Engineering Student - Software - job 2 of 2

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.

Are you ready to launch the next stage of your career in the new space economy? We would love to hear from you!

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 2023, or earlier if possible.

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.

Project

The MDA airborne radar group is currently performing several projects to develop and support advanced airborne radar systems. MDA is responsible for the system engineering, algorithm development, software development, integration and test, installation, flight trial and in service support activities to field these world class multi-mode imaging radars.

Position

The group is currently looking for a motivated engineering student to participate in advancing the groups capabilities in ship classification from processed radar images. The group is investigating artificial intelligence techniques to automate and enhance the ship classification process. The role includes assisting in the creation of labelled data sets which is key for developing and evaluating artificial intelligence algorithms. The engineering student may also assist in the development and evaluation of the artificial intelligence algorithms.

RESPONSIBILITIES

As our Engineering Student, you will:

• Contribute to the definition of the common format for the labelled data sets from multiple processed radar data sources.
• Writing software (MATLAB and/or Java) to convert radar specific processed data formats into the common format.
• Assist in the analysts with the development of the ship classification algorithms.
• Assist in the analysts with the evaluation of the ship classification algorithms.
• Technical documentation of labelled data sets, ship classification algorithms and evaluation results.

REQUIREMENTS

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Able to work well in a team environment.
• Strong math, analytical and problem solving skills.
• Knowledgeable in MS Window tools.

While not mandatory, candidates will benefit from any of the following:

• Experience in MATLAB is desirable.
• Experience in Java is desirable.
• Experience in Git and JIRA is desirable.

Experience

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

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).

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.

MDA is an equal opportunity employer prizing diversity and inclusion. We are committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity. If you require assistance and/or reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please feel free to notify us.