Engineering Student - FPGA Verification - Winter 2027
A 4-month (possibly 8-month) engineering student internship starting January 2027 in MDA Space's FPGA department in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue. The student verifies FPGAs for space applications (robotics, radar imagery, command & control, telecom, DSP) by building SystemVerilog/VHDL test benches using UVM, writing test cases, and supporting lab testing.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Quebec, Canada
- Work setup
- Onsite
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Full time
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Hardware
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Completed third year of bachelor's degree in electrical or computer engineering
- Minimum GPA of 3.2/4.0
- Desire to learn
- Collaborative and dynamic personality
- Sense of initiative
- Must obtain and hold reliability status security clearance and pass Controlled Goods Program (CGP) and ITAR assessments
Nice to have
- Experience with one or more of: VHDL, Verilog, SystemVerilog, Tcl, Python, C/C++
- Knowledge of Linux, Confluence, Jira, SVN, GIT
- Proven academic performance
- Knowledge of French and English (interfaces with suppliers and colleagues outside Quebec)
Full description
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 motivated and talented Engineering Student in our FPGA department at our Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue office. This is a 4 month mandate (with a possibility of 8 months) starting in January 2027.
The successful candidate’s work scope would be similar to that of a new graduate joining our company, where tasks will be assigned relative to the level of schooling and experience achieved to date.
The FPGA Verification intern will report to a Senior Designer and will be involved in the verification of FPGAs for various space applications such as obotics, radar imagery, command & control, telecommunications and digital signal processing.
As our Engineering Student, you will:
Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with senior verifiers to develop SystemVerilog (or VHDL) test benches for
- the verification of FPGAs;
- Apply the various techniques and approaches of the Universal Verification Methodology
- (UVM);
- Write test cases to verify the requirements;
- Contribute to the development of the test infrastructure;
- Document and report problems found to designers and assist them in identifying the
- source of the problems;
- Support laboratory testing
Experience and skills required:
- Completed third year of bachelor's degree in electrical or computer engineering;
- Demonstrated academic performance (3.2/4.0 minimum);
- Desire to learn;
- Collaborative and dynamic personality;
- Sense of initiative;