Engineering Student - PCB Design and Electronic Integration - Winter 2027

Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC
On-site
Posted Oct 9, 2026
1 position

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Employment type: Full-time
Experience level: Entry, Junior · 0+ years
Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree
Posting language: English
Working hours: 38 hours per week

Job summary

The intern will join teams to design analog, digital, or power electronic systems and participate in PCB development activities. Responsibilities also include supporting laboratory prototyping, characterization, integration testing, and the development of test plans through scripting.

Job details

Building the space between proven and possible, MDA Space 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 global MDA Space team of more than 4,000 space experts 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. For more information, visit www.mda.space [http://www.mda.space/]. Role & Responsibilities: Are you ready to launch the next stage of your career in the new space economy? We would love to hear from you! We’re on the hunt for a motivated and talented Engineering Student in our Digital department at our Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue office. This is a 4 month mandate (with a possibility of 8 months) starting in January 2027. The successful candidate’s work scope would be similar to that of a new graduate joining our company, where tasks will be assigned relative to the level of schooling and experience achieved to date. As our Engineering Student, you will: Tasks and Responsibilities: * Interns will join teams designing analog, digital or power electronic systems. * Interns may participate in PCB design activities such as drawing or schematic development, bill of material management, electronic circuit analysis, test procedure development, mass, performance and power budgets. * Interns may support the laboratory activities such as prototyping, characterization, integration testing and reporting. * Interns may support continuous improvement initiatives such as tool and business process development * Interns may also support the development of test plans and automation through scripting and programing * The students are closely shadowed by a mentor and will attend project status meetings. Experience and skills required: * Fifth semester completed towards a Bachelor Degree in electrical engineering prior to the start of the internship * Dynamic * Desire to learn * Shows initiative Desirable skills: * Experience with one or more of the following software: Matlab, Python, C/C++, PSPICE, Siemens Mentor Graphics (or other PCB design software) * Experience in PCB design and testing electronics * Knowledge of Word, Excel, PowerPoint software * Proven academic performance * Bilingual French and English (Contact with customers outside Québec). Please upload a copy of both your resume and transcript when you apply. Comments/Special Considerations: Successful candidates must obtain and pass security assessment for the Controlled Goods Program (CGP). MDA 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.

What you’ll do

Requirements

Candidates must have completed their fifth semester of a Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. Proficiency in relevant software such as Matlab, Python, or PCB design tools is highly desirable.