Lead Electrical Engineer in Mississauga

The staffing solutions division of GDKN is a leading provider of end-to-end solutions in the temporary staffing space. With companies across the globe laying critical emphasis on their human resources management, demand for temporary staffing is rapidly growing because it improves focus on core/critical activities and can be adapted to the seasonal nature of business, addresses business uncertainties and the demand for rapid growth.

GDKN is one of the very few minority business enterprises in North America that has the status of Preferred vendor with the world’s largest corporations in various industries including Electric, Gas, Telephone Utilities, Manufacturing, Defense, and Information Technology.

Our staffing solutions focus on every detailed aspect of a business and ensure that you have the perfect talent for your critical business needs. We keep adapting and expanding to ensure that we always surpass our client’s expectations. Our staffing solutions division has access to an unparalleled pool of candidates from which our dedicated team rigorously screens and evaluates to ensure ideal human resources are identified for our client’s unique needs.

Job Description:

• Do you have experience designing low-power electronic circuits and/or systems, including microprocessor-based, digital, and analog circuit designs? If yes, please provide a summary of your electrical design experience, including types of circuits and systems you have designed, the end application or product in which the design was used, and key components and technologies utilized.
• Have you conducted trade studies for concept selection, technology evaluation, or product architecture development? If yes, please describe a specific trade study you performed, including the design challenge or decision being evaluated, evaluation criteria, methodology used, and final recommendation and outcome.
• Can you share an example of a technical presentation, design review, or engineering review that you led or presented?
• What types of circuit analysis, modeling, simulation, or validation activities did you perform before releasing a design for prototype build or production? Please explain the analysis methods used, key design risks identified, and corrective actions taken.
• Have you led electrical, multidisciplinary, or product development teams? If yes, please describe team size and composition, your leadership responsibilities, project scope and complexity, and key technical or project outcomes achieved under your leadership.
• Do you have experience identifying and resolving EMI/EMC issues? If yes, please provide an example of a particularly challenging EMI/EMC issue you encountered and resolved.

Selected candidate is expected to perform one or more of the following tasks:

• Lead and/or perform the product level design, analysis, and verification activities of a Hardware Development team.
• Perform trade studies in concept selection, product architecture design and analysis; electronics circuit (mixed signal and/or power supply) design and analysis.
• Develop low-level requirement documents and manage requirement changes using DOORS.
• Work closely with the design team in implementing the design while ensuring process adherence.
• Conduct technical presentations and participate in design reviews.
• Provide support to manufacturing, investigate hardware failures, and identify root causes and permanent corrective action by working with internal and external customers.
• Must be proactive and able to work with limited direction, well organized, possess good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of FPGA design and/or hands-on experience with complex analog circuit design is considered a strong asset.

Qualifications Required:

• Degree (or equivalent experience) in Electronics Engineering or a related discipline.
• 5+ years of electronics design experience within aerospace or another highly regulated sector (e.g., nuclear, rail).
• Strong understanding of electronics design principles and industry best practices.
• Proficient in low power digital circuit design.
• Solid understanding of low frequency analogue interface design.
• Experience using industry standard ECAD tools (Mentor Graphics preferred).
• Knowledge of DFM (Design for Manufacture) and DFT (Design for Test) methodologies.
• Familiarity with EMC design and qualification requirements.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent communication skills with strong attention to detail.
• Experience in printed wiring board (PWB / PCB) is a definite asset.