Engineering Student, Software (SKA) - Fall 2024

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 a member of the Engineering team you may work on our programs such as CHORUS Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Satellite, Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC), Square Kilometer Array (SKA) radio telescope, Aeronautical Navigation products, and Marine Insights products. You will work as part of a technical team to develop new capabilities, enhance existing capabilities and deliver solutions to our customers.
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.
For those who dream of advancing our space in the Universe and on Earth, we’ll take you there.
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.
The successful candidate will be a member of an Agile team designing and developing software for a signal processing system that is part of the international Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio telescope project.

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS REQUIRED:

Interested candidates should be working towards a Bachelor’s degree in Computing or Engineering Science with three (3) years completed.

• Python
• C++
• Linux
• Excellent communication skills
• Self-motivation in a team environment

DESIRABLE SKILLS:

• Docker
• Kubernetes
• CI/CD pipelines, DevOps
• Testing frameworks (e.g., pyest and GoogleTest)
• Agile software development
• Software microservice architectures
• Signal processing

• Develop Python and C++ software including tests and tools
• Participate in team design and review activities