Electrical Designer

Location

Saskatoon, SK | Canada

Job description

Hughes Recruitment is pleased to present an exciting opportunity on behalf of our client.

Role: Electrical Designer

Location: Saskatoon, SK

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 5x8

THE OPPORTUNITY

Our client is a long-established family orientated organization in Saskatoon, SK, that has grown to become North America's leading ambulance manufacturer and Canada's largest supplier of small to mid-size commercial buses for transit, paratransit, shuttle, and tour applications. With safety, innovation, and durability always at the forefront of their business, they now inspire today’s industry standards. Our client has strong values that align with their culture that demonstrate a customer-centric focus, leadership, integrity, family spirit, and excellence in all they do.

Our client is looking for an imaginative and determined Electrical Designer, who will dive into the creation and maintenance of precise electrical designs and schematics, ensuring adherence to stringent company standards, customer requirements, and regulatory guidelines. Your skills will be pivotal in crafting robust 12 VDC and 120/240VAC electrical systems, addressing de-rating standards, and enhancing system reliability. Collaborating seamlessly with cross-functional teams, you'll aid the development of standard electrical components and wire harnesses, streamlining design processes and standardization across our client’s product portfolio.

Beyond your technical acumen, this role demands a blend of innovation and pragmatism. You'll lead initiatives to identify and implement continuous improvements, fostering a culture of excellence and adaptability within the engineering framework. From conceptualization to execution, your critical thinking and problem-solving prowess will be instrumental in optimizing production efficiency and maximizing product quality. Your role extends beyond the design phase, encompassing collaboration your team, compliance engineers, offering production and service support, and contributing to a dynamic, results-driven environment. In this multifaceted role, you'll embody our client’s corporate values, driving excellence, integrity, and customer-centricity while shaping the future of electrical engineering within the organization. Our client knows how to have fun while being determined to build the best essential equipment for our communities.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

As the Electrical Designer, you will:  

• Be open to learning and developing your skill set from a highly talented team and work with the team on troubleshooting production and service issues. This is a great way to understand the challenges and victories of the company.
• Create and maintain feasible, robust designs and schematics under the guidance the team that meet:
  • Accepted Crestline Engineering/QMS standards.
  • Internal/external customer requirements
  • OEM chassis requirements
  • Regulatory and statutory requirements
  • Exemplary standards of fit and finish for efficient manufacturing
• Coordinate and incorporate feedback from customers, suppliers, and internal teams to continuously improve product quality, reduce costs, enhance delivery time, and increase customer satisfaction. This includes procuring subcontracted materials, optimizing business processes using Lean principles, utilizing marketing suggestions and customer feedback, leveraging Quality Cost and Delivery Metrics (QCD), and collaborating with the Product Development team to incorporate production efficiency in early design stages.
• Design and maintain accurate electrical designs, drawings, schematics, and harnesses that meet company standards, customer requirements, OEM chassis requirements, and regulatory standards.
• Ensure compliance with 12 VDC and 120/240VAC electrical systems standards.
• Support the development of standard electrical system components and wire harnesses to reduce lead time.
• Programme embedded systems for vehicle functions.
• Drive standardization and apply engineering analysis.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide support for compliance testing and certification.

QUALIFICATIONS

As the Electrical Designer you will bring:

• An engineering technology diploma in design and manufacturing engineering or electrical engineering technology or equivalent.
• All items showing an experience level in this list are classified as an asset with experience in the classroom/workshop considered.
• Post-Secondary education in engineering is an asset.
• Proficiency and/or working knowledge in ECAD tools and drafting principles.
• A working knowledge of PDM or PLM systems.
• Experience in electrical design and integration.
• Knowledge of electrical systems and design principles.
• Flexibility for design variations, tweaking, modifications.
• Troubleshooting, critical thinking, and complex problem-solving mentality.
• Practical experience in cable fabrication and testing.
• An agile and adaptable mindset with a strong sense of urgency.
• An ability to visualize and form a concept with originality.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• A highly self-motivated attitude with a keen attention to detail and solid decision-making.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, especially Excel.
• Vehicle design, Automotive and specialty vehicle electronics experience is beneficial.
• Understanding of vehicle CAN bus systems.
• Knowledge in Lean Manufacturing.

WHAT OUR CLIENT OFFERS

Our client takes pride in a strong company culture that embodies excellence, integrity, trust, and innovation. To foster a strong culture, they believe in a progressive, dynamic, and solution-based environment and want to prosper amongst the best and brightest in the country. Benefits of working with them include:

• A competitive salary with bonus earning potential including a recruitment referral bonus.
• Health benefits including dental, extended health care, long and short-term disability coverage, accident and serious illness insurance, life insurance, and a health spending account.
• A group registered retirement savings plan that has a 4% matching, occupational vision care, employee, and family assistance programs along with a virtual walk-in clinic that provides unlimited healthcare for you and your family.
• Milestone and service awards at five-year increments.
• Access to CUBBI, a discounted food delivery service of fresh meals from local kitchens, and Sutton Smart Perks Discounts for services and discounts from local businesses.
• Career path and career longevity support by approved professional development opportunities and cost reimbursement, including association memberships.

ABOUT HUGHES RECRUITMENT INC.

At Hughes, we have REDEFINED RECRUITMENT! We don’t just place our candidates into a job, we take time to understand you, your passions, your strengths, and your potential. This approach allows us to connect you with a meaningful, rewarding, and lasting career opportunity.

We pride ourselves on our professional and friendly approach. Hughes supports our clients by understanding their unique business goals and hiring needs in-depth, and then sourcing and placing exceptional candidates with them. We believe in success beyond the placement.

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