Spacecraft & stations · Satellites, space robotics and Earth observation
MDA Space
About MDA Space
MDA Space builds communications satellites and their payloads, the Canadarm robotic arms of the space station and the Lunar Gateway, and radar Earth-observation satellites. Its roles are mostly in Canada (Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue near Montreal, Brampton, Richmond, Kanata, Halifax), with a team in the United Kingdom (Harwell, Stevenage, Manchester) and a few in the United States and Israel; many Quebec postings are written in French.
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, the SpaceJobs.Now board shows 239 open MDA Space roles.
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Live MDA Space roles
Updated 5 Nov 2026, 04:02 UTCProgram Manager (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC, Canada· 3mo agoDetails
Manager, Program Planning & Control (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC, Canada· 4mo agoDetails
Mechanical Assembler Apprentice (opens the job details)
Technicians · Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC, Canada· todayDetails
Intermediate Technician - Mec (Evening) (opens the job details)
Technicians · Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC, Canada· todayDetails
Dev Ops Engineer (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Didcot, United Kingdom; Manchester +2 more· todayDetails
Manager - Software Development (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Brampton, ON, Canada· todayDetails
Capture Director / Business Development (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Ottawa, ON +3 more· todayDetails
Intermediate Technician - Thermal (night shift) (opens the job details)
Technicians · Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC, Canada· 1d agoDetails
Student, Cyber Security Analyst - Winter 2027 (opens the job details)
Software & IT · Brampton, ON +5 more· 1d agoDetails
FPGA Designer Lead (opens the job details)
Avionics · Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC, Canada· 1d agoDetails
Export Control Specialist (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Richmond, BC, Canada· 1d agoDetails
Export Control Specialist (opens the job details)
Programs & Business · Brampton, ON, Canada· 1d agoDetails
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About MDA Space
Communications satellites, the Canadarm space robots and radar Earth observation, from Canada. It pays Stated per posting (platform-stated).
239 openings posted on its board today239 open roles on MDA Space, independently checked 5 Nov 2026.
Paid as an employee of MDA Space, under the employment terms each posting states.
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue (Montreal), QC; Brampton, ON; Richmond, BC; Kanata, ON; Harwell and Stevenage, UK
Honest catches
- The pay shown is platform-stated rather than read off a live job feed: a reference point, not a promised rate.
What MDA Space pays
Platform-stated · as of 29 Oct 2026From our research, platform-stated, dated 29 Oct 2026
Its postings seldom state pay; the board shows a range only where one is stated in US dollars.
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The work MDA Space hires for
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What our research measures about MDA Space
Read from the open postings on 4 Nov 2026 by our space industry research, rebuilt every day. Every figure opens the row of the report it comes from.
- Who is hiring239 open roles, 1.3% of all the space roles we read, across 12 kinds of work; 112 of them posted in the last 30 days.
- Who is hiringThis week 56 roles were posted and 5 taken down, more added than removed.
- Who is hiringHalf of its postings come down within 22 days of being posted.
- Who can apply32.2% of the postings are open only to US persons or US citizens, and 68.2% name a security clearance.
- Degrees and experience2.5% of the postings take a high school diploma or an associate's degree, 3.8% name a master's or PhD.
- Pay transparency0.0% of the postings state their pay.
- Internships and entry level21 open roles are for someone starting out (8.8% of its open roles).
- Shifts, weekends and travel0.0% of the postings ask for weekend work, 0.0% for overtime or extended hours.
- Shifts, weekends and travel1 of its open postings offers relocation.
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Frequently asked questions
What does MDA Space do?
Communications satellites, the Canadarm space robots and radar Earth observation, from Canada.
How much does MDA Space pay?
Stated per posting. Its postings seldom state pay; the board shows a range only where one is stated in US dollars.
What is it like to work at MDA Space?
MDA Space pays Stated per posting (platform-stated).
Which locations does MDA Space hire in?
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue (Montreal), QC; Brampton, ON; Richmond, BC; Kanata, ON; Harwell and Stevenage, UK
Does MDA Space have remote jobs?
Not at the moment: none of its 239 open roles is remote (5 Nov 2026). They ask people to work at its sites.
How long do MDA Space job postings stay up?
Half of MDA Space's postings come down within 22 days of being posted, by this site's own record of its job board (a posting still up counts for as long as it has been seen). A posting that comes down has been filled, paused or withdrawn; the board does not say which, so apply in its first weeks.
MDA Space compared, head to head
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