Engineering Student - PCB Design and Electronic Testing - 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 Digital department at our Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue office. This is a 4 month mandate (with a possibility of 8 months) starting in May 2024.

The successful candidate’s work scope would be similar to that of 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:

Responsibilities:

• Interns will join teams designing flight and/or test infrastructure for electronic systems.
• Interns may participate in PCB design activities such as drawing or schematic development, bill of material management, electronic circuit analysis, test procedure development, mass, performance and power budgets.
• Interns may support the laboratory activities such as prototyping, characterization, integration testing and reporting.
• Interns may also support the development of test infrastructure through scripting and programing
• The students are closely shadowed by a mentor and will attend project status meetings.

Experience and skills required:

• Fifth semester completed towards a Bachelor Degree in electrical engineering prior to the start of the internship
• Dynamic
• Desire to learn
• Shows initiative

Desirable skills:

• Experience with one or more of the following software: Matlab, Python, C/C++, PSPICE, Siemens Mentor Graphics (or other PCB design software)
• Experience in PCB design and testing electronics
• Knowledge of Word, Excel, PowerPoint software
• Proven academic performance
• Knowledge of French and English

 

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.