Manufacturing Engineer

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.

We’re looking for a Manufacturing Engineer
on our Satellite systems team at our Montreal office.

As the leading global independent commercial supplier of antennas, payloads, and electronics for communication and radar satellites, our team has successfully contributed to hundreds of missions in the past 60 years. With an extensive heritage in a wide range of solutions delivered to customers globally, our Satellite Systems team continues to grow and evolve on the ground and in the stars.

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.

The manufacturing engineer
, will work with a multidisciplinary team to manufacture space products used in state-of-the art satellites.

He or she participates in product design and ensures the product’s manufacturability (Design for Manufacturing) by working out compromises with the various members of the design team. The goal is to meet the client’s requirements and specifications while ensuring the ability to build a reliable, long-term product at an optimal cost.

He also supports production during the manufacturing phase as part of a dynamic production team. The process engineer ensures cross-program coordination of the assembly, integration, and testing operations for our space products. He ensures the high quality of the product and documentation throughout the entire production chain, while meeting deadlines and staying within budget.

For various projects, the engineer is responsible for ensuring effective communication among the production, program management, design, testing, quality assurance, and other teams. As the technical lead, the engineer must:

• Support SMT assembly manufacturing equipment (printer, placement, reflow, BGA rework)
  Lead and support the qualification of various programs to ensure that products meet the mission’s environmental requirements in terms of long-term reliability
• Coordinate the various aspects of assembly: procurement, inventory, operations planning, and workforce planning
  Manage the test sequence and ensure “readiness": preparation of fixtures (GSE), support, and compliance of results, in close collaboration with the planning team
• Enforce quality assurance and safety plans
• Develop and qualify new assembly processes to reduce the costs of space products

In addition to overseeing projects, the engineer actively participates in the continuous…