Job Description

For those who dream of advancing our space in the Universe and on Earth, we'll 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're leading the charge towards viable Moon colonies, enhanced Earth observation, communication in a hyper-connected world, and more.

We're 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!

Position:

We're on the hunt for a Systems Engineering Co-op - Spacecraft AIT in our Geointelligence Engineering Team at our Richmond office. This is a 8 month term starting in May 2023.

As a member of the Engineering team you will work on a program such as CHORUS, a satellite constellation using Synthetic Apperture Radar to derive worldwide insights about our planet. CHORUS builds on the strong heritage of the RADARSAT program and brings forward innovative new technologies and operations concepts to deliver a significantly enhanced capability. You will work as part of a world-leading team to develop new capabilities, enhance existing capabilities and deliver solutions to our customers.

As part of your growth and development we will work with you to establish your development actions alongside regular progress reviews. You are likely to move through various assignments to gain the experience and knowledge to progress your career with us.

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.

Responsibilities:

As a Systems Engineering Co-op - Spacecraft AIT, you may have a wide range of responsibilities that include:

• tracing requirements from conceptual designs through to subsystem level requirements and preparing associated documentation such as test plans;
• review of design material provided by Subcontractors to ensure compliance to requirements;
• development of scripts, tools and other products for spacecraft integration and testing; and
• performing technical engineering tasks, such as operational analyses and trade-off studies, to verify and validate mission, system, and/or subsystem designs.

You will support intermediate and senior engineers in the above tasks and have opportunities for career growth.

Requirements:

• have familiarity with the following software tools:
• Matlab or similar analysis tools;
• Experience with Python, C++, or a similar current programming language
• MS Excel, for the purposes of engineering analyses
• AGI's Systems Tool Kit (STK)
• MS Office
• have excellent verbal and written communication skills
• be a self-starter with the ability to perform in a dynamic working environment
• possess excellent problem solving skills
• have a team-friendly attitude and willingness to learn

While not mandatory, candidates will benefit from any of the following:

• Experience writing test scripts for spacecraft flight software or equivalently complex, mission critical systems.
• Experience with Tool Command Language (TCL) and TERMA Spacecraft Control tools
• Familiarity with Requirements Management tools such as DOORS
• Familiarity with satellite remote sensing or earth observation; or
• Familiarity with orbital mechanics, satellite communications, spacecraft design and operation considerations.

Experience:

Interested candidates should be working towards a Bachelor's degree or post-graduate degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics or other relevant discipline with three (3) years of undergraduate studies completed.

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.

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.

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.