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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 4,000 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.   Role overview: MDA is seeking a Software Integration System Engineer that acts as the bridge between disparate technologies, designing and implementing solutions to merge software, hardware, databases and networks into a unified system. The incumbent will analyze, develop, test, and maintain these integrated systems to ensure interoperability, functionality, and performance. This role involves also managing the full project lifecycle, creating documentation, maintaining technical interfaces, APIs, and workflows to ensure seamless communication between software applications, on current and next‑generation remote sensing & communications satellite programs.   Tasks Summary: Architecture Documentation & Requirements

• Author and maintain software Test & Validation Plans, system‑test requirements, verification & validation matrices, and detailed test procedures.
• Produce Verification & Validation Matrices for payload and platform software features and FDIR requirements according to the program milestones.
• Perform requirement management and maintain bidirectional traceability throughout the project lifecycle.

Integration & Verification (IVV) Strategy

• Define integration and validation strategies for the DSS (SIL), payload software functions and FSW on FlatSat development platforms.
• Lead or coordinate the DSS/FlatSat design team to build and integrate the software features according to specifications and incremental SW load/build specifics.

Software & EGSE Development

• Support the definition of EGSE software functions, test scripts, and associated documentation.

Cross‑Functional Coordination, Stakeholder & Program Interaction

• Communicate technical status, risk assessments and trade‑study results to senior management and/or customers or partners.
• Coordinate the integration work of subsystems on the development platforms.
• Review Interface Documents (ICDs) and provide inputs to the Satellite Reference Database team for parameters and monitoring.
• Support Satellite Reference Database development and validation

  Software Features, Fault Management & Troubleshooting

• Support payload‑to‑platform FDIR definition and validation.
• Perform satellite and payload troubleshooting, data analysis, trending, and test supervision.

Technical Leadership & Mentorship

• Mentor, guide junior engineers and interns.
• Act as technical liaison with customers, partners and external vendors
• Act as Continuous Improvement stakeholder
• Contribute to MDA’s knowledge‑base, process enhancements, and standards.

Configuration, Documentation & Standards Management

• Ensure all artefacts, analysis, documentations and deliverables (source code, builds, test scripts, configuration files) are version controlled in PLM environment.
• Support design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, MRR/TRR…etc.).
• Support Technology Road‑Mapping & Innovation

On‑Orbit & Operations Support

• Support and analyse on‑orbit telemetry, update filter parameters as needed.
• Assist the Operations team with flight test procedures strategy.
• Support On‑Orbit Test activities, anomaly resolution, and operational hand‑over.
• Support SOOH development and associated operator

  Required Qualifications:

• Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related field with 5+ years of relevant experience in software system integration.
• Hands-on individual who can support systems integration processes and capability to test systems and resolve problems.
• Experience with Confluence and JIRA.
• Demonstrated capability to efficiently work with little supervision.
• Ability to distill complex problems to fundamentals to solve with analysis, similarity, or creativity.
• Demonstrate excellent written and oral communication skills in English; knowledge of French will be considered an asset (Contact with clients outside Quebec and work on deliverables in English).

  Comments/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). 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. 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. MDA 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.

Our employees are at the heart of everything we do. Together, we help people, businesses, and society prosper in good times and be resilient in bad times. Our employee promise represents Intact’s commitment to you in exchange for living our Values, striving to do your best work, being open to change and investing in your career. In return, we promise to provide support, opportunities and performance-led financial rewards at a workplace where you can shape the future, win as a team and grow with us.   Pay at Intact is about much more than just salary.  

• Flexible work arrangements and a hybrid work model
• Possibility to purchase up to 5 extra days off per year
• Multiple benefits offered to support physical and mental wellbeing, including telemedicine, Wellness account and much more
• Share plan & other savings: up to 12% of salary or even more (ask how you could earn guaranteed income for life)

  Salary range (but not limited to): 118,700 - 145,100 Annual bonus target, based on the base salary, with a potential payout of up to double the target (subject to personal and company performance): 12% As part of our commitment to Win As A Team, we share our success with employees through our annual bonus plan and Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP) – with Intact matching 50% of your net shares.   Our pension offerings provide flexibility and long-term security for our employees beyond their careers. We are one of the few companies offering the opportunity to receive guaranteed income for life via our defined benefit pension plan.   Salary for the candidate will be determined taking into consideration a number of factors including: experience, skills, qualifications, anticipated contribution to role, internal equity, etc. The salary range presented above is based on a 35-hour workweek and would represent a majority of different candidate profiles. However, we encourage candidates who may fall outside of this range to apply as well. About the role   We're looking for a Senior AI Developer to join our AI Enabling team. Our mission is to accelerate AI adoption across the organization by building golden paths (primarily in the form of agent skills) and reusable components that help product teams ship AI-powered features faster and with confidence. You'll design, build, and maintain these shared capabilities from prototype through production while mentoring the engineers around you. This is a hands-on technical leadership role where you'll own architecture decisions and shape how AI gets built across the company. What you'll do here:

• Build golden paths and reusable AI components — Design and develop agent skills, shared libraries, and reference architectures that product teams can adopt to ship AI-powered features faster and more reliably.
• Enable product teams at scale — Partner with value stream teams to understand their needs, identify common patterns, and turn them into well-documented, production-ready building blocks (RAG pipelines, agentic workflows, prompt templates, evaluation harnesses).
• Ship to production on AWS — Deploy and operate shared AI infrastructure using services like Bedrock, AgentCore, Lambda, Step Functions, and container platforms. Ensure reliability, latency targets, and cost efficiency across all shared components.
• Define standards and best practices — Establish opinionated defaults for how AI gets built across the organization — from prompt engineering patterns to evaluation methodologies to deployment strategies.
• Drive quality through evaluation and iteration — Build evaluation frameworks that product teams can plug into, measuring solution performance, detecting regressions, and ensuring consistent quality across consumers.
• Collaborate across disciplines — Work with data scientists, analysts, and product teams to ensure AI components are addressing real business needs and leveraging high-quality data.
• Mentor and elevate the squad — Conduct code reviews, pair on hard problems, and raise the team's technical bar in AI/ML engineering. Help junior engineers grow through coaching and knowledge sharing.
• Stay current and bring ideas forward — Evaluate emerging AI techniques, frameworks, and tooling. Recommend and pilot new approaches that improve the platform's capabilities or developer experience.

What you bring to the table:

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 8+ years of software development experience, including 3+ years building ML or AI systems in production environments.
• Strong proficiency in Python and experience with AI/ML frameworks (e.g., LangChain, LangGraph, FastAPI).
• Solid experience with AWS services relevant to AI/ML workloads (e.g., Bedrock, AgentCore, SageMaker, Lambda, Step Functions, S3).
• Deep understanding of GenAI and agentic AI fundamentals: prompt engineering, RAG architectures, agentic orchestration patterns, and evaluation methodologies.
• Experience with MLOps practices: CI/CD for models, monitoring, experiment tracking, and reproducible deployments.
• Demonstrated ability to leverage AI coding assistants (Claude Code, Copilot, etc.) to accelerate development workflows.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• For candidates located in Quebec, bilingualism is required given the necessity to interact regularly with English-speaking colleagues across the country.
• No Canadian work experience required however must be eligible to work in Canada.

Nice to have

• Experience with MCP (Model Context Protocol) or similar agent-tool integration standards.
• Familiarity with the insurance or financial services domain.
• Experience with orchestration frameworks such as CrewAI, AutoGen, or similar.
• Track record of mentoring engineers or leading technical initiatives.

#LI-Hybrid Ce poste jouera un rôle essentiel au sein de notre équipe. | This position will fill an essential role in our team. We are an equal opportunity employer   At Intact, our Value of respect is founded on seeing diversity as a strength. We strive to create an accessible workplace where employees feel valued, included and encouraged to share their unique perspectives.   We encourage applications from individuals who are members of equity-deserving groups, including but not limited to women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, Black people, and members of the 2SLGBTQI+ community.   As part of Intact’s commitment to reconciliation, we acknowledge that we work, meet and travel across the land currently called Canada, originally inhabited by First Nations, Metis and Inuit people. This history extends through many centuries and continues to evolve today.   We have policies to ensure equal access and participation for people with disabilities, including providing workplace adjustments (accommodations). A copy of applicable policies is available on request.   If we can provide a specific adjustment to make the recruitment process more accessible for you, please let us know when we reach out about a job opportunity. We’ll work with you to meet your needs.   Learn more about our recruitment process and your candidate journey here.   Please note that Intact does not provide sponsorship or other support for immigration-related matters including but not limited to employer-specific closed work permits. Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada from the anticipated start date and throughout their employment and are solely responsible for maintaining their work eligibility.   If you are an employee of Intact or belairdirect, please apply for this role on Internal Career Site.