Career Opportunity: Senior Electrical Design Engineer

Location: Montreal, Canada

Established in 1997, SCIREQ is a world leader in the conception, design and manufacturing of precision laboratory equipment for preclinical respiratory research.   We are looking for a Senior Electrical Engineer to join our multidisciplinary product development team. The individual has a desire to work in a small business environment with a focus on cutting-edge technology.   As a Senior Electrical Engineer at SCIREQ you will be involved with many aspects of the product life cycle, including conception, design, verification, validation, launch and customer support.

Primary responsibilities:

• Design engineering for innovative scientific instruments that integrate electromechanical components, digital data acquisition and real-time control and analysis
• Designing mixed signal (analog, digital) electronic circuits and PCBs
• Developing embedded applications (e.g. firmware)
• Designing and testing digital signal processing algorithms
• Developing manufacturing procedures and test protocols
• Investigating and selecting relevant technologies offered by manufacturing suppliers
• Assisting our production team in implementing automated hardware and system test strategies
• Performing experimental product validation studies
• Mentoring junior electrical engineers and interns
• Occasionally helping our technical support and production teams understand and resolve complex issues

We offer…

• New challenges and a varying array of responsibilities
• Competitive compensation and benefits
• The ability to work on products that enable innovation in respiratory medicine
• The opportunity to work independently and as an influential team member
• An innovative and friendly small business environment
• Exciting learning and skillset building opportunities
• A centrally located office, near public transit
• Hybrid work environment

Qualifications                                                                                                              

• Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering
• Minimum 3 years relevant work experience
• Applicant must be proficient in C, C++
• Experience with VHDL programming
• Experience with digital oscilloscopes and logic analyzers
• Experience with design and development of microprocessor-based instrumentation systems
• Experience with UART, TCP/IP, SPI and PWM.
• Experience with electrical schematic layout and PCB design (e.g.  Altium Designer)
• Hands-on prototype development experience including surface-mount soldering
• Applicant must be proficient in general computing, including knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Strong electrical aptitude & creativity demonstrated through past work experience, supplementary education, hobbies, etc.
• The ability to work efficiently, both independently and as part of a team
• Detail oriented and analytical
• Excellent ability to write and speak in English and French

Assets

• Work experience in biomedical instrumentation
• Experience mentoring junior engineers
• Knowledge of RTOS
• Knowledge of version control software (e.g. subversion)
• Familiarity or work experience with Agile project management
• Experience with embedded Linux

How to apply

Please apply on Indeed. For your application to be considered you MUST submit a resume and cover letter in English.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent