Technical Trainer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Accommodation during recruitment

Comprehensive health and dental benefit

Employee assistance program

Job summary

MDA Space is seeking a Technical Trainer to support production teams with clear, structured training content. The role involves anticipating learning needs, collaborating with production, quality assurance, and engineering teams, and delivering engaging sessions that translate complex processes into practical skills.

The candidate will develop tools (presentations, guides, videos) and assess learner progress through exams, ensuring ongoing improvement and compliance across operations.

Qualifications

• DEC or Bachelor’s degree in Operations, Production Management, Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, Administration, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in an industrial or production environment, preferably in a unionized setting.
• Experience in a training role or position involving transfer of technical knowledge.
• Excellent ability to communicate and synthesize technical information.
• Able to engage learners through presentation skills and facilitation.

Responsibilities

• Design, update, and deliver technical training to technical and production employees.
• Analyze learning needs and propose training curriculums.
• Lead training sessions with clear technical instructions and safety standards.
• Collaborate with production, QA, and engineering to identify training needs.
• Adapt training content to meet operational, production, and compliance needs.
• Develop training tools (presentations, guides, videos, sheets) and keep them updated.
• Supervise new employees during integration and evaluate skills.
• Prepare, administer, and grade exams to assess progress.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of training processes.
• Participate in internal and external audits.

Skills

Communication

Presentation

Facilitation

Organizational skills

Teamwork

Learner engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Operations/Production Management/Engineering

Tools

PowerPoint

Word

Excel

LMS

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 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. For more information, visit www.mda.space

Role

We are seeking a Technical Trainer to support the skill development of our production teams. The job incumbent will be responsible for preparing and delivering clear, structured, and adapted training content to meet the operational needs of the of production departments. Working closely with various internal teams, the Technical Trainer will be responsible for anticipating changes, gathering information, and adapting the content of the technical training program to ensure our employees are equipped with a high level of understanding of our processes and able to apply their learning to their role.

Main Responsibilities

• Design, update, and deliver technical training to technical and production employees;
• Analyze and anticipate learning needs and propose training curriculums;
• Lead training sessions, clearly and concisely explaining technical instructions, work procedures, quality standards, and health and safety procedures;
• Collaborate closely with internal departments such as production, quality assurance, and engineering teams to identify training needs;
• Adapt training content to meet operational, production, and compliance needs;
• Collaborate with subject matter experts to develop training and ensure continuity of internal knowledge and expertise;
• Document and develop training tools (presentations, guides, videos, practical sheets) and ensure their regular update;
• Supervise new employees during their integration and evaluate their technical skills (practical and theoretical);
• Prepare, administer, and grade exams and assignments to assess employee progress;
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of the internal technical training processes;
• Participate in internal and external audits.

Qualifications

• DEC or Bachelor's degree in Operations, Production Management, Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, Administration, or a related field;
• Minimum 5 years of experience in an industrial or production environment, preferably in a unionized setting;
• Experience in a training role or a position involving the transfer of technical knowledge;
• Excellent ability to communicate and synthesize technical information;
• Able to engage and captive learners through presentation skills, strong interest in facilitation and organizational learning;
• Strong sense of organization skills and able to manage groups of learners;
• Fluency in French and English, both written and spoken, to communicate with teams across other divisions of the company;
• Team player, strong listening skills, and ability to work in constant interaction with operational teams;
• Ability to anticipate training needs and respond quickly and autonomously;
• Good mastery of computer tools (PowerPoint, Word, Excel);
• Good knowledge of learning management systems (LMS).

Comments/Special Considerations

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

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.