Hardware Engineering Lead

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Job Title:
Hardware Engineering Lead

Job Location:
Ottawa, ON

Job Code: PEP5

Job Schedule:
Day Shift

Compensation Range:
Between $126,500 - $176,500 CDN annually

Working as part of a dynamic multi-disciplinary team including software, hardware, and systems engineering, the candidate will be responsible for leading a team of mechanical and electrical engineers who are responsible for hardware design activities for a portfolio of projects involving modern integrated naval and marine communication systems. The candidate will be expected to work with project engineering leads and other stakeholders to ensure that electrical and mechanical engineering activities are prioritized, planned, and executed effectively by the team.

Success criteria for this role will include delivering designs that are technically compliant and fit for purpose, meeting schedule and budget commitments, and achieving project milestones.

• Plan and estimate hardware engineering work-scope for projects
• Ensure effective prioritization and assignment of tasks amongst the hardware engineering and drafting teams and follow up to verify timely completion and adequate quality for engineering work products
• Become familiar hardware related requirements including environmental and human factors requirements
• Develop designs for shipboard electronics cabinets, enclosures and assemblies
• Develop rugged designs that incorporate off-the-shelf electronics and equipment
• Support the selection of hardware components for system designs
• Develop evidence portfolios to substantiate design compliance with allocated requirements – eg. weight and power budgets, thermal analyses, shock and vibration analysis.
• Ensure designs can be built and provide support to investigate and resolve design issues identified during build, integration and testing
• Write and/or review technical contents for documentation deliverables
• Plan and manage the budget and resources allocated for hardware engineering activities
• Contribute to process improvements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or a related discipline
• A minimum of 6 years of relevant experience
• Competency to practice engineering in electrical and/or mechanical engineering disciplines
• Comprehensive knowledge of engineering design for shipboard electronics cabinets and distributed communication equipment and assemblies
• Ability to interpret standards and apply them to the design process
• Experience working in the defence sector
• Experience ruggedizing off-the-shelf equipment
• Knowledge and/or experience with engineering work package management
• Basic knowledge of project management

• Familiarity with 2D and 3D CAD tools
• Practical knowledge using computational models (eg. ANSYS) and ability to interpret modeling results
• Familiarity with Military Standards and/or other design standards related to hardware design
• Knowledge of voice and data communication, radio communication, and/or satellite communication systems
• Experience working in naval or marine environments
• Experience leading an engineering or technical team
• Licensed Professional Engineer or other relevant professional certification

• Must be eligible for registration with the Controlled Goods Program;
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a government of Canada Reliability status and Secret Level 2/NATO Secret security clearance;
• Must be eligible to meet…