Mechanical Designer of Harnesses - 12 Month Mandate

MDA•Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC

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 4000 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. As a mechanical harness designer, you will work with a multidisciplinary engineering team to develop harnesses for antennas, satellite payloads and satellite platforms. As part of one or more project teams and under the supervision of an experienced engineer, you will be responsible for establishing the concepts for our harnesses. From the bid phase to detailed definition, you will define the components of the harnesses to ensure that the final product meets the specific needs of the customer and can meet technical requirements. To define the product, you will use a suite of advanced software tools such as computer-aided design (CAD) software to model concepts and predict their behaviour. You may participate in the development of mass budgets and provide support for harness manufacturing and testing. You may also be called upon to support the research and development of new high-performance designs and to monitor component or harness suppliers. As a designer, you will be responsible for coordinating design-related activities to ensure the smooth progress of the project. This is for a 12 month mandate with possibility of extension.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering or equivalent
Ability to work in a team
2 to 5 years of experience in mechanical design
Good communication skills
Ability to work well with multidisciplinary teams.
Good note-taking and ability to track changes that may affect harnesses.
Knowledge of MS Word and MS PowerPoint
Advanced knowledge of MS Excel
Knowledge of harness component selection

Nice To Haves

Bilingual (English/French) (Contact with customers outside Quebec)
Experience in mechanical harness design
Knowledge of CAD design (NX preferred)
Knowledge of standards and regulations relating to harnesses and electronic systems
Knowledge of electromagnetic interference requirements in harnesses and signal separation.
Knowledge of VBA programming

Responsibilities

Select harness components
Design harness routing, including the selection of mounting points
Understand customer requirements
Suggest designs that meet requirements
Integrate designs and requirements from electrical engineering, materials, structural and thermal analysis into a 3D model
Develop/review manufacturing drawings, assembly drawings and parts lists
Evaluate system costs and establish schedules
Monitor the progress of component suppliers
Support the integration and testing of components in higher-level assemblies (during the design and manufacturing phases)
Develop mass production budgets
Present designs to internal or external customers