain processes
•  Ensure communication between the various players  
•  Be a positive initiator of change and suggest new concepts
•  Improve quality and safety in production and test areas
•  Understand and analyze internal processes  
•  Participate in the development and improvement of the supply chain, and support component supplier follow-up activities 
•  Other related tasks. 

Experience and skills required:

Interested candidates should be working towards a Bachelor’s degree in automation engineering, mechanical or electrical engineering or computer science with three (3) years completed. 

• Excellent communication and negotiation skills with stakeholders;
• Motivation and ability to think for oneself, without supervision;
• Ability to learn quickly in a fast-paced, constantly changing environment;
• Strong interest in innovation and new technologies;
• Knowledge of ERP systems;
• Knowledge of MES systems.
• Knowledge of MS Office and Visio
• Bilingual (English/French)

 

Please upload a copy of both your resume and 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.