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

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)
• Supporting continuous improvement initiatives.

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.