Design Leader, Electrical

Design Leader, Electrical

Dometic is a global market leader in the mobile living industry. Millions of people around the world use Dometic products in outdoor, residential, and professional applications. Our Marine organization provides innovative solutions for the boating and boat building industry and we are leading the boating industry into an electrified future.

As Design Leader, Electrical on the Vancouver team, you will oversee, mentor, and develop Electronic Designers while contributing directly to new product development and continuous improvement. You will assist with validation and qualification testing to ensure products meet rigorous functional and safety standards. You will monitor progress and resources to keep programs within budget, schedule, performance specifications, and safety criteria. You will work alongside electronic, embedded firmware, and mechanical designers to solve technical challenges and develop novel technologies.

• Technical lead for Electronic Development Engineering team.
• Review and evaluate design solutions to meet cost and functional targets.
• Provide technical direction for product solutions to meet design requirements.
• Approve design validation plans for new products/designs.
• Circuit design including schematic capture, component selection, PCB layout, and routing using Altium Designer (or an equivalent electronic CAD program).
• Advocate best practices and look for continuous improvement opportunities.
• Hold design reviews and conduct validation tests (EMC, EFT, and other automotive qualification testing).
• Design electronic products, assemblies, and components to meet design requirements.
• Represent the design engineering team in multi‑function program teams which include product management, manufacturing, quality, production, and supply chain management for new product launches and continuous product improvements.
• Identify market opportunities and research solutions; estimate project design times and cost estimates.
• Monitor status, maintain program commitments, and report on program progress.
• Act as Program Manager for smaller programs.
• Promote group discussions, collaboration, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
• Conduct performance evaluations (PMP) and recommend personal development.
• Assist in applications support and troubleshooting as required.
• Complete additional job duties and assignments up to 15% of the time.

• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Disability insurance (STD/LTD)
• Retirement Programs (RSP and Company Pension Plan)
• Paid Vacation
• Statutory Holidays
• Free on‑site parking
• Paid maternity/paternity leave
• Tuition and Professional Designation dues assistance
• Employee discounts on our incredible products
• Company events
• Opportunities to make an impact

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Electronics, Mechatronic, Physics or related engineering discipline.
• Minimum 5+ years of industry or relevant electronic design experience; 10+ years preferred.
• Consumer electronic product design experience and new product development experience, ideally related to automotive and/or safety critical systems.
• Strong proficiency in Altium Designer or equivalent electronic CAD program.
• Knowledge of switch mode power supply technologies and protection circuitry.
• Knowledge of switching technologies and driver circuit topologies.
• Knowledge of microcontroller parameters related to selecting components based on specifications and applications.
• Familiar with PCB manufacturing processes and fabrication capabilities, specifically as it relates to interfacing with external fabrication houses.
• Working knowledge of communication interfaces such as CAN, SPI, I2C, RS232.
• Experience with troubleshooting EMC related issues during the certification testing of a product. Experience with EMC simulation tool chains or products is an advantage.
• Familiar with lithium batteries, battery chargers, battery management.
• Familiar with QFD, Design and Process FMEAs.
• Knowledge of industry standards such as SAE, ASTM, ISO, and familiarity with ISO
  9001 requirements.

• Self‑starter with a passion for learning.
• Ability to forge and manage…