Engineering Student, Safety and Mission Assurance - Winter 2027 (12-16 months)

Macdonald, Dettwiler And Associates Corporation; Brampton; On-site; CAD 34,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

MDA Space in Brampton invites applications for an Engineering Student in Safety & Mission Assurance for a 12–16 month Winter 2027 placement. You will support mission assurance tasks and collaborate with cross-functional teams to balance safety and reliability.

The role mirrors a new graduate with responsibilities scaled to your schooling and experience. Applicants should be pursuing a Bachelor’s in Aerospace, Systems Design, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering, with at least three years

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline with at least three years completed.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work both independently and in a team.

Responsibilities

• Assist Mission Assurance teams with tasks such as risk evaluation, FMEAs, and hazard/cause records.
• Review engineering documents for correctness and quality; prepare summaries and meeting minutes.
• Support non-conformance tracking and safety-critical issue prompts; aid in action follow-up.

Skills

FMEA

Hazard analysis

Documentation

Team work

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace/Systems Design/Electrical/Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Engineering Student, Safety and Mission Assurance - Winter 2027 (12-16 months)

Job Category: Engineering

Requisition Number: ENGIN012742

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• Posted : October 15, 2026
• Full-Time

Locations

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Brampton, ON L6Y6K7, CAN

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 4,000 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.

DETAILS:

We’re on the hunt for a motivated and talented Engineering Student in our Safety & Mission Assurance department at our Brampton office. This is a 12-16 months placement, starting in January 2027.

Overall the successful candidate would be treated similar to a new graduate joining our company, where tasks will be assigned relative to the level of schooling and experience achieved to date.

Responsibilities:

The intern will assist the Mission Assurance program teams with a variety of tasks such as:

• Supporting the Safety team in evaluating the risks and effects of mission failures, through FMEAs and generating hazard/cause records.
• Preparing compliance matrices, reviewing engineering documents for correctness and quality, writing summaries and meeting minutes, and other tasks as directed by the program team.
• Supporting the management and tracking of non-conformances, identifying those that may be safety-critical, prompting users to take needed action and adding control board decisions.
• Interfacing and working collaboratively with program management, systems engineering, mission operations, safety and QA staff to accomplish S&MA tasks.
• Supporting company initiatives such as adopting new tools and business processes (e.g. check out and testing, documenting and training users)

Experience and skills required:

Interested candidates should be working towards a Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline such as Aerospace, Systems Design, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering with at least three (3) years completed. Candidates must be willing to work on a variety of tasks, be self-driven, and have a strong ability to work both independently, and as a member of a team. Please include a copy of your transcript as part of your application package.

Excellent verbal, written communication, and presentation skills are essential to this position.

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.

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.

The compensation range for this position is $25 - $28 hourly. The specific compensation offered will be based on the qualifications and experience of the successful candidate.