Junior CAD PCB Technician

MDA • Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC

29d

About The Position

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 3,800 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:

Your role as a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) designer will be to support all the
layout activities of rigid and flex PCB designs using a Computer Aided Design
(CAD) tool. You will work under the supervision of highly-skilled engineers,
senior technicians and technologists. You will interact with
manufacturing, mechanical and electrical engineers to
design highly-reliable PCB’s used in Aerospace applications.

Requirements

• AEC or DEC in electrical engineering or equivalent
• Good understanding of PCB fabrication and assembly processes.

Nice To Haves

• Some experience with EDA (Electronic Design Automation) CAD Layout design tools such as Mentor Graphics Xpedition (preferred), Cadence Allegro, PADS Layout, Altium, OrCAD, etc.
• Experience with multilayer board designs.
• Ability to interface and clearly communicate with many different technical disciplines.
• Ideally fluent in French and English (Contact with customers outside Quebec).

Responsibilities

• Supports design professionals to draft printed circuit board schematics.
• Assists CAD librarian in the administration of parts symbols, footprints and database entries.
• Creates PCB layer stack-ups that meet all design requirements.
• Places and routes components ensuring that all electrical and physical specifications meet the specific PCB design requirements.
• Works with interface constraints set by Mechanical Engineers to develop optimal layouts.
• Interfaces with Manufacturing Engineers to ensure that all IPC standards and MDA design for manufacturing requirements and assembly are met.
• Reworks PCB designs when design changes occur and assists the professional designers with ideas to resolve issues.
• Assists with the generation of drawings and documentation to manufacture and assemble the PCBs.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees