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Engineering scientist

  • Work Term: Permanent
  • Work Language: English
  • Hours: 44 hours per week
  • Education: Master's degree
  • Experience: 5 years or more
  • Electrical and electronics engineering
  • Engineering science
  • Physics, other

Work setting

  • Manufacture

Tasks

  • Supervise technicians, technologists and other engineers
  • Conduct research to expand knowledge of the field
  • Design electrical and electronic components, systems and equipment
  • Supervisory Experience
  • Confer with clients and other members of the engineering team and conduct research to determine project requirements
  • Carry out applied research in fields of electrical and electronic engineering and physics
  • Coordinate work activities to ensure projects meet deadlines and budgets

Supervision

  • 11-15 people

Computer and technology knowledge

  • Excel Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)
  • MS Outlook
  • MS PowerPoint
  • Information technology

Technical experience

  • Fibre optics

Area of work experience

  • Operations or production
  • Research and development

Specialization in physics

  • Optics and laser physics

Area of specialization

  • Physics
  • Science
  • Failure analysis

Security and safety

  • Criminal record check

Transportation/travel information

  • Own vehicle
  • Own transportation
  • Valid driver's licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Fast-paced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Tight deadlines
  • Attention to detail
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Personal suitability

  • Client focus
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Initiative
  • Organized
  • Team player

Screening questions

  • Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
  • Do you have experience working in this field?
  • Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting for the position (English or French)?

Employment terms options

  • Day

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan
  • Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

  • Group insurance benefits
  • Stocks/shares

Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • On-site amenities
  • Other benefits