Engineering Student - Component Engineering - Winter 2025

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 motivated and talented Engineering Student in our RF & Power & Component engineering department at our Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue office. This is a 4 months mandate (with a possibility of 8 months) starting in January 2025.

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.

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.

Role: 

The successful candidate will support the Component Engineering team in the optimization of internal parts selection processes and in the continuous improvement of our Electronic, Electronics, and Electromechanical (EEE) components database. The successful candidate will actively contribute to the improvement of internal processes for the identification and selection of EEE parts for space systems, as well as to the enrichment and methodological structuring of our component database. Knowledge of military standards relating to the specification, selection and qualification of parts is an asset.

Responsibility/Tasks:

• Contribute to the improvement and maintenance of the electronic components database, ensuring that data is up-to-date, accurate, and compliant with required quality and reliability standards.
• Participate in the evaluation and integration of a list of industry-leading parts manufacturers (ILPM) who produce reliable, high-quality components and do not require additional testing.
• Create new EEE part numbers.
• Provide technical support to the component engineering team, through the preparation of source control plans (procurement specifications).
• Assist in the revision of technical specifications and the preparation of compliance documents for new components entered into the database.
• Help ensure that the processes and products of EEE component suppliers are well controlled and comply with applicable standards.
• Act as technical interface and coordinator with suppliers for meetings, documentation exchanges, NDAs, export controls, etc (Qualification, etc).
• Review/approve incoming component data (incoming inspection reviews), including APD results from external APD houses.
• Assign value-added services to EEEs to ensure full compliance with product warranty requirements.
• Maintain EEE item database (item creation/revision, documentation verification/update, etc.).
• Contribute to assessing the impact of supplier/industry product change alerts/notifications.
• Participate in product warranty efforts/initiatives (continuous improvement, corrective actions, 8D approach, etc.).

Minimum qualifications required:

• The successful candidate must be in the process of obtaining a Bachelor's degree from an accredited university in engineering (electronics, mechanical, materials science, mechatronics or similar with exposure to EEE items/parts);
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in French and English;
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, mainly Excel;
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills. 

Asset:

• Knowledge of MIL, NASA and ESA standards for components and materials such as:
  • NASA GSFC EEE-INST-002 Instructions for the selection, qualification and decommissioning of EEE parts, ECSS-Q-ST-60 (Product Assurance Requirements of Space EEE Components) and their subsidiary specifications
  • MIL-STD-883/750 (Test Methods and Procedures for Microelectronics)
• Experience in SEM, EDX, X-ray and other destructive and non-destructive techniques used for EEE inspection;
• Knowledge of quality control and reliability of EEE components;

 

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 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.