Engineering Student, Software (HEERD) - Winter 2025

at  MDA Systems Ltd

Building the space between proven and possible, MDA Space (TSX:MDA) 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 MDA Space team of more than 3,000 space experts in Canada, the US and the UK 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.
As part of your growth and development we will work with you to establish your development actions alongside regular progress reviews. You are likely to move through various projects to gain the experience and knowledge to progress your career with us.
Details:
We’re on the hunt for a motivated and talented Engineering Student in our Geointelligence department at our Richmond office. This is an 8-month term starting in September 2024.
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. You will be part of a project team responsible for the development and delivery of an airborne hyperspectral system. You will participate in the full development life cycle using a diverse mix of technologies, to build near real-time processing software hosted in a high-performance prototype hardware platform.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Working towards a University degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics or other relevant discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience with at least 2 – 3 years completed
• Software development tools and practices:
• Object-oriented design, data structures & algorithms, and software design patterns
• Unit, component, and integration testing
• Version control (e.g. Git)
• Knowledge of C++ design and development is highly desirable
• Knowledge of Python is desirable
• Strong algorithm development and math background is a bonus
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work on a diverse and dynamic team
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Creating software and system engineering solutions that are technically competitive, cost-effective and have a direct impact on our customers
• Designing, coding, testing, debugging and documenting high-quality software components in C++ and Python
• Working with the team to complete the integration, testing and deployment of software components into a full system
• Assisting in troubleshooting problems at both the software and the system level
• Following established development processes and corporate technical and quality standards
• Planning work, providing effort estimates, driving your work to completion – on time & on budget