Lab Engineer; Intermediate

Our client in the automotive industry, is looking to hire a Test/Lab Engineer.

• Interface with development and test teams to understand lab, hardware, and automation requirements.
• Ensure sufficient lab hardware, automation nodes, and test benches are available to support the needs of the development community.
• Set up, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot lab equipment, including ECUs, development boards, power supplies, network equipment, displays, cabling, and related peripherals.
• Maintain lab equipment to ensure high availability, reliability, and optimal operational performance.
• Support hardware bring-up, validation, and recovery of failed or unresponsive test nodes.
• Analyze lab metrics, root-cause failures, and validate fixes.
• Monitor messaging platforms and provide timely support to development and test teams.
• Document lab configurations, troubleshooting procedures, known issues, and recovery steps.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Electronics, Mechatronics, or a related field.
• 1+ year hands‑on experience with hardware, embedded systems, or test benches, including basic power, cabling, connectivity, and device troubleshooting.
• Professional, co‑op, or academic experience with Python development.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to root‑cause problems creatively and effectively.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Highly motivated, self‑starter, and resourceful.

• Experience with CI/CD systems, such as Jenkins.
• Experience with Ansible.
• Experience with batch and shell scripting for Windows and Linux environments.
• Experience with automotive ECUs, infotainment systems, connectivity modules, or similar embedded platforms.
• Experience with microcontrollers, development boards, or hardware debugging tools.
• Experience with automated testing environments and frameworks, such as PyTest.
• Experience with device flashing, provisioning, recovery, and test bench automation.
• Experience troubleshooting lab connectivity, including Ethernet, USB, serial, Wi‑Fi, or CAN.

This is a Contract position based out of Waterloo, ON.

The pay range for this position is $33.00 - $38.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job‑related factors.

This is a fully onsite position in Waterloo,ON.

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