Engineering Student - DevOps - Fall 2026

Role

We are seeking a motivated and talented DevOps Engineering Student in our Digital Engineering department at our Montreal office. This is a 4‑month internship starting in September 2026. The successful candidate will support scrum‑teams for the automation of development of embedded systems such as satellite payloads and other spacecraft.

Responsibilities

• Support continuous improvement of our delivery pipelines (CI/CD)
• Design, document, and build systems to automate development activities
• Troubleshoot infrastructure‑related issues
• Perform system administration tasks, including configuration management, creating and maintaining Infrastructure as Code (IaC) templates, and supporting tools
• Manage engineering tools and third‑party IP (procurement, licensing, installation, upgrade, maintenance renewal, computing capacity planning, etc.) for PCB design, FPGA, software, RF and systems

Experience and Skills Required

Interested candidates should be working towards a Bachelor’s degree in electrical, computer, or computer science engineering with three (3) years completed.

• Experience with version control software (GIT, SVN, etc.)
• Some knowledge of automation software like Jenkins
• Knowledge of scripting languages such as Python and Bash
• Some programming experience
• Experience installing and configuring new software on Windows and Linux
• System administration skills
• Bi‑lingual in French and English (contact with customers outside Québec)

Desirable Skills

• Experience with SQL databases
• Some experience in web development to provide development teams with GUI tools
• Knowledge of building and deploying virtual machines (VMware, VSphere, VirtualBox)

Comments / Special Considerations

Successful candidates must obtain and pass a security assessment for the Controlled Goods Program (CGP).

Equal Opportunity and Accommodations

MDA is an equal‑opportunity employer that prizes diversity, integrity and collaboration; we are committed to growing MDA’s and Canada’s leadership in this next Golden Age. MDA is proud to provide accommodations during the recruitment process. If you require any accommodations, please indicate this in your application and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.