Product Designer Electrical

About The Position

Dometic Marine is expanding its innovative solutions for the worldwide boating industry, leading towards an electrified future. Recognized with numerous NMMA Innovation Awards, Dometic continuously strives to enhance boating experiences. We are seeking a passionate Product Designer Electrical to join our Vancouver, BC team, reporting to the Electrical Design Manager.

Dometic Marine’s headquarters in Vancouver, British Columbia, develops and manufactures hydraulic, electronic, and combustion-based products.

As a Product Designer Electrical, you will be crucial for new product development, maintenance, and continuous improvement within the Design Engineering team. This role involves conducting validation and qualification testing to ensure products meet rigorous functional and safety standards. You will collaborate with electronic, embedded firmware, and mechanical product designers to solve technical challenges and develop novel technologies for successful product launches.

General Responsibilities

• Circuit design including schematic capture, component selection, PCB layout, and routing using Altium Designer (or an equivalent electronic CAD program).
• Prepare design documentation for new products and components such as PCBA engineering specifications, drawings, and test reports.
• Support new product launches by working with cross-functional product development teams including Design Engineering, Test Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, and Automation Engineering.
• Hold design reviews and conduct validation tests (EMC, EFT, and other automotive qualification testing).
• Work alongside embedded firmware development team to select microcontrollers and implement electronic designs.
• Provide cost and schedule estimates for new projects. Support research and development project activities.
• Maintain bill of materials and designs of existing products to ensure product continuity across an ever-changing supply chain.
• Conduct isolated testing of existing products in search of continuous improvements, reduction of field failures, or cost reduction.

What Dometic Offers

Dometic provides an interesting role in a dynamic, fast-paced, and global environment with excellent opportunities for growth and new challenges.

• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Disability insurance (STD/LTD)
• Retirement Programs (RSP and Company Pension Plan)
• Paid Vacation
• Statutory Holidays
• Free on-site parking
• Tuition and Professional Designation dues assistance
• Employee discounts on our incredible products
• Company events
• Opportunities to make an impact

Skills & Requirements

The ideal candidate will demonstrate success in an engineering environment with the following qualifications and experiences:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Electronics, Mechatronic, or a related engineering discipline is required.
• Minimum 1 year of industry or relevant electronic design experience.
• Consumer electronic product design experience and new product development experience, ideally related to automotive and/or safety critical systems.
• Strong proficiency in Altium Designer, or equivalent electronic CAD program.
• Knowledge of motor drive technologies and topologies including: pre-driver theory, MOSFET technologies, motor drive strategies, and motor technologies.
• Knowledge of sensor technologies related to position, acceleration, temperature, GPS, IMU, and relevant parameters associated with selection of appropriate sensors.
• Knowledge of microcontroller parameters related to selecting components based on specifications and applications.
• Familiarity with PCB manufacturing processes and fabrication capabilities, specifically as it relates to interfacing with external fabrication houses.
• Working knowledge of communication interfaces such as CAN, SPI, I2C, RS232.
• Experience with troubleshooting EMC related issues during the certification testing of a product.
• Familiarity with lithium batteries, battery chargers, battery management.
• Knowledge of industry standards such as SAE, ASTM, ISO, and familiarity with ISO9001.
• Familiarity with ERP systems to control engineering Bills of Materials.
• Experience with simulation and scripting languages (Python) to accelerate electronic design and analysis.

To succeed in this role, you should possess the following skills, competencies & characteristics:

• Self-starter with a passion for learning.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills with ability to work well within a team environment and all levels of personnel.
• High attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
• Professional demeanor whether in person, via email, or on the telephone.
• Innovative thinker with both successes and defendable failures in product/technology development.

Key skills/competency

• Electrical Engineering
• Circuit Design
• PCB Layout
• Altium Designer
• New Product Development
• EMC Testing
• Microcontroller Selection
• Motor Drive Technologies
• Sensor Technologies
• Validation & Qualification