Structural Analyst Specialized in Electronic

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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 a **Structural Analyst specialized in Electronic Packaging** 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**:
In a multi-disciplinary engineering team, the Structural Analyst specialized in Electronic Packaging contributes to the development of state-of-the-art space-borne electronic units and subsystems by performing their structural analyses.

**Tasks**:

- Evaluate numerically, analytically and/or experimentally stiffness, strength and durability of space-borne electronic equipment and subsystems.
- Identify problem areas, propose design modifications or improvements and subsequently approve the mechanical design.
- Generate analysis reports as well as mechanical test plans & reports.
- Support manufacturing.
- Validate and prove the mechanical design by conducting tests according to the mechanical environments

**Qualifications Required**:

- In-depth knowledge of electronic components & packaging techniques (PCB’s, solders, vias, CCGA’s, BGA’s, thermal management, etc.).
- More than 10 years of direct experience in structural dynamics (modal, sine, random analyses) as well as thermo-elastic analysis for electronic units and subsystems.
- Familiar with the fatigue & life evaluation of electronic equipments.

**Preferred Qualifications**:

- Ability to resolve manufacturing problems in electronic equipments.
- Ability to perform vibration, shock & life tests.
- Experience in the space & defense industry is an asset
- Experience with NASTRAN.
- Experience with Nx CAE & TeamCenter
- Experience with Solder-Reliability-Solution software.

**Education**:
LI-MJ1

IND1

**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**:
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