Job Description

Description :

For those who dream of advancing our space in the Universe and on Earth, we\xe2\x80\x99ll 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\xe2\x80\x99re 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\xe2\x80\x99re on the hunt for a Senior Structural 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\xe2\x80\x99re 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\xe2\x80\x99re excited to expand our place in space and driven to inspire the next generation, we\xe2\x80\x99ll 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\xe2\x80\x99s and Canada\xe2\x80\x99s leadership in this next golden age.

Within a concurrent engineering team, the senior Structural Analyst will establish the structural design of space-borne antennas and electronic equipments.

The structural analyst performs static, dynamic and thermoelastic analyses using standard structural analysis techniques, Nx/Nastran and other commercial or in-house developed softwares.

Tasks/Responsibilities:

• He/she sizes the components, identifies problem areas, suggests modifications or guides the design as necessary.
• He/she calculates the safety margins and documents the analyses.
• He/she may also be called to generate test procedures, carry experiments and write test reports to demonstrate design worthiness.

Minimal Qualifications Required:

• Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering or the equivalent.
• 5 - 10 years of direct experience in structural dynamics (modal, sine, random) as well as static & thermo-elastic analyses with the FEA software NASTRAN, preferably in an Nx environment.
• Good communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Multi-tasking capability.
• Ability of identifying key issues in a design and prioritizing them accordingly.
• Ability of working under tight schedule.
• Experience in fatigue and shocks
• Knowledge of composites
• Experience in acoustic analyses.

• Experience in structural testing (vibration test, modal test, etc.)
• Bilingualism

• Experience in the space industry & antenna RF requirements are assets.

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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.

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 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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