AI&T Manager – Common Core (steerable antennas)

MDA Space; Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

MDA Space in Canada seeks an AI&T Manager to oversee the Assembly, Integration and Test portion of a program, aligning with customer and company expectations.

Requires 7+ years in PM/PI and AIT, strong leadership, and bilingual French/English communication with internal and external stakeholders. Full-time on-site role in Quebec with competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or Industrial degree, bachelor’s or higher.
• Solid understanding of electric motors, dynamic motion control, and related servo components (gear drives, actuators, feedback sensors, high-speed couplings).
• 7 years’ experience of program/project management in related technical field.
• 7 years’ experience of Assembly, integration and/or test.
• Experience with negotiations, risk management, contract management, subcontract management, financials, US ITAR regulations.
• Good people skills and leadership skills.
• Communication skills in both French and English required.

Responsibilities

• Acts as an ambassador for their unit and communicates with internal stakeholders to plan and execute manufacturing and production activities on their lines.
• Reviews requests from PM/PD/line mgmt and organizes resources to manage the AI&T portion of a program or product.
• Negotiates with program managers and external customers on products, resources, funding or methods.
• Prepares detailed schedules and monitors costs to date and estimates to completion; develops alternative plans.
• Escalates key issues and improvement opportunities within their unit and proposes solutions.
• Participates in product and design kick‑off meetings; ensures line specifications are met and compatible with existing equipment.
• Provides technical guidance and direction as a consultant.
• Makes decisions based on data in the company’s best interest.
• Maintains visibility of AI&T at management level through regular reviews.

Skills

Motor & dynamic movement systems

People skills & leadership

Bilingual communication (French & EN)

Project management experience

Negotiation & risk management

Education

Engineering degree (Mechanical/Electrical/Industrial)

Job description

Building the space between proven and possible, MDA Space 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 global MDA Space team of more than 5,500 space experts 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. For more information, visit www.mda.space.

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?

Role

The AI&T Manager manages the Assembly, Integration and test portion of a program, an element of a program, a product, to meet customer and Company expectations. A broader objective of this position is to support the Company’s growth by undertaking tasks that may not have a direct bearing on the management of the program (e.g. interaction with senior management and line management on operational issues identified on the program).

Responsibilities

AI&T Manager – Common Core

• Acts as an ambassador for their unit and, as such, actively communicates with internal stakeholders to plan and execute manufacturing and production activities on their lines.
• Reviews requests from departments responsible for program management, product development management, and line management. Then applies and organizes the necessary resources to manage the AI&T (Assembly, Integration & Test) portion of a program or product in its entirety.
• Must be able to negotiate and provide feedback to the program manager(s) who have direct relationships with the external customer, whether regarding products, resources, funding, or methods.
• Prepares detailed schedules to monitor daily product progress, conducts frequent and regular assessments of costs to date and estimates to completion, and develops alternative plans as needed to achieve cost and schedule objectives.
• Escalates key issues and improvement opportunities within their unit and proposes solutions.
• Participates in product and design kick‑off meetings and ensures that the specifications of the manufacturing lines are met. In other words, the manager must ensure that the proposed designs are compatible with existing equipment wherever possible.
• Acts as a consultant, providing technical guidance and direction.
• Must be able to make decisions and, when necessary, take a stand based on supporting data, in the company’s best interest.
• Maintains visibility of AI&T at the management level through regular technical, management, and progress review meetings.

Specific To Recurrent Products (steerable Antennas)

• Propose AIT plan for the introduction of recurrent products
• Continuous improvement of the new high-volume integration line, wherever possible.
• Must define the metrics and implementation sequence for their line.
• Performs occasional supplier follow-ups and oversees the commissioning of new equipment.
• Develops maintenance and qualification plans for the recurrent products lines
• Works with programs that are in the bidding or proposal phase (BID). The manager must therefore know their domain, its limitations, and the capacity of their lines in order to provide a realistic and technical contribution.

Qualifications Required

• Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or Industrial degree, bachelor’s or higher
• Knowledge of motor and dynamic‑movement systems:** solid understanding of electric motors, dynamic motion control, and related searing/servo components (gear drives, actuators, feedback sensors, high‑speed couplings)
• 7 years’ experience of program / project management or project engineering in related technical field
• 7 years’ experience of Assembly, integration and/or test
• Experience with negotiations, risk management, contract management, subcontract management, financials, US ITAR regulations.
• Good people skills and leadership skills.
• Communication skills in both French and English required. (Contact with customers outside Quebec and head office managers in Ontario).

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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).

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 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.

MDA 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.