Embedded Development Team Lead
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 1, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 29, 2026. MDA Space scores B on the Alion truth index.
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 4,000 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 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.
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 Embedded Development Team Lead 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:
The Embedded Development Team Lead is part of an agile development team and responsible for the documentation, architecture and implementation of complex software for space applications such as satellites. The Team Lead is also in charge of the planning and coordination of the delivery of his team’s work packages within schedule and budget.
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with a multidisciplinary (Systems, Digital, RF) team on the architecture and design of software related to the delivery of a satellite
- Interact with customers and participate to new project proposals
- Implement embedded software
- Design software architectures
- Redact the documentation required during the software life cycle
- Work within an agile development team as a technical leader
- Refine software requirements
- Support flight code integration and testing within flight units
- Support software process automation
- Act as subcontract manager when development work is executed by an external third party
- Conduct one on ones with team members and help with their personal and technical development
- Report progress status to program manager
Requirements
- Electrical or Computer Engineering bachelor’s degree or equivalent
- Minimum of 10 years of embedded software development experience
- Experience with leading agile software development teams
- Strong skills in C++ (essential), C and Python
- Experience with bring-up, debug and testing of hardware prototypes
- Experience with low-level drivers
- Experience working with complex SoCs
- Experience with continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD)
- Strong experience with version control systems such as GIT
- Experience with Jira
- Very good communication and Strong interpersonal skills
- Disciplined and resourceful
Nice to have
- Knowledge of satellite communication standards such as DVB-S2X
- Experience with RF systems
- Knowledge of CCSDS, MIL-STD-1553
- Knowledge of protocols such as CAN bus and SpaceWire
- Experience with Visual Studio or Eclipse
- Experience with Confluence
- Experience in disciplined software development
- Fluent in French & English (Contact with customers outside Quebec).
#LI-DM1 #IND1 #SP
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 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:
MDA Ltd. is proud to provide accommodation(s) during the recruitment process. Should you require any accommodations, please indicate this on your application/cover letter and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.