Thermal Analyst

Building the space between proven and possible, MDA Space (TSX:MDA) is a trusted mission partner to the global space industry. A robotics, satellite systems and geointelligence pioneer with a 55-year+ story of world firsts and more than 450 missions, MDA Space is a global leader in communications satellites, Earth and space observation, and space exploration and infrastructure. The MDA Space team of more than 3,000 space experts in Canada, the US and the UK has the knowledge and know-how to turn an audacious customer vision into an achievable mission – bringing to bear a one-of-a-kind mix of experience, engineering excellence and wide-eyed wonder that’s been in our DNA since day one. For those who dream big and push boundaries on the ground and in the stars to change the world for the better, we’ll take you there.

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 Thermal Analyst on our Satellite systems team at our Montreal office.

As the leading global independent commercial supplier of antennas, payloads, and electronics for communication and radar satellites, our team has successfully contributed to hundreds of missions in the past 60 years. With an extensive heritage in a wide range of solutions delivered to customers globally, our Satellite Systems team continues to grow and evolve on the ground and in the stars.

We’re a dream team of purpose-driven, collaborative and passionate people, and we are constantly looking for others to join #TeamMDA to ignite new and innovative approaches to problem-solving that push us forward to improve life on and above Earth. If you’re excited to expand our place in space and driven to inspire the next generation, we’ll take you there.

We have entered a new era of exploration and development, and MDA welcomes all who yearn to suit up and be part of it. An equal opportunity employer prizing diversity, integrity and collaboration, we are committed to growing MDA’s and Canada’s leadership in this next golden age.

 

Role: 

In a multi-disciplinary engineering team, the successful candidate contributes to the development of state-of-the-art spacecraft communication antennas or electronic subsystems by performing thermal design, analysis and test thus ensuring the products meet their thermal requirements.

 

Responsibilities:

• Select appropriate thermal protection & active or passive thermal control hardware, surface finishes and interfaces. 
• Predict temperature distribution and heat loads in the hardware at different stages of product life: launch, orbit transition, and on-orbit. 
• Based on evaluation of space hardware's thermal behavior and characteristics, recommend best mechanical design. 
• Plan and run thermal environment tests on hardware to validate the thermal design and to make sure the hardware is safe and functional in the required thermal environments. 
• Generate analysis and test reports.

 

Minimum Qualifications Required:

The candidate should meet the following requirements:

• Sc. or the equivalent in Mechanical Engineering.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in thermal analysis and generation of thermal math models (TMM) preferably with Nx/ “Space System Thermal” (or “TMG”).
• Experience in delivering successful spacecraft or spacecraft subsystem thermal designs.
• Experience in planning and performing thermal tests.
• Knowledge and understanding of space environments and experience in the space industry is a critical asset.
• Ability to interface with specialists of other disciplines, notably “systems” specialists, to identify the best overall designs

 

Desirable skills:

• Multitasking ability.
• Ability to identify key issues in a design, to prioritize & resolve them accordingly.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines.
• Knowledge of electronic packaging
• Experience in thermal testing
• Bilingual (French / English)
• Experience in the space industry and understanding of electrical requirements are assets.

 

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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.

Benefits statement :

MDA provides competitive compensation and benefits packages for its employees at all locations. As a team member of MDA, you and your qualified dependents are eligible to participate in a benefit plan that ensures a comprehensive level of protection through competitive health care including; extended healthcare and flexible drug plans, dental and vision benefits, disability income protection, life insurance, group retirement savings plans; and an employee and family assistance program.

Equal opportunity statement :

MDA Ltd. is proud to provide accommodation(s) during the recruitment process.  Should you require any accommodations, please indicate this on your application/cover letter and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.