Physicist / Engineering Physicist

Communications & Power Industries (CPI)•Halton Hills, ON

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Shaping the future through innovation and discovery! With a history spanning more than seven decades, Communications & Power Industries’ thousands of products have impacted people’s lives in numerous unseen ways every day. Our highly engineered products serve as the backbone of modern-day commercial and military communications systems, assist in diagnosing medical conditions, empower scientific discoveries and space exploration, and much more. CPI is headquartered in Plano, Texas and is a global manufacturer of electronic components and subsystems. We have manufacturing locations in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia. With a heritage of technological excellence, our team serves customers in the communications, defense, medical, industrial, and scientific markets. We are seeking a Physicist / Engineering Physicist to join our multi-disciplined engineering team. The selected candidate will be a key contributor to a small, highly skilled team which is providing industry-leading vacuum electron device technology to a global customer base. This role will coordinate major engineering projects with responsibility for directing the work of engineers and technicians. The incumbent will be a technical Lead in the development of new Klystron-based amplifier and oscillator designs.

Requirements

Strong analytical skills
Creative thinking capability
The ability to use software simulation tools to model the electrical, RF, and thermomechanical elements of a vacuum electron device, and correlate these models with the real-world performance of your product
Familiarity with the manufacturing and test equipment used in the vacuum electronics industry
Solid knowledge of engineering design tools
Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to comfortably interact with your production team, engineering colleagues, management, and a diverse customer base
Accurate and strong attention to detail
Proficient in MS Office and popular design software
Ability to multitask and manage time effectively.
Excellent understanding of engineering processes
Excellent independent judgement and ability to handle complex problems.
Demonstrated ability to track scope growth.

Nice To Haves

An advanced university degree in Science or Engineering, ideally with hands-on experience in the field of high voltage, high power vacuum electronics
Several years’ related experience in the field of vacuum electronics design & manufacturing
Broad expertise or unique knowledge
Expertise with simulation tools, ideally ANSYS
Experience with computer control of laboratory equipment

Responsibilities

Developing and presenting technical requirements, concepts, designs, decisions and results to internal management, team and customers.
Coordinating project activity with applicable departments to ensure integrated support.
Coordinating work on technical documentation and ensures transfer of documentation to manufacturing or other functions as required.
Exercising responsibility for product cost and quality within the design and specification constraints.
Ensuring project objectives and schedules are developed and achieved.
Applying an expert understanding of the organizationally defined engineering processes used through the lifecycle of the program or project.
Providing manufacturing, assembly, and test support for the low-volume production of new and established designs.
Supporting the sales and management teams in the identification and elaboration of new opportunities.
Leading the generation of engineering products by using appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the development life cycle.
Leading the research and analysis of data such as customer design proposal specification and manuals to determine feasibility of design of application.
Applying strong understanding of appropriate technology and products to enhance design capabilities.
Leading engineering reviews.
Directing engineering and technical support personnel as required.
Performing other related duties as assigned