Sr. MTS - Ground Software Engineers

Job Details

Description

For those who dream of advancing our space in the Universe and on Earth, we’ll take you there.

Serving the world from our Canadian home and our global offices, MDA is an international space mission partner and robotics & space operations, satellite systems and Geointelligence pioneer with a 50-year story of firsts on and above the Earth.

Today, we're leading the charge towards viable Moon colonies, enhanced Earth observation, communication in a hyper-connected world, and more.

We’re fueled by a pioneering spirit that carries us beyond. And together we enable highly skilled people to continually push boundaries and tackle big challenges requiring solutions that endure and inspire.

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!

The Position

We’re on the hunt for a Senior Ground Software Engineer / Member of Technical Staff (MTS) on our Robotics & Space Operations team at our Brampton office.

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.

As our Senior Ground Software Engineer / MTS, you will be instrumental in using your skill and experience as part of a team to design, implement, maintain, and test software solutions that are modular, extendable, testable, and efficient.

You will work on web based ground control software, simulators, and test tools to support control of robotic arms, rovers, and other robotics in space.

You will lead difficult and complicated subsystem designs and implementations helping to grow the skills of more junior teammates through mentoring and coaching.

Responsibilities : As part of a team :

As part of a team :

• Lead designs for ground control software, simulators, and test tools for robotic systems in space
• Ensure designs are documented and well communicated
• Lead and participate in implementation and testing of software solutions
• Review the work of teammates (senior and junior)
• Mentor and grow the skills of more junior team members via conversations, review of work products, explanation of design tradeoffs, etc.
• Lead estimation efforts for new tasks
• Collaborate with other seniors and management on the establishment, evolution, and enforcement of standards for coding, tools / environments, processes, etc.
• Other duties as will be assigned from time to time by management or a team lead

Requirements :

Required Skills / Experience

• Proven ability to design and implement software solutions on Windows or Linux
• Strong knowledge of one or more of : AngularReactJSC# ASP.NET Core
• Automated testing
• Agile development environment
• Strong written / verbal communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Bachelor degree in Software, Computer, or Electrical Engineering or Computer Science
• 10+ years of relevant experience
• Highly motivated, enthusiastic, and a positive thinker

Beneficial Skills / Experience

• Test driven development (TDD, ATDD, BDD)
• Continuous integration / build automation
• Python and Lua would be an asset

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.