Intermediate Technician

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

We’re on the hunt for an **Intermediate Technician - Chemical Lab **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.

**Role**:
This is an intermediate level position. Under the leadership of more experienced technicians or members of technical staff, perform chemical analysis of various finishing solutions and entering aerospace polymers to verify if they comply with laboratory and quality control written specifications. Support the chemist in charge during the improvement process in order to enhance quality and productivity.

**Work Performed**:
1. Becomes aware of laboratory control procedures and production schedules. Prepares plating solution samples for analysis, according to production volumes or schedules.
2. Performs required analysis with quantitative, humid, chemical, gravimetric or spectroscopic techniques.
3. Monitors and chemically adjusts electrolytic solutions according to production requirements. Makes minor chemical corrections to plating solutions.
4. Prepares analytic reactants and representative samples.
5. Cleans and stores equipment and chemical products.
6. Fills out purchasing requests for flight polymeric material. Labels entering polymeric material. Checks analytic parameters for tests, according to process and goods purchasing specifications.
7. Supports the chemist in charge for the conduct and control of polymeric material inventory, including the duration of storage and tests in order to extend the storage duration, if applicable.
8. Prepares polymeric samples for analysis. Where required, performs mechanical tests on representative samples.
9. Performs required analysis, records results, presents data to the chemist in charge for verification and approval.
10. Prepares polymers intended for manufacturing and accompanying samples.
11. Supports the chemist in charge and suggests ways to improve performance, facilities and equipment in order to reduce costs and schedules.
12. Supports the chemist in charge or the Program manager for the control and reports on costs and schedules related to large volume production.

**Education**: DEC in chemistry

**Experience**: 3 to 5 years of relevant experience

**Linguistic proficiency**: Fluent in French and English

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**Comments/Special Considerations**:
**Benefits statement**:
MDA provides competitive compensation and benefits packages for its employees at all locations. As a team member of MDA, you and your qualified dependents are eligible to participate in a benefit plan that ensures a comprehensive level of protection through competitive health care including; extended healthcare and flexible drug plans, dental and vision benefits, disability income protection, life insurance, group retirement savings plans; and an employee and family assistance program.

**Equal opportunity statement**: