Intermediate Electrical Engineer

DRS Pivotal Power, Inc. is located in Bedford, Nova Scotia. DRS Pivotal Power is a leader in the design, development and manufacture of high reliability power conversion equipment for mission critical applications supporting all branches of the military in Canada, the US and many countries abroad. All products are designed and manufactured in house by our growing team of over 100 employees. DRS Pivotal Power is part of the Leonardo DRS Naval Electronics group and has currently over 30,000 fielded units boasting a field reliability of over 99%. Job Summary Reporting to the Engineering Manager, the Intermediate Electrical Engineer – Power Electronics is responsible for working with the Engineering Team on the design, development, and testing of switch-mode power conversion equipment. As an Intermediate Electrical Engineer - Power Electronics, your main responsibilities will include: Responsible for the design, development, and testing of switch-mode power conversion equipment in the 100W to 100kW power range Work closely with firmware designers to define project firmware/software requirements Provide technical assistance to customers in support of new product development and legacy product support as required Review customer specifications and requirements and assist in the generation of bids and proposals Provide budget, cost and schedule inputs for engineering projects and job assignments Specify and evaluate supplier components, subsystems and services Support the program design to cost and design for manufacture requirements Develop prototypes to resolve key development risks Generate engineering documentation in support of design activities and customer requirements, including specifications, test procedures and reports, failure reports, design analysis, program progress reports, and configuration management inputs Work collaboratively with Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Program Management to achieve material and labour design-to-cost targets To be successful in the role, you will need: Possession of a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from a recognized post-secondary institution or equivalent work experience Minimum of five (5) years of experience in electrical design in a light manufacturing environment P. Eng. designation, and eligible for registration with Engineers NS Familiarity with the application of military and commercial standards to electrical designs is required Experience reading schematics and engineering specs, with a strong ability to troubleshoot Demonstrated understanding and strong interests in power electronics and power converters design Demonstrated application of electronic theory, principles of electrical circuits, testing procedures and related knowledge to construct and debug power electronics circuitry in relation to the design of power conversion equipment Strong ability to analyze, record, and interpret test data to determine product acceptability …