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For those who dream of advancing our space in the Universe and on Earth, we’ll take you there.

Serving the world from our Canadian home and our global offices, MDA is an international space mission partner and robotics & space operations, satellite systems and geointelligence pioneer with a 50-year story of firsts on and above the Earth. Today, we're leading the charge towards viable Moon colonies, enhanced Earth observation, communication in a hyper-connected world, and more.

We’re fueled by a pioneering spirit that carries us beyond. And together we enable highly skilled people to continually push boundaries and tackle big challenges requiring solutions that endure and inspire.

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 Business Development Manager on our New Business team at our Brampton or Kanata office.

Robotics & Space Operations: With 40 years of operational experience and proven performance on the iconic Canadarm programs including Space Shuttle and International Space Station robotics and operations support, our Robotics & Space Operations team has 100% mission success in making space dreams come true. As our Business Development Manager you will be responsible for bringing in new business for the Vision Systems and Sensors group. MDA’s extensive suite of sensors include space qualified LiDAR systems, metrology instruments, IR cameras, and stereo cameras that consistently advance the boundaries of space exploration. Designed to operate in the harshest environments, our systems are currently operating or being developed for applications ranging from rendezvous docking & proximity operations, inspection and navigation of crewed and un-crewed spacecraft, rover navigation and localization, formation flying of spacecraft, and planetary landing. The Business Development Manager will lead front-end-of-the-business activities to identify and win new sensor sales.

Responsibilities:

MDA is currently seeking a Business Development Manager to be responsible for vision systems and sensors. The role of the Business Development Manager can be summarised as follows:

• Develops and maintains customer relationships
• Finds, cultivates, and brings forward sales opportunities to be qualified
• Drives the qualification procedure within the Business Area
• Tracks opportunities using Salesforce and communicates the status of opportunities to the team
• Provides customer-focused insights and feedback
• Understands competitive landscape and can speak to MDA’s differentiation
• Represents the customer’s requirements and perspectives as input to the pursuit strategy
• Assists in development of the pursuit plan
• Supports pursuit progression through to close
• Provides input to the pricing strategy
• Works with Product Management team to prioritize products and features

• Supports Corporate Development team in creation of the annual Strategic Growth Plan

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.

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) and ITAR.

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 an equal opportunity employer prizing diversity and inclusion. We are committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity. If you require assistance and/or reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please feel free to notify us.