Embedded Software Engineer/MTS

Macdonald, Dettwiler And Associates Corporation; Brampton; On-site; CAD 95,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Health and dental coverage

Life insurance

Retirement savings plan

Employee assistance program

Job summary

MDA Space in Canada is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer/MTS to design, implement, maintain, and test safety critical real-time flight software modules. You will lead complex subsystem designs and mentor junior teammates.

Responsibilities include collaborating with Systems, controls, electrical teams, reviewing peers’ work, and helping establish coding standards and toolchains. A strong background in C/C++ and embedded systems is required.

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 MDA Space team of more than 3,400 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 is 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 .

The Role:

As our Embedded Software Engineer/MTS, you will be instrumental in using your skill and experience as part of a team to design, implement, maintain, and test safety critical, real-time flight software solutions that are modular, extendable, testable, and efficient. You will lead difficult and complicated subsystem designs and implementations helping to grow the skills of more junior teammates through mentoring and coaching.

Job Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and test embedded applications.
• Ensure designs are documented and well communicated.
• Collaborate with other engineering disciplines (Systems, controls, electrical) to develop requirements/solutions.
• Review the work of teammates.
• Elicit requirements from various stakeholders/documents.
• Mentor and grow the skills of more junior team members via conversations, review of work products, explanation of design tradeoffs, etc.
• Support/Lead estimation efforts for new tasks.
• Collaborate with other seniors and management on the establishment, evolution, and enforcement of standards for coding, tools/environments, processes, etc.
• Other duties as will be assigned from time to time by management or a team lead.

Required Skills/Experience:

• Strong knowledge of C/C++
• 5+ years of relevant experience
• Solutions implemented on bare metal.
• Proven ability to design and implement embedded software.
• Hands on experience with one or more of the following: FPGAs, RAM, ROM, Flash, and Microcontrollers
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Bachelor's or Graduate degree in software, Computer, or Electrical Engineering or Computer Science

Beneficial Skills/Experience:

• Real time Operating systems.
• Object oriented programming.
• Communications interfaces (SPI, EtherCAT, CANOpen, etc.)
• Familiarity with System on a Chip and integration with FPGAs
• Continuous integration/build automation

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.

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.

• competitive health care including extended healthcare and flexible drug plans
• dental and vision benefits
• disability income protection
• life insurance
• group retirement savings plans
• employee and family assistance program

The compensation range for this position is $95,000 - $115,000 annually. The specific compensation offered will be based on the qualifications and experience of the successful candidate.

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.