Overview:
Our client is a leading Canadian manufacturer of advanced torque tools, including pneumatic, battery-powered, and electronic pistol grip wrenches. Their products are used worldwide across industries such as oil & gas, petrochemical, mining, aerospace, power generation, and manufacturing. We are seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to lead the design, implementation, analysis, and verification of complex systems involving mechanical, electronic, firmware, and software components.
This is a critical role that ensures all system elements work together seamlessly to meet technical, performance, and quality standards. The successful candidate will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable and scalable solutions across the full product lifecycle.
What you will be doing:
System Analysis and Requirements Gathering
- Analyze stakeholder and customer requirements
- Define and manage system-level engineering requirements
- Evaluate feasibility, risks, and performance of potential solutions
System Architecture and Design
- Translate business and technical needs into system specifications
- Break down complex systems into functional components
- Ensure designs are scalable, robust, and compliant with applicable standards
System Implementation and Integration
- Implement and verify subsystems (hardware, firmware, software)
- Troubleshoot integration challenges and optimize performance
- Ensure maintainability and scalability in design
System Verification and Validation
- Develop and execute system-level test strategies
- Ensure compliance with internal quality standards and applicable regulations
- Maintain full traceability from requirements to test results
Project Leadership, Documentation, and Collaboration
- Contribute to project planning, development timelines, and risk mitigation
- Collaborate with cross-functional engineering and product teams
- Produce and maintain comprehensive documentation including requirements, design specifications, FMEAs, and validation reports
- Provide technical mentorship and support to junior engineers
Skills Required:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field (preference for Electronics and/or Firmware disciplines).
- P.Eng. certification preferred, or eligibility and motivation to pursue registration.
- 10+ years of relevant design experience in a manufacturing or product development environment.
- Strong background in systems engineering and firmware development.
- Leadership experience is considered an asset.
- System-level design and integration
- Requirements specification and management
- Interface definition, FMEA, and risk/safety analysis
- Verification and validation planning and execution
- Familiarity with project management methodologies (Stage Gate, Waterfall, Agile/Scrum, or SAFe)
- Embedded firmware development (bare metal, RTOS, embedded Linux)
- Strong technical documentation and reporting
- Exceptional communication, organizational, and time management skills
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
Personal Characteristics
- Innovative and solutions-oriented
- Proactive and responsive
- Committed to quality and continuous improvement
- Dependable and detail-driven
- Strong sense of ownership and accountability
Other
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools, especially Excel and Outlook
Salary range: $120-130K, quarterly bonuses.
Our client believes in pay equity, fairness and transparency, and their ranges are determined
by role, level, and location. The actual compensations offered to the final candidate is based
on the ranges shown, and will vary depending on the candidate's relative experience,
qualifications, and anticipated level of performance.