Safety and Mission Assurance (S&MA) Lead Engineer

MDA; Brampton; On-site; CAD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A space exploration company in Brampton seeks a Safety and Mission Assurance Lead to oversee quality, safety, and reliability for the Canadarm 3 program. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Engineering and 5-10 years of relevant experience. Responsibilities include leading a team, chairing review boards, and ensuring that project standards are met within budget and schedule. This role offers competitive compensation between $95,000 - $130,000 annually.

Benefits

Comprehensive healthcare package

Group retirement savings plans

Employee and family assistance program

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of experience in an engineering or assurance role required.
• Knowledge of quality assurance principles and practices related to space or aerospace product development.
• Strong understanding of systems engineering and hardware/software integration.

Responsibilities

• Lead a small team of S&MA personnel on quality, safety and reliability tasks.
• Chair the Materials Review Board (MRB) to drive investigations and resolutions.
• Participate in design and process reviews to ensure standards are met.
• Continuous monitoring during manufacturing and assembly to meet quality requirements.
• Supervise S&MA activities to ensure they meet budget and schedule.

Skills

Team leadership

Analytical skills

Quality assurance knowledge

Strong communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics)

Job description

ABOUT MDA SPACE

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 3,800 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.

The Position

We’re looking for a Safety and Mission Assurance (S&MA) Lead to support the Canadarm 3 program at our Brampton office.

S&MA is an independent engineering reporting organization within MDA. S&MA is involved in all aspects of the program, including support to proposals, customer and subcontractor contract negotiations, and through all phases of design, development, procurement, assembly, integration, test, qualification, delivery and operational support.

This job requires interaction with internal customers (including MDA program managers, engineering and manufacturing team), external customers (including their program and S&MA personnel), subcontractors and major suppliers.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead a small team of S&MA personnel on quality, safety and reliability tasks for one Canadarm3 element or subsystem.
• Chair the Materials Review Board (MRB) driving the investigation and resolution failure of hardware and software non-conformances, including tracking non-conformance status and metrics.
• Participate in design and process reviews to ensure conformance to product and process standards.
• Continuous monitoring and support during manufacturing, assembly, integration, and test (MAI&T) to ensure MDA and Customer technical and quality requirements are met.
• Supervise S&MA activities and resources to ensure completion of required activities within program budget, schedule and quality requirements.
• Early identification of quality requirements and implementation planning.
• Early identification of safety risks, mitigation planning and driving requirements to include safety controls.
• Early identification of technical risk and mitigation planning.
• Serve as customer point of contact for S&MA issues.
• Find process improvements for increased quality, productivity, efficiency and cost savings.

Job Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics etc.)
• 5-10 years of experience in in an engineering or assurance role are required.
• Knowledge of quality assurance principles and practices related to space or aerospace product development.
• Strong understanding of systems engineering, hardware and software integration, and mission assurance support.
• Knowledge of mission safety/hazard analysis and reliability fundamentals.
• Proven capability to lead a team.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Highly motivated and enthusiastic, with a positive attitude.
• Ability to work on multiple projects concurrently with effective time management.
• Knowledge of AS9100 and IPC standards an asset.

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).

We’re a dream team of purpose-driven, collaborative and passionate people, and we are constantly looking for others to join #TeamMDA to ignite new and innovative approaches to problem-solving that push us forward to improve life on and above Earth. If you’re excited to expand our place in space and driven to inspire the next generation, we’ll take you there.

We have entered a new era of exploration and development, and MDA welcomes all who yearn to suit up and be part of it. An equal opportunity employer prizing diversity, integrity and collaboration, we are committed to growing MDA’s and Canada’s leadership in this next golden age.

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

MDA 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 $95,000 - $130,000 annually. The specific compensation offered will be based on the qualifications and experience of the successful candidate.

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