Overview

MDA Space Farnborough, England, United Kingdom

MDA Space is a global leader in communications satellites, Earth and space observation, and space exploration and infrastructure. The team brings together robotics, satellite systems and geointelligence expertise to turn audacious customer visions into achievable missions. For more information, visit www.mda.space.

Our Sat Connect IC business unit, a division of our Satellite Systems business, is a leading provider of ASICs, software, multibeam electronically steered antennas, and complete systems for communication satellites, as well as ground and airborne terminals. Located in Israel, the UK, Bulgaria, and the US, we are a technology leader in satellite communication.

Job Title

Software Quality Engineer

We are expanding our presence in the UK and recruiting a Software Quality Engineer to the satellite payload software team. The team develops our next generation of satellite chipsets targeted at high throughput applications in the satellite payload.

Responsibilities

• Responsibility over software quality standards in space-related projects
• Define software product assurance strategies
• Assimilate product assurance strategies within the implementation team
• Interact with customers to present the product assurance plans and reports
• Assess adherence of the company’s software to required quality assurance standards (like ECSS-Q-ST-10C, DO-178B, AS9115)
• Develop quality related automated tests and pipelines

• Resilience Testing
• Functional testing
• Coverage testing
• Static code analysis

Skills And Experience

• Experience in working in a quality standards controlled environment – particularly in unit testing and test coverage
• Knowledge in software quality / product assurance standards (like ECSS-Q-ST-10C, DO-178B, AS9115, etc.)
• Static analysis tools (CPPCheck, Lint, SonarCube, Helix QAC, etc.)
• Code coverage tools (GCOV, LCOV, LDRA, Vector Cast)
• Integration with CI/CD pipelines (GIT/Jenkins)
• Linux Operating System
• Testing/QA best practices, standards etc.
• Issue Management tools like Jira or Redmine
• Embedded system and device testing

Benefits and Company Culture

We’re a dream team of purpose-driven, collaborative and passionate people. We are an equal opportunity employer prizing diversity, integrity and collaboration and are committed to growing MDA Space’s leadership in this next golden age. We offer competitive compensation and benefits, including private healthcare, disability income protection, life insurance, pension plan, and an employee assistance program. We also have a Hybrid work model for a better work/life balance.

Safety, Security and Compliance

Comments/Special Considerations: We are required to conduct a BPSS (Baseline Personnel Security Standard) screening which includes Right to work, Identity, Criminal records (Basic Disclosure), Employment history checks, and Reference checks.

Equal Opportunity and Accommodations

MDA Space is an equal opportunity employer prizing diversity and inclusion. If you require assistance or reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please notify us. We provide accommodations during the recruitment process; indicate your needs in your application/cover letter.

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Additional Information

• Seniority level: Entry level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries: Defense and Space Manufacturing