Engineering Student, Mechanical - Winter 2026 - 12/16 months

MDA; Brampton; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace company in Brampton is seeking an Engineering Student for a 12-16 month co-op position in their Mechanical Engineering department. The successful candidate will support various engineering tasks, analyze processes, and program metrics dashboards. Ideal applicants should be working towards a relevant Bachelor’s degree and possess strong mathematical skills, CAD experience, and excellent communication abilities.

Qualifications

• Must be enrolled in their university’s formal Co-op program.
• Ideally, three (3) years of school completed.
• Include your transcript as part of your application.

Responsibilities

• Support program engineering work and other Mechanical staff.
• Map and analyze business processes for improvements.
• Program metrics dashboards for Engineering.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Strong mathematical skills

CAD modelling experience

Excellent verbal communication skills

Excellent written communication skills

Ability to work independently

Ability to work in a team

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Computer Engineering, or Applied Mathematics

Job description

Overview

MDA Space is a trusted mission partner to the global space industry with 55+ years of world firsts and more than 450 missions. We are a global leader in communications satellites, Earth and space observation, and space exploration and infrastructure. The team of more than 3,800 space experts turns audacious customer visions into achievable missions through a unique mix of experience, engineering excellence and discovery.

Position: We are on the hunt for an Engineering Student in our Mechanical Engineering department of our Robotics and Space operations division in the Brampton, On office.

Overall, the successful candidate would be treated similar to a new graduate joining our company, with tasks assigned relative to the level of schooling and experience achieved to date. This is a 12-16 month term co-op position starting Winter 2026.

Responsibilities

• Supporting program engineering work and other Mechanical staff as required.
• Mapping and analyzing business processes for improvements.
• Programming metrics dashboards for Engineering.
• Supporting continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

Interested candidates should be working towards a Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Computer Engineering and/or Applied Mathematics or Physics with three (3) years completed.

• Students must be enrolled in their university’s formal Co-op program and have ideally three (3) years of school completed.
• Please include your transcript as part of your application.
• The student should possess strong mathematical skills and experience in CAD modelling.
• A strong ability to work independently on assigned tasks as well as a member of a team is required.
• Excellent verbal, written communication skills are essential to this position.

Comments/Special Considerations

Successful candidates must obtain and hold security clearance at the reliability status, and pass security assessment for the Controlled Goods Program (CGP) and ITAR.

MDA Ltd. is proud to provide accommodations during the recruitment process. If you require any accommodations, please indicate this on your application/cover letter and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.

Salary

The compensation range for this position is 24-27$ hourly.