Intermediate Business Analyst

MDA Space; Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

MDA Space in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Canada, seeks a Business Analyst to optimize the MES environment and align it with ERP, PLM, Quality and Project Management across sites.

You will analyze complex business problems, design automated, sustainable solutions, and support the system development life cycle from design to testing, collaborating with cross-functional teams and delivering training as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Computer Science/Information Technology or other relevant subject areas and/or proven business analyst professional experience.
• 2+ years of experience as a business analyst, with specific experience in MES, ERP and other associated systems.
• Knowledge of Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS) (Microsoft SQL Server).
• Some programming experience (C#, Microsoft SQL and VB.Net).
• Experience with reporting and business intelligence platforms: Power BI, IBM Cognos, Crystal Reports, Microsoft BI (SSRS, SSIS, SSAS) is a plus or equivalent.
• Complete understanding of manufacturing, supply chain flow and quality.
• Critical thinking, strong problem‑solving and analytical skills.
• Highly motivated, enthusiastic, and a positive thinker.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise in identifying, evaluating and developing systems and procedures that are cost effective, meet user requirements and business policies.
• Ensure compliance with MDA policies and cohesion of practices across sites.
• Leverage utilization of core business systems and applications (ERP and Manufacturing Applications).
• Recommend changes, propose alternatives, improvements and identify gaps where business needs are not being met.
• Configure system settings and options; plan and execute unit, integration and acceptance testing; and create specifications for systems to meet business requirements and policies.
• Design details of system flows.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to address business or systems issues.
• Participate in technical design, testing, implementation plan, maintenance, system and technical support for system‑related initiatives.
• Implement new technologies by assessing tools, software, and technological practices and maintaining compliance with MDA Data Governance policy.
• Design training programs, create documentation and user guides, and deliver training to other team members.
• Collaborate with other teams, team members and stakeholders.
• Provide general systems analysis and design support for other business systems activities as required.
• Use tools such as PowerBI, Excel, develop and report findings on key performance indicators, projections and performance analyses.

Skills

SQL Server

C# / VB.Net

Power BI

ERP / MES

Manufacturing know-how

Critical thinking

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration/Computer Science or related field

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

SOAP/REST API

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 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 more information, visit www.mda.space.

Role

This role focuses on optimizing the environment for our MES – Manufacturing Execution System and associated subsystems in alignment with other major enterprise systems such as ERP, PLM, Quality and Project Management supporting all MDA sites. The Business Analyst analyzes complex business problems and provides automated sustainable solutions to the organization. The candidate supports the system development life cycle from design to testing phases. Interpretation, critical thinking, problem solving, communications and organizational skill are required. The candidate must have a good ability to work independently and demonstrate a high level of interest for innovation.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise in identifying, evaluating and developing systems and procedures that are cost effective, meet user requirements and business policies.
• Ensure compliance with MDA policies and cohesion of practices across sites.
• Leverage utilization of core business systems and applications (ERP and Manufacturing Applications).
• Recommend changes, propose alternatives, improvements and identify gaps where business needs are not being met.
• Configure system settings and options; plan and execute unit, integration and acceptance testing; and create specifications for systems to meet business requirements and policies.
• Design details of system flows.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to address business or systems issues.
• Participate in technical design, testing, implementation plan, maintenance, system and technical support for system‑related initiatives.
• Implement new technologies by assessing tools, software, and technological practices and maintaining compliance with MDA Data Governance policy.
• Design training programs, create documentation and user guides, and deliver training to other team members.
• Collaborate with other teams, team members and stakeholders.
• Provide general systems analysis and design support for other business systems activities as required.
• Use tools such as PowerBI, Excel, develop and report findings on key performance indicators, projections and performance analyses.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Computer Science/Information Technology or other relevant subject areas and/or proven business analyst professional experience.
• 2+ years of experience as a business analyst, with specific experience in MES, ERP and other associated systems.
• Knowledge of Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS) (Microsoft SQL Server).
• Some programming experience (C#, Microsoft SQL and VB.Net).
• Experience with reporting and business intelligence platforms: Power BI, IBM Cognos, Crystal Reports, Microsoft BI (SSRS, SSIS, SSAS) is a plus or equivalent.
• Complete understanding of manufacturing, supply chain flow and quality.
• Critical thinking, strong problem‑solving and analytical skills.
• Highly motivated, enthusiastic, and a positive thinker.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Infor LN 10.7, Manufacturing Execution System and Quality Management System.
• Experience with process mapping and workflow design tools.
• Proficiency in tools such as JIRA, Confluence or other project management and documentation tools.
• Proven experience as a tester in the software development environment.
• Good understanding and ability to apply various process and design patterns.
• Hands‑on experience in SOAP/REST API/web service.

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).

Benefits and Diversity Statement

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, extended health care and flexible drug plans, dental and vision benefits, disability income protection, life insurance, group retirement savings plans and an employee and family assistance program.

We are an equal opportunity employer that prizes diversity, integrity and collaboration, and we are committed to growing MDA’s and Canada’s leadership in this next golden age.

We have entered a new era of exploration and development, and MDA welcomes all who yearn to suit up and be part of it.

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