Project Manager – Sr. Electrical Hardware Designer
Location: Toronto
Contract Duration: 4 months
We at Raise are hiring a Sr. Electrical Hardware Designer for one of our top clients. After establishing themselves as an industry leader, they’re now expanding their team to meet rising demand.
Description:
To assist in the hardware electrical design of new or revised products, equipment, and installations, utilizing processes based on established engineering principles to meet requirements. Involved with designs of moderate to high complexity.
Responsibilities:
- Designs new or revised products, equipment, and installations, utilising processes based on established engineering principles to meet the customer and Railway 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.
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.
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Raise is an established hiring firm with over 65 years of experience. We believe strongly in making the world a better place through work, which is why we’re a certified B Corporation and donate 10% of our profits to charity.
We strive to build teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we work in. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, including people from traditionally underrepresented groups such as women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, people identifying as LGBTQ2SI, veterans, and people with visible/nonvisible disabilities.
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