Job Description

Description :

For those who dream of advancing our space in the Universe and on Earth, well 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, aviation charting, 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.

Were 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!

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.

Were on the hunt for a motivated and talented Engineering Student in our Geointelligence Airborne Systems department at our Richmond, B.C. office. This is an 8-month term starting in September 2023.

The successful candidate will join the CP-140 Imaging Radar System team and will participate in software design, coding, integration and testing, and system sell-off of an advanced multi-mode radar surveillance system for the Royal Canadian Air Force CP-140 Aurora fleet. The work largely involves real-time C++ software and JAVA programming.

As our Engineering Student, you will:

Responsibilities:

• Create engineering solutions that are technically competitive, cost-effective and have direct impact to our customers
• Plan work, drive your work to completion - on time & on budget
• Design, code, test, debug and document high quality software components
• Work with the team to complete the integration, testing and deployment of the software components into the full system
• Assist in troubleshooting problems at both the software and the system level
• Follow established development processes and corporate technical and quality standards

Experience and skills required:

Interested candidates should be working towards a Bachelors degree in Physics/Electrical/Computer Engineering or Computer Science with three (3) years completed.

• Working knowledge of Linux, MS Window tools, and software CM process (e.g., using Git and JIRA is an asset)
• C++ and/or JAVA design, development and I&T experiences is an asset
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong math, analytical and problem solving skills
• Familiarity with the MATLAB programming language is an asset

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.

Were 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 youre excited to expand our place in space and driven to inspire the next generation, well 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 MDAs and Canadas 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.

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