Electrical Hardware Designer Job Toronto area,Ontario Canada,Engineering

Electrical Hardware Designer

Job Description

Our client located in Toronto, Ontario, is seeking a Senior Electrical Hardware Designer to join their team. The candidate will be responsible in assisting in the design of new or revised products, equipment, and installations, utilizing processes based on established engineering principles to meet requirements. T his will be a day shift position ( hours per week).

Pay rate : $ per hour

Contract role
: 4 month contract with possibility of extension

Starting
:
Jan 6

Location
:
Toronto, Ontario

Work Model
:
Hybrid

RESPONSIBILITIES
:

Designs new or revised products, equipment, and installations, utilizing processes based on established engineering principles to meet the customer and industry requirements.

Assumes the role of Work Package Manager as required.

Contributes to a harmonious team environment while maintaining a high degree of professionalism in the job and in relations with others.

Develops junior team members of the department by mentoring and providing assistance, as required.

Follows directions and work instructions, and uses good judgement in the performance of assigned work

Effectively presents pros and cons for various courses of action.

Tracks progress on all assigned tasks, verifying that all assigned work has been completed accurately

Responsible for the quality and integrity of the hardware designs and all related documentation

Conducts technical reviews, and ensures changes are in line with objectives.

Generates accurate, supportable estimates for current departmental technology and provides supportable estimates for developments that are new to the department.

Supports bids by defining technical solutions and reviewing the materials list

Interprets, identifies, and documents requirements such that customer needs are met within the budget and schedule constraints.

Ensures both the safety and quality of hardware products while reducing the deployment cost of those products. Contributes to the heightened reuse of product hardware and improvements in hardware quality.

Prepares specifications for hardware and/or software components or devices.

Develops appropriate design architecture.

Reviews any applicable specifications, standards, rules, etc. and ensures that the appropriate actions resulting from this review have been taken

Implements designs, using good design practice and applicable standards and guidelines

Requirements

Skills and Abilities:

6+ years of experience in industry, including:

Cabling Grounding techniques Surge Protection Electrical Engineering Principles:
Power circuits design Electronic circuits including Microprocessors Telecommunications circuits Engineering tools: CAD system (Autocad) Multi-meter Oscilloscope Protocol Analyzers...

Well developed verbal skills to allow clear communication without ambiguity

Proven track record in designing complex electrical or electronics products

Well developed writing skills to allow documents, work packages, etc. to be prepared in a clear and concise format with sufficient information so that further clarification is not required

Proficient in the skills, and current with the technology of the discipline

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent combination of diplomas and work experience

Preferred Skills

Minimum 8 years of experience in Railway Signaling industry

Proven track record of designing, installation, and testing of communication-based train control on-board equipment

Formulating or contributing to the development of new designs

Devising and running tests to verify functionality, and identifying and solving problems

Excellent understanding of the train interfaces and train operations

Familiar with train maintenance, train components, sub-systems and various train designs from different manufacturers

Understand, read, and design train interface electrical schematics

Deep understanding of the CENELEC and AREMA railway standards regarding on-board equipment

Experienced in performing train surveys

Certification: PEO

Education:

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, or equivalent

If you have the skills and experience that we are looking for to be successful in this role, please apply online, email your resume to Irena Shema

We are an equal opportunity Employer.


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