Concepteur électrique / Electrical Designer

Wabtec•Montreal, QC

5d•CA$72,500 - CA$96,000•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Senior Electrical Designer and member of the engineering team, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and validating electrical systems and electromechanical door products for OEM and R&D projects. In collaboration with systems engineers and other engineering disciplines, you will implement product and test systems. The Senior Electrical Designer will serve as the technical lead for electrical design activities and will work in a matrix structure with project teams composed of mechanical, software, and electrical engineers and designers. He or she will be responsible for producing, reviewing, and maintaining technical documentation, including electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, technical specifications, design analyses, requirements matrices, and other engineering documents necessary for product development. The incumbent will actively participate in the planning and execution of development activities, including defining deliverables, monitoring schedules, and supporting validation and integration testing. He or she will collaborate directly with customers, product groups, and application teams to understand their needs, provide technical support, and develop engineering solutions tailored to their fleets currently in service. Finally, the Senior Electrical Designer will play a key role in resolving complex technical issues related to existing products, in the continuous improvement of designs, and in mentoring less experienced designers and engineers to foster the development of best practices within the organization.

Requirements

DEC in electronics or equivalent recognized by the Ministère de l’Éducation.
A minimum of 10 years of experience in product design, system qualification and manufacturing validation.
Experience in a formal project development environment.
Certified IPC 610/620.
Certified WHMIS (Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System).
MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, & Visio).
Mentor Graphics’ DxDesigner or OrCAD Capture.
SolidWorks Electrical 2D and 3D.
Electrical harness design.
Digital and analog design (including motor control).
Leadership and proven accountability.
Excellent communication skills, able to efficiently explain complex technical issues.
Knowledge of French is required for positions permanently located in Quebec.
Fluent English is required for this position.
Available to travel 10% of the time.
Must be able to travel to the United States for business.
Valid driver’s license.

Nice To Haves

Experience in mass transit or rail is an asset.
AutoCAD 2014 is an asset.

Responsibilities

Designing, developing, and validating electrical systems and electromechanical door products for OEM and R&D projects.
Implementing product and test systems in collaboration with systems engineers and other engineering disciplines.
Serving as the technical lead for electrical design activities.
Working in a matrix structure with project teams composed of mechanical, software, and electrical engineers and designers.
Producing, reviewing, and maintaining technical documentation, including electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, technical specifications, design analyses, requirements matrices, and other engineering documents necessary for product development.
Actively participating in the planning and execution of development activities, including defining deliverables, monitoring schedules, and supporting validation and integration testing.
Collaborating directly with customers, product groups, and application teams to understand their needs, provide technical support, and develop engineering solutions tailored to their fleets currently in service.
Resolving complex technical issues related to existing products.
Continuously improving designs.
Mentoring less experienced designers and engineers to foster the development of best practices within the organization.
Estimating the effort required to design and document electrical and electronic products.
Ensuring that the cost of electrical and electronic engineering activities remains within budget.
Planning, organizing, and monitoring electrical and electronic engineering activities.
Estimating and tracking the costs of electrical and electronic products.
Analyzing and understanding technical specifications and standards.
Building, modifying, and repairing wiring harnesses, installations, and printed circuit board assemblies.
Designing and documenting electrical and electronic products—including assembly drawings and schematics—and overseeing the layout of panels and harnesses.
Participating in design reviews for electrical or electronic products.
Verifying and approving electrical and electronic products in accordance with documentation or industry standards (if technically qualified to do so).
Verifying and approving documentation for electrical and electronic products (if technically qualified to do so).
Providing support for legacy products.
Defining the necessary tests (routine and qualification) with the test engineer/designer.
Validating test equipment built in collaboration with the test engineer/designer and the electronics technician.
Providing support to our manufacturing sites and suppliers, either remotely from Montreal or on-site.
Selecting test facilities and submitting requests.
Creating purchase orders for parts manufactured by suppliers or to obtain parts for in-house manufacturing.
Ensuring that all equipment required for testing has been calibrated.
Performing tests with or without the test engineer/designer.
Writing test reports.
Performing failure analyses, including reporting and presenting findings to the client.
Delivering technical presentations to clients.
Providing support for supplier selection and qualification, as well as for the bidding and advanced development team.
Organizing and maintaining the electronics laboratory workspace.