EGSE and Test Engineer

MDA Space; Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Extended healthcare

Dental and vision benefits

Disability income protection

Life insurance

Retirement savings plans

Employee assistance program

Job summary

MDA Space in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue is seeking a motivated EGSE and Test Engineer to join our hardware engineering team. You will contribute to the development and testing of satellite electronic units, collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams and design electrical test equipment and cable harnesses.

The role requires a degree in Electrical Engineering and 5+ years hands-on experience in electronic design, PCB layout, and laboratory testing. Security clearance at reliability status is required.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent (BSc/BE).
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in electronic design and testing.
• Experience with PCB layout and test equipment development.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to develop testing equipment for satellite electronic units.
• Support testing of satellite electronic units and debugging of test procedures.
• Be part of an engineering team focusing on electrical ground support equipment (EGSE).
• Design and support manufacturing of electrical test equipment and cable harnesses.
• Produce design documentation such as electrical diagrams, assembly drawings, BOMs, etc.

Skills

Electronic design

PCB design

Lab testing

Team collaboration

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

Diptrace

Raspberry Pi

Arduino

Python

VBA

PSoC

Job description

Company Overview

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.

Company Overview

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 4,000 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.

Role

We are seeking a motivated and talented EGSE and Test Engineer at our Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue office.

Tasks

• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams for the development test equipment used for testing satellite electronic units;
• Support testing of satellite electronic units;
• Be part of an engineering team specializing in test equipment, otherwise called electrical ground support equipment (EGSE);
• Design and support manufacturing of electrical test equipment and cable harnesses.
• Produce design documentation such as electrical diagrams, assembly drawings, bill of materials, etc.
• Assist engineering in analyses and writing of test procedures;
• Support procurement, manufacturing and validation of test equipment;

Experience And Skills Required

• Sc or equivalent in Electrical Engineering;
• 5+ years of experience.
• Hands-on experience in electronic design;
• Skills in printed circuit board (PCB) design;
• Ability to work autonomously and in a collaborative team, strong teamwork and interpersonal skills;
• Interest for laboratory work.

Assets

• Diptrace or equivalent PCB cad tool.
• Knowledge of stepper motors and drives
• Knowledge of Python or VBA.
• Knowledge of microcomputers (Raspberry Pi / Arduino)
• Knowledge of PSoC programming
• Microsoft office suite and Visio.
• Bilingual French / English (contact with customers outside of Quebec)

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 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.