Systems Design Engineer

Overview

The Company: RAD Torque Systems is a leading Canadian manufacturer of pneumatic, battery powered, and electronic pistol grip torque wrenches marketed under the RAD trademark. RAD products are used worldwide in oil & gas, petrochemical, mining, aerospace, power generation and manufacturing. The organization values people who are passionate about their work, driven by accuracy and quality, and motivated to find smarter, better ways to get things done.

RAD fosters a collaborative, hands‑on environment where individuals are encouraged to roll up their sleeves, take ownership, and make a meaningful impact as the company grows and evolves.

The Opportunity
The Systems Design Engineer will design, implement, analyze, and verify complex systems that include mechanical, electronic, firmware, and software components of RAD Torque Systems products. The role requires a broad understanding of engineering principles and methodologies, with a focus on ensuring all elements function together as intended. This includes collaborating with cross‑functional teams, analyzing system requirements, and solving problems related to systems design, integration, verification and traceability.

This role is suitable for an intermediate or advanced engineer with strong system‑level perspectives.

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• System Analysis and Requirements Gathering: Gather and analyze system requirements from stakeholders. Elicit customer / problem domain requirements. Author engineering / solution domain requirements.
• System Architecture and Design: Translate requirements into technical specifications and designs. Decompose system designs into subsystem solutions. Assess system components and technologies for feasibility, risk, technological readiness, suitability, performance, scalability, reliability and security. Create and document system and interface specifications.
• System Implementation and Integration: Implement, integrate and verify various systems and sub‑system components. Verify system components to ensure they work together effectively. Troubleshoot system integration issues and provide solutions. Optimize system performance. Design, implement, integrate and verify selected subsystems.
• System Verification and Validation: Design and execute tests to verify and validate system functionality and performance. Ensure systems are compliant with relevant regulations, standards, and best practices. Ensure verification and validation provide traceability against system requirements.
• Project Leadership, Documentation and Reporting: Develop technical and logistical system development plans. Work closely with a multidiscipline team including mechanical, electronic, firmware, software, V&V, and project management. Ensure cross‑functional departments are aligned with project goals and timelines. Identify potential issues and mitigation strategies to reduce risk. Create detailed technical documentation throughout the system lifecycle, including requirements, design, analysis, FMEAs, and other technical reports.
  
  Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, or related fields.
• P.Eng. certification preferred, or eligible and motivated to acquire P.Eng. registration.
• 10+ years of relevant product design experience.
• Demonstrable system / multidiscipline approach to engineering design.
• Firmware development experience is an asset.
• Leadership experience is an asset.

• Competitive wages, comprehensive benefits including health and dental coverage, EAP, RSP, profit sharing bonuses, flex hours and more.
• A fun innovative culture with a high‑quality product we are all proud of.
• Our office is in the heart of the Fraser Valley, in Abbotsford, B.C.
• RAD is an equal opportunity employer welcoming applicants of all backgrounds.