Engineering Manager

Our client, a leading innovator in the development of advanced technology in the gaming industry, having retained our search services, has an immediate opening for a talented and goal oriented Engineering Manager to join their technical team.  Reporting to the Chief Technology Offer, you will be responsible for all aspects of hardware design, testing, and ongoing technology development.  You will also play an integral part in liaising between the engineering department and company executives.

As the Engineering Manager, your core duties will include:

• Creation of hardware requirement specifications based on customer and internal requests
• Project management and delegation of duties to engineers and technicians within the department
• Creation and management of engineering documentation, schematics and drawings
• Evaluation of 3rd-party hardware to be integrated into company products
• Design and production of prototype hardware devices for demonstration and pre-production
• Creation of bills of materials, part numbers, drawings and schematics to be used by manufacturing
• Design of custom electronic and mechanical systems for the company’s products, such as PCBs, harnesses, brackets and enclosures
• Co-ordination of the sub-contract of electronic and mechanical assemblies
• Co-ordination with testing labs for hardware testing such as safety, EMC and customer compliance
• Creation of test procedures and test equipment for internal and QA use
• Provide engineering support in overlapping areas such as protocols, communications, networking, operating systems and central systems
• Research and investigate new technologies to be incorporated into future products and operations
• Provide strategic input at an executive level to define future technologies and products
• Maintain a laboratory environment with appropriate test equipment, tools and processes

In order to be considered for this exciting and challenging role, you should be able to demonstrate the following:

• Electrical Engineering and/or Computer Science Undergraduate Degree
• 4 to 6 plus years experience in a related discipline
• Eligible for registration in Nova Scotia (EIT or Professional Engineer)
• Exposure to embedded systems technology
• Proficiency with electronic systems design
• Programming in Assembly, C, Perl, and/or VHDL languages
• Some familiarity with fabrication and machine shop equipment
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to delegate and mentor staff
• Strong management and leadership skills

If you are looking for a progressive company and work environment and an opportunity to become part of a management team that values your contributions, submit your resume for immediate consideration.  Compensation for this role includes an attractive base salary and comprehensive benefits.

All inquiries, quoting EM0721-CB, should be submitted to:

Sam Elmadani, M.A.  |  Senior Consultant -Engineering & Technical

DAVID APLIN RECRUITING
Suite 1630, TD Centre  |  1791 Barrington Street
Halifax, NS  |  B3J 3L1
Phone: 902.442.5060  |  Fax: 902.435.6300
Email: selmadani@aplin.com  |  Web:  www.aplin.com