Engineering Student - FPGA Verification - Winter 2027

Macdonald, Dettwiler And Associates Corporation; Quebec; On-site; CAD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Macdonald, Dettwiler and Associates Corporation is seeking an Engineering Student for its FPGA department in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue. The 4-month mandate (potentially 8 months) begins January 2027 at our Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC office.

The role mirrors a new graduate's responsibilities with tasks assigned by schooling and experience. The FPGA Verification intern will report to a Senior Designer and verify FPGAs for space applications including robotics, radar imagery and DSP.

Qualifications

• Completed third year of bachelor’s degree in electrical or computer engineering.
• GPA of 3.2/4.0 minimum.
• Willingness to learn and collaborative mindset.
• Bilingual in French and English (interfaces with suppliers and colleagues outside Quebec).
• Must obtain security clearance at reliability status level and pass CGP/ITAR assessments.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with senior verifiers to develop SystemVerilog (or VHDL) test benches for FPGA verification.
• Apply the Universal Verification Methodology (UVM).
• Write test cases to verify requirements.
• Contribute to development of the test infrastructure.
• Document and report problems to designers and assist in identifying sources of issues.
• Support laboratory testing.

Skills

VHDL

Verilog

Bilingual (French & English)

Willingness to learn

Education

Senior undergraduate degree in electrical or computer engineering

Tools

Linux

Confluence

Jira

SVN

Git

Job description

Job Category: Engineering

• Posted : October 30, 2026
• Full-Time
• On-site

Locations

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Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC H9X3R2, CAN

Description

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.

Are you ready to launch the next stage of your career in the new space economy? We would love to hear from you!

We're on the hunt for a motivated and talented Engineering Student in our FPGA department at our Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue office. This is a 4 month mandate (with a possibility of 8 months) starting in January 2027.

The successful candidate's work scope would be similar to that of a new graduate joining our company, where tasks will be assigned relative to the level of schooling and experience achieved to date.

The FPGA Verification intern will report to a Senior Designer and will be involved in the verification of FPGAs for various space applications such as obotics, radar imagery, command & control, telecommunications and digital signal processing.

As our Engineering Student, you will:

Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with senior verifiers to develop SystemVerilog (or VHDL) test benches for
• the verification of FPGAs;
• Apply the various techniques and approaches of the Universal Verification Methodology
• (UVM);
• Write test cases to verify the requirements;
• Contribute to the development of the test infrastructure;
• Document and report problems found to designers and assist them in identifying the
• source of the problems;
• Support laboratory testing

Experience and skills required:

• Completed third year of bachelor's degree in electrical or computer engineering;
• Demonstrated academic performance (3.2/4.0 minimum);
• Desire to learn;
• Collaborative and dynamic personality;
• Sense of initiative;
• Experience with one or more of the following languages: VHDL, Verilog,
• Knowledge of Linux, Confluence, Jira, SVN, GIT
• Proven academic performance
• Knowledge of French and English(interfaces with suppliers and colleagues outside of Quebec)

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.

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.