Senior Manufacturing Engineer

MDA • Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC

66d

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: 

The Senior Manufacturing Engineer is called upon to collaborate with a
multidisciplinary team to manufacture space products used on state-of-the-art
satellites.

They participate in the design phase, championing Design for Manufacturing
principles to ensure the manufacturability of the product. This is done in
collaboration with the various stakeholders of the design, purchasing and
quality teams. They also support production during the new product introduction
phase to ensure products move from prototype to production in an efficient
manner, and any required design changes are implemented quickly.

For various projects, the engineer is responsible for the efficient
communication between production, program management, design, test, quality
assurance, and other teams.

In addition to monitoring projects, the engineer actively participates in the
continuous improvement of the various production departments. Continuous
improvement consists of optimizing or automating tasks, selecting, evaluating
and qualifying new equipment, implementing corrective actions, qualifying new
processes/products/subcontractors. He/she also contributes to the implementation
and monitoring of the Lean Manufacturing philosophy. Working in a constantly
evolving environment, the manufacturing engineer is recognized as an agent of
change within his/her team.

The Senior Manufacturing Engineer works closely with management, leading a
subset of the team. They are expected to delegate tasks and monitor team
execution, as well as actively coach more junior colleagues.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent with 10 years of experience
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team
• Good written and oral communication skills in French and English (Contact with customers outside Quebec)
• Demonstrated coaching and leadership skills
• Interest in change and new technologies - Change management
• Ability to learn quickly and work under pressure
• Able to work on several simultaneous priorities
• Rapid decision-making ability
• Project management knowledge
• Dynamic, proactive, detail oriented, attentive to others

Responsibilities

• Determine strategy for the assembly and integration and test of MDA products
• Ensure communication between the different members (design technical authorities, technologists, planners, quality assurance, management, etc.)
• Continuously review the product design to ensure manufacturability
• Suggest and implement new technologies such as robots, vision systems, quality control and preventive maintenance tools in collaboration with the engineering and production teams (technology watch)
• Analyze and validate existing processes, while participating in the design, installation and deployment of new solutions
• Using the tools and ERP, monitor costs and schedules
• Develop and implement optimal working methods, efficient testing tools and train users appropriately
• Participate in Technical Overview Boards (TOBs) to ensure production needs are met in the designs
• Represent the production team during MRBs
• Maintain, improve and troubleshoot existing production equipment
• Discussion with the project manager and the client to define the requirements
• Communication with other team members, both internally and externally
• Support production after start-up
• Analyze performance indicators of production cells

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: Senior