DevOps EngineerMTS

Building the space between proven and possible MDA Space (TSX:MDA) 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 MDA Space team of more than 3000 space experts in Canada the US and the UK 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 thats been in our DNA since day those who dream big and push boundaries on the ground and in the stars to change the world for the better well take you there.

The Position

Were on the hunt for a DevOps Software Engineer/Member of Technical Staff on our Robotics & Space Operations team at our Brampton office.

With 40 years of operational experience and proven performance on the iconic Canadarm programs including Space Shuttle and International Space Station robotics and operations support our Robotics & Space Operations team has 100% mission success in making space dreams come true.

As our DevOps Software Engineer/Member of Technical Staff you will be instrumental in accelerating our software teams to deliver high quality software solutions faster than ever before. Leveraging the capabilities of our engineering IT organization you will build standardized build test and deployment environments for our software teams incorporating automation to achieve continuous integration code standards compliance requirements/test traceability and more!

Job Responsibilities:

• Create standardized development environments for projects integrating:
  • Build tools (e.g. CMake Bazel Pants etc.)
  • Automated testing tools and frameworks for multiple languages and levels of testing (e.g. dotnet-coverage Selenium Cucumber Google Test etc.)
  • Automated linting/formatting tools (e.g. Clang-tidy Clang-format etc.)
  • Requirements definition/tracking tools (e.g. PTC ILM DOORS Jira etc.)
  • Test reporting to PTC ILM
  • Code metrics and reporting tools (e.g. SonarQube)
  • Continuous integration tools (e.g. Jenkins)
  • Artifact Repositories (e.g. Nexus Artifactory etc.)
  • Monitoring Tools (e.g. Prometheus Grafana etc.)
  • Containerization of Linux/Windows applications (Docker)
• Support software development teams to improve/standardize their build and test environments.
• Collaborate with other senior engineers and management on establishment evolution and enforcement of standards for coding tools/environments processes etc.
• Other duties as will be assigned from time to time by management.

Job Required Skills/Experience

• Proven ability/experience implementing/maintaining build systems.
  • Robustness/dependability
  • Speed
  • Reproducibility
  • Cross-compiling to embedded/RTOS platforms.
• Proven ability/experience implementing/maintaining software development automation.
  • Continuous integration
  • Requirements traceability
  • Software metrics (code coverage etc.)
  • Continuous delivery/deployment
• Strong scripting skills in relevant languages such as Python
• Bachelors degree in software Computer or Electrical Engineering or Computer Science
• 5 years of relevant experience
• Strong written/verbal communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Highly motivated enthusiastic and a positive thinker
• Interested in finding scalable long-term solutions which can be used across multiple programs

Beneficial Skills/Experience

• Deploying and maintaining Kubernetes environments
• C/C C# Javascript Angular
• Test driven development (TDD ATDD BDD)
• Embedded/RTOS development VxWorks RTX64 etc.
• Web development
• Robotic arm control
• Communications interfaces (TCP/IP PCI 1553 I2C RS232 RS422 EtherCat CANOpen etc.)
• Familiar with Agile or SAFe practices

Special Considerations:

Successful candidates must obtain and hold security clearance at the reliability status level and pass security assessment for the Controlled Goods Program (CGP) and ITAR.

Benefits Statement:

MDA Space offers competitive compensation and benefits to its employees at all of its locations. As a member of the MDA Space team you and your eligible dependents can enroll in a benefits plan that provides a comprehensive level of protection through competitive health care including: health care plans supplemental and flexible drug plans dental and vision benefits disability income protection life insurance group retirement savings plans and an employee assistance program and to their family.

Equal Opportunity Statement:

MDA Space is an equal opportunity employer with a strong focus on diversity and inclusion. We are committed to treating all employees and candidates with respect and dignity. If you require assistance or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruitment process please let us know.

The compensation range for this position is $95000 - $130000 annually. The specific compensation offered will be based on the qualifications and experience of the successful candidate.

Required Experience:

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