Engineering Student, Systems Design - Fall 2025

Macdonald, Dettwiler And Associates Corporation; Brampton; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the space industry seeks an Engineering Student for a Systems Design Engineering internship in Brampton. This role involves supporting senior engineers on robotic projects and participating in continuous improvement initiatives. Ideal candidates are pursuing relevant Bachelor’s degrees and have strong mathematical and communication skills.

Benefits

Accommodations during recruitment process

Qualifications

• 3 years completed in a relevant Engineering degree program.
• Must be enrolled in university's formal internship program.
• Should possess strong mathematical skills.

Responsibilities

• Deriving and writing system requirements.
• Providing general support to the engineering team.
• Documenting work and participating in technical discussions.

Skills

Strong mathematical skills

Experience in system design and modelling

Ability to work independently

Strong teamwork skills

Excellent verbal communication skills

Excellent written communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical, Systems, Engineering Physics, or Computer Engineering

Applied Mathematics or Physics

Job description

Engineering Student, Systems Design - Fall 2025

Job Category: Engineering

Requisition Number: ENGIN009317

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Brampton, ON L6Y6K7, 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 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’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!

With 40 years of operational experience and proven performance on the iconic Canadarm programs including Space Shuttle and International Space Station robotics and operations support, our Robotics & Space Operations team has 100% mission success in making space dreams come true.

Details:

We’re on the hunt for an Engineering Student for our Systems Design Engineering Department at our Brampton office.

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. This is an 12-16 month term starting in September 2025.

As an Engineering Student, you will work together with senior systems engineers on space and planetary exploration robotic projects as well as departmental continuous improvement initiatives and process improvements.

Responsibilities:

• system requirements derivation and writing
• general support to the rest of the engineering team.
• document work and participate in system level technical discussions when required.

Qualifications:

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

• Students must be enrolled in their university’s formal internship program
• Please include your transcript as part of your application
• The student should possess strong mathematical skills and experience in system design and 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 level, and pass security assessment for the Controlled Goods Program (CGP).

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 $24 - $27 hourly.