MDA – Legal Counsel – Brampton, ON

Company: MDA

Location: Brampton, ON

Expected salary: $150000 – 175000 per year

Job date: Fri, 21 Feb 2025 01:59:41 GMT

Job description: Description :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. With 40 years of operational experience and proven performance on the iconic Canadarm programs including Space Shuttle and International Space Station robotics and operations support, our Robotics & Space Operations team has 100% mission success in making space dreams come true.The Role:We are looking for a Senior Legal Counsel or Legal Counsel to join the MDA Space Legal team. Reporting to the Associate General Counsel, in this role, you will provide legal advice and support on matters relating to strategic transactions, corporate and public company governance matters, regulatory and compliance issues and commercial contracting initiatives across all of our business units. At present, we are operating under a hybrid work model, with 3 days per week in office and 2 days per week remote.Job Responsibilities:

  • Provide timely guidance and risk analysis on all types of legal issues including domestic and international contracts and special projects, corporate governance, corporate finance, intellectual property/licensing transactions, new business initiatives and corporate structuring
  • Provide legal support and leadership on key strategic initiatives undertaken by our business
  • Review complex commercial contracts and support contract negotiations with external and internal stakeholders
  • Provide legal support to the Security and Compliance team on a variety of matters including anti-corruption and third-party due diligence, export control, and safeguarding classified information
  • Supervise and coordinate with external counsel where needed, including on annual public company disclosure related matters
  • Provide legal support on development and implementation of MDA Space company templates, policies and procedures, including to further various business transformation initiatives
  • Provide guidance on issues arising from actual or anticipated litigation

Job Qualifications:

  • LLB or JD from an accredited law school and member in good standing of a Canadian provincial bar
  • 4+ years post-call experience as a lawyer, ideally with experience both as in-house and with a top-tier law firm. Experience should be primarily focused on corporate legal support and commercial transactions (preferably in the aerospace, defence or high-technology sectors). Previous experience with merger & acquisitions, public company disclosure requirements, transactions with government customers or working in highly-regulated industries are all considered assets
  • Demonstrated ability to provide business-oriented legal advice and recommendations
  • Strong communication skills, and an ability to present clear and practical legal guidance that support the achievement of business objectives
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and a capacity to build strong working relationships across the organization
  • Keen attention to detail, ability to work independently and as part of a team, and willingness to take ownership over all areas of support
  • Strong business judgment with an understanding of when to ask for guidance or input
  • Excellent organizational skills and ability to effectively manage priorities while meeting timelines
  • Successful candidates must obtain and hold security clearance at the NATO Secret level, and pass security assessment for the Controlled Goods Program (CGP).

Comments/Special Considerations: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 Space 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 Space’s and Canada’s leadership in this next golden age.MDA Space 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 $150,000 – $175,000 annually. The specific compensation offered will be based on the qualifications and experience of the successful candidate.

MDA – Student – .NET and Analytics Developer – Brampton, ON

Company: MDA

Location: Brampton, ON

Expected salary: $22 – 25 per hour

Job date: Wed, 12 Feb 2025 05:33:09 GMT

Job description: Description :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.Are you ready to launch the next stage of your career in the new space economy? We would love to hear from you!MDA is seeking for a Student with solid critical thinking and problem-solving skills to be part of the Business Systems Team working as a .NET and Analytics Developer to design, develop, modify, debug and evaluate problems related to the enterprise applications supporting different functional areas of the business and design and build reporting tools, information dashboards, data generators and other end-user information portals or resources for existing and new systems hosted on-premise and in third party IaaS/PaaS/SaaS clouds.Responsibilities

  • Programs applications and interfaces for enterprise level systems using appropriate toolsets.
  • Generate ad hoc operational reports and regular datasets or report information for end-users using system tools and database or data warehouse queries and scripts.
  • Develops solutions by interpreting functional requirements and design specifications into existing applications.
  • Ability to design complex reports.
  • Performs unit test in the written code.
  • Extract data from multiple sources, integrate disparate data into a common data model, and integrate data into a target database, application, or file using efficient ETL processes.
  • Provides phone, email, in person and remote support for all enterprise level systems.
  • Exercises judgement in selecting methods, techniques and necessary tools required to support applications development, test and reusability.
  • Produces quality products that provide the customers/users with accurate and useful tools through interpretation of needs and programming skills.
  • Generates documentation supporting the complete development lifecycle such as block diagrams, data flow charts, technical design, test plan, training documentation, etc.
  • Ensures effective implementation and on-going operation of new and modified applications, by conducting the training of users in the detailed system operation.
  • Supports application of best industry practices and standards and develop innovative solutions to difficult problems.
  • Attends team, project status, and review meetings to provide accurate updates and state of the projects in charge.
  • Participates as part of a team, understanding the various work styles of others, and their roles on the team.
  • Demonstrates enthusiasm and commitment to the goals and objectives of the team.
  • Participates in software upgrades and application of patches as required.
  • Performs all other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

  • Active student currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s program working towards a degree in a related field such as Computer Engineering, Computer/Data Science or related discipline
  • Curios about new techniques, process and approaches
  • Passionate about learning new technologies
  • Highly motivated, enthusiastic, and a positive thinker
  • Knowledge of C#, .Net Framework, SQL Server
  • Knowledge of Power BI and Azure ADF
  • Knowledge of cloud environments like Azure
  • Strong communication, interpersonal, presentation and technical skills

Desired Qualifications:

  • Experience with Web programming: HTML5, XML, CSS, AJAX, jQuery and Web API
  • Familiarity with Frameworks: .NET Framework, .NET Core, React and Angular
  • Experience with Azure DevOps

***Successful candidates must obtain and hold security clearance at the reliability status level, and pass security assessment for the Controlled Goods Program (CGP).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 $22 – $25 hourly. The specific compensation offered will be based on the qualifications and experience of the successful candidate.

MDA – Junior Java Developer – Kanata, ON

Company: MDA

Location: Kanata, ON

Expected salary: $70000 – 85000 per year

Job date: Sun, 26 Jan 2025 03:19:33 GMT

Job description: Description :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.The Role:We’re on the hunt for a Java Developer in our Geointelligence Engineering Team at our Ottawa office.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.The current position we are looking to fill will have you working at the DRDC Ottawa’s Carling location, working alongside MDA Space team members as well as DRDC scientists and other personnel.The successful candidate will possess the necessary mandatory qualifications and perform the job duties described below. If this is a good fit with your skills we would love to hear from you.Job Responsibilities:

  • Support existing DRDC Ottawa stand-alone software systems and test-beds.
  • Provide software maintenance including functional modifications, bug fixes, code improvements and re-engineering.
  • Implement algorithms provided by DRDC Ottawa scientists, which may be written in MATLAB or pseudocode.
  • Develop customizations and tests for existing code bases and software tools.

Job Requirements:

  • A University Degree in computer science, software engineering, or related area of study, and a combination of related education and experience.
  • Able to obtain Reliability status level clearance, with potential to gain higher levels of clearances if the need arises
  • Minimum 2 to 3 year(s) experience in:
  • Developing software with Java 8 or a newer version;
  • Developing Java-based software for use with remote sensing data exploitation or a combination of image analysis or signal processing;
  • Developing of client-server architectures, include a JSP and JavaScript front-end;
  • Programming web services using Representational State Transfer (REST) and Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP);
  • Design and implementation of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) software programs;
  • Programming and analyzing data in Linux and Windows environments.

Desirable to have experience in:

  • Shell scripting in Linux and/or UNIX;
  • Matlab or Python or IDL programming.

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 be able to obtain higher clearances.Benefits Statement:MDA Space offers competitive compensation and benefits to its employees at all of its locations. As a member of the MDA Space team, you and your eligible dependents can enroll in a benefits plan that provides a comprehensive level of protection through competitive health care, including: health care plans supplemental and flexible drug plans, dental and vision benefits, disability income protection, life insurance, group retirement savings plans and an employee assistance program and to their family.Equal Opportunity Statement:MDA Space is an equal opportunity employer with a strong focus on diversity and inclusion. We are committed to treating all employees and candidates with respect and dignity. If you require assistance or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruitment process, please let us know.The compensation range for this position is $70,000 – $85,000 annually. The specific compensation offered will be based on the qualifications and experience of the successful candidate.

MDA – Intermediate C++/Python Developer – Kanata, ON

Company: MDA

Location: Kanata, ON

Expected salary: $75000 – 85000 per year

Job date: Sun, 26 Jan 2025 06:45:02 GMT

Job description: Description :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.The Role:We’re on the hunt for a C++/Python Developer in our Geointelligence Engineering Team at our Ottawa office.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.The current position we are looking to fill will have you working at the DRDC Ottawa’s Carling location, working alongside MDA Space team members as well as DRDC scientists and other personnel.The successful candidate will possess the necessary mandatory qualifications and perform the job duties described below. If this is a good fit with your skills we would love to hear from you.Job Responsibilities:

  • Upgrade and test software components for DRDC test-bed system Image Analyst Pro (IA Pro):
  • Upgrade Python 2.7 to Python 3;
  • Upgrade GTK (an open-source cross-platform widget toolkit) from GTK2 to GTK3;
  • Upgrade OpenEV;
  • Upgrade Python and GTK syntax.

Job Requirements:

  • A University Degree in computer science, software engineering, or related area of study, and a combination of related education and experience.
  • Able to obtain Reliability status level clearance, with potential to gain higher levels of clearances if the need arises
  • Minimum 2 to 3 year(s) experience in:
  • Developing C++ based software for use with remote sensing data exploitation or a combination of image analysis or signal processing;
  • Programming in the C++ and/or Python language;
  • Programming and analyzing data in Linux and Windows environments.

Desirable to have experience in:

  • Experience with different types of build systems:
  • CMake, Make, vcpkg, Linux vs windows build, Python to C++ bindings, visual studio builds.
  • Shell scripting in Linux and/or UNIX;
  • Matlab or IDL programming.
  • Windows Subsystem for Linux;
  • Geospatial Data Abstraction Library (GDAL).

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 be able to obtain higher clearances.Benefits Statement:MDA Space offers competitive compensation and benefits to its employees at all of its locations. As a member of the MDA Space team, you and your eligible dependents can enroll in a benefits plan that provides a comprehensive level of protection through competitive health care, including: health care plans supplemental and flexible drug plans, dental and vision benefits, disability income protection, life insurance, group retirement savings plans and an employee assistance program and to their family.Equal Opportunity Statement:MDA Space is an equal opportunity employer with a strong focus on diversity and inclusion. We are committed to treating all employees and candidates with respect and dignity. If you require assistance or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruitment process, please let us know.The compensation range for this position is $75,000 – $85,000 annually. The specific compensation offered will be based on the qualifications and experience of the successful candidate.

MDA – Junior C++ Software Developer – Kanata, ON

Company: MDA

Location: Kanata, ON

Expected salary: $70000 – 85000 per year

Job date: Sun, 26 Jan 2025 06:39:42 GMT

Job description: Description :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.The Role:We’re on the hunt for a C++ Developer in our Geointelligence Engineering Team at our Ottawa office.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.The current position we are looking to fill will have you working at the DRDC Ottawa’s Carling location, working alongside MDA Space team members as well as DRDC scientists and other personnel.The successful candidate will possess the necessary mandatory qualifications and perform the job duties described below. If this is a good fit with your skills we would love to hear from you.Job Responsibilities:

  • Support existing DRDC Ottawa stand-alone software systems and test-beds.
  • Provide software maintenance including functional modifications, bug fixes, code improvements and re-engineering.
  • Implement algorithms provided by DRDC Ottawa scientists, which may be written in MATLAB or pseudocode.
  • Develop customizations and tests for existing code bases and software tools.

Job Requirements:

  • A University Degree in computer science, software engineering, or related area of study, and a combination of related education and experience.
  • Able to obtain Reliability status level clearance, with potential to gain higher levels of clearances if the need arises
  • Minimum 2 to 3 year(s) experience in:
  • Developing C++ based software for use with remote sensing data exploitation or a combination of image analysis or signal processing;
  • Programming in the C++ and/or Python language;
  • Programming and analyzing data in Linux and Windows environments.

Desirable to have experience in:

  • Shell scripting in Linux and/or UNIX;
  • Matlab or IDL programming.
  • Analysis of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data such as interferometry, polarimetry and radar calibration.

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 be able to obtain higher clearances.Benefits Statement:MDA Space offers competitive compensation and benefits to its employees at all of its locations. As a member of the MDA Space team, you and your eligible dependents can enroll in a benefits plan that provides a comprehensive level of protection through competitive health care, including: health care plans supplemental and flexible drug plans, dental and vision benefits, disability income protection, life insurance, group retirement savings plans and an employee assistance program and to their family.Equal Opportunity Statement:MDA Space is an equal opportunity employer with a strong focus on diversity and inclusion. We are committed to treating all employees and candidates with respect and dignity. If you require assistance or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruitment process, please let us know.The compensation range for this position is $70,000 – $85,000 annually. The specific compensation offered will be based on the qualifications and experience of the successful candidate.

MDA – Engineering Student, Systems Design – Summer 2025 – Brampton, ON

Company: MDA

Location: Brampton, ON

Expected salary: $23 – 26 per hour

Job date: Fri, 17 Jan 2025 03:30:49 GMT

Job description: Description :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.Are you ready to launch the next stage of your career in the new space economy? We would love to hear from you!With 40 years of operational experience and proven performance on the iconic Canadarm programs including Space Shuttle and International Space Station robotics and operations support, our Robotics & Space Operations team has 100% mission success in making space dreams come true.Details:We’re on the hunt for an Engineering Student for our Systems Design Engineering Department at our Brampton office.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. This is an 8-16 month term starting in May 2025.As an Engineering Student, you will work together with senior systems engineers on space and planetary exploration robotic projects as well as departmental continuous improvement initiatives and process improvements.Responsibilities:

  • mathematical modelling
  • system requirements derivation and writing
  • system level design trades
  • system budgeting
  • general support to the rest of the engineering team.
  • document work and participate in system level technical discussions when required.

Qualifications:Interested candidates should be working towards a Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace, Electrical, Mechanical, Systems, Engineering Physics, or Computer Engineering and/or Applied Mathematics or Physics with three (3) years completed.

  • Students must be enrolled in their university’s formal internship program.
  • The student should possess strong mathematical skills and experience in system design and modelling.
  • A strong ability to work independently on assigned tasks as well as a member of a team is required.
  • Excellent verbal, written communication 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 $23 – $26 hourly. The specific compensation offered will be based on the qualifications and experience of the successful candidate.

Internal Communications Coordinator – MDA – Brampton, ON

Company: MDA

Location: Brampton, ON

Expected salary: $55000 – 75000 per year

Job date: Wed, 04 Dec 2024 01:37:08 GMT

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IT Project Manager – MDA – Brampton, ON

Company: MDA

Location: Brampton, ON

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Systems Project Engineer – MDA – Brampton, ON

Company: MDA

Location: Brampton, ON

Expected salary: $78000 – 120000 per year

Job date: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 01:25:04 GMT

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