Senior Electrical Engineer

Candidates must be eligible to obtain the relevant security clearance required for the role, due to the nature of the programmes we deliver for our customers.

The Senior Electrical Engineer will work as part of a multi-disciplinary project team developing new and innovative electronics solutions to meet customer needs.

The Senior Electrical Engineer will work in a number of specialist areas including low noise preamps, high speed digital telemetry, Digital Signal Processing, and RF design.

• Design, implement, maintain configuration management and test maintainable hardware and firmware systems in accordance with the company’s procedure and project specific requirements
• Preparing or reviewing typical design documentation (design requirements, schematics, board layouts, technical specifications, and data sheets)
• Preparing or review engineering deliverables for existing and new electrical system design modifications/upgrades/replacements
• Preparing cost estimates or cooperating appropriately with others responsible for reporting the estimate.
• Apply independent diversified knowledge of engineering principles and practices
• Act as a technical interface with customers
• Provide coaching and guidance to and check work of junior engineers, technologists or technicians
• Participate in and chair technical reviews
• Other tasks as assigned

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical or Electronic Engineering with 4+ years of experience
• Ability to work on Canadian Controlled Goods and US ITAR controlled articles
• Candidate must be capable of acquiring a NATO Reliability and Secret security clearance

• Master's Degree an asset, especially Electrical, Electronic or Underwater Acoustics Engineering
• Electrical/Electronic Engineering (>4 years) commercial or military type electronics desirable
• Electrical/Electronic Engineering Lead/Project lead (>1 years)
• Experience of Maritime Domain (desirable)
• Experience of Underwater Warfare Domain (desirable)
• Analog and digital design
• Embedded microcontroller design (ARM-based microcontrollers or DSP-based systems)
• Experience with peripherals such as SPI, I2C, UART, etc.
• Experience with DSP applications
• OrCAD Capture, OrCAD PSpice Designer and PCB Designer
• Competent Assembly and C language programming for embedded systems
• FPGA design using VHDL
• Network communication - Fiber Optic Ethernet ATM SONET
• Experience with embedded development tools such as Sourcery CodeBench and Atollic TrueSTUDIO
• A team-oriented individual that works collaboratively to achieve team goals
• Strong communication skills and a positive attitude, with capability to mentor others
• Must be self-motivated, adaptable, and attentive to details
• Willing to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a deadline-oriented environment
• Familiar with formal project design process and documentation
• Willingness to travel within Canada, US and Overseas

Ultra Maritime is an equal opportunities employer that values diversity, inclusion, equity and equality.

Underpinned by our values, behaviours, and policies, we want you to feel empowered to be your best and authentic self.

We promote a workplace that welcomes people from all backgrounds and cultures; believing that this will increase our diversity of thinking, and ultimately ensure we continue delivering on our commitments to our customers.

We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status and welcome applications from all candidates.

What’s in it for you?

We offer a competitive benefits package including extended health and dental, life insurance, RRSP, deferred profit sharing, optional critical illness insurance, an EFAP and student bursaries

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We encourage regular manager-employee performance feedback, goal alignment and employee development through our Employee Performance Development Plan (EPDP) and offer employee education assistance to allow our people to acquire new qualifications and certifications.

We are an Equal Opportunities employer and particularly welcome applications from Women, Aboriginal Persons, Persons with Disabilities and Visible Minorities.

Reasonable accommodation statement: If you need an accommodation for any part of the application process, please email careers@ultra-us-gbs.com