Staff Engineer - Scientist, Electrical Engineering
Ref #: 15799
Location: Waterdown, Ontario
Overall Job Description
The Staff Engineer is a key member of the Electrical Engineering team that provides significant depth and breadth of technical leadership while collaborating with engineering management and technical staff to drive organizational objectives.
The incumbent is a recognized internal expert with significant and proven experience in developing and applying technical expertise to new and existing product designs as well as to resolving complex issues.
He/she will support all phases of design projects that include: assimilating novel and unique ideas, reviewing, analyzing, troubleshooting and evaluating alternative technical solutions. The individual is expected to exercise sound technical judgment and clearly communicate the approach to relevant stakeholders in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.
He/she is the subject matter expert (SME) and is a knowledge leader in design and development of Electrical Circuit Cards, possessing the ability to provide technical leadership to a given project or program.
Tasks to be Accomplished
- Provide technical expertise in the design and development of new product technologies
- Provide technical leadership and guidance to Electrical Engineering in order to develop new systems, concepts or technologies.
- Participate in all technical and project review meetings within Electrical Engineering to identify and address cross-team obstacles.
- Work across Engineering department borderlines, with the entire engineering team to determine the feasibility of implementing new ideas and technology to feed the Innovation pipeline.
- Provide input into and review of all product specifications within Electrical Engineering.
- Stay current with industry trends and technology in areas that impact WESCAM to influence senior leadership to accept new practices, approaches and concepts
- Promotes the culture, values and mission of L3Harris Wescam internally and externally.
Skills Required
- Detailed knowledge of the WESCAM product line and applications
- Modern Electrical Engineering design practices
- Specification and design of complex electrical systems
- Verification of complex electrical systems
- Good understanding of the requirements and practices to support a DO-254 or equivalent development standard.
- Intellectual property control and management systems
- Product life-cycle management
- MIL/Aerospace/Design standards applicable to the WESCAM product line
- Business acumen, including cross-functional leadership knowledge
A recognized expert in one or more of the following areas:
- Electrical Engineering
- Software Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering and/or Opto-Mechanical Engineering
- Electro-Optical Engineering
- System Engineering
- Specialty Engineering
Experience & Education Requirements
- Requires mastery level knowledge in Circuit Card development.
- Viewed as an expert and/or resource within the field by peers in and outside the organization. Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent and a minimum of 12 years of prior relevant experience, or
- Graduate Degree and a minimum of 10 years of prior related experience, or
- In lieu of a degree, minimum of 16 years of prior related experience.