Job description

AXYS Technologies (AXYS) is a global leader in developing innovative technologies for a variety of marine focused applications including offshore wind resource assessment, real-time weather forecasting, and environmental monitoring from the tropics to the poles. With over 45 years of experience in the design, manufacture, remote operational management, and service of these advanced oceanographic environmental monitoring systems, we have a dedicated team that has a passion for innovation and growth. Located in beautiful Sidney, British Columbia, AXYS is one of Vancouver Island's most sought after career choices and offers competitive compensation and benefits to its staff.

The Product Development department requires a talented Senior Electronics and Firmware Engineer. You will work within a highly talented and motivated team to develop sophisticated environmental monitoring systems for projects world-wide.

The Senior Electronics and Firmware Engineer role includes responsibilities for design, program management and department development.

We are looking for someone who is willing to relocate to the Victoria area on Vancouver Island.

Key Responsibilities

Engineering

· Design of electronics and data systems for ocean technology platforms, including surface buoys, moorings, subsurface and seabed systems.

· Design of electrical power systems for ocean technology systems with a focus on managed off-grid energy systems deriving power from a multitude of renewable and backup energy supplies.

· Provide electrical and data integration for a wide variety of instrumentation including meteorological, oceanographic and telemetry equipment.

· Execute AXYS procedures for design and development, control of non-conforming product, including dependency support for sales, field service, customer service.

· Driven to meet client objectives and to diligently work to clarify and establish requirements where they are unknown.

· Create or update documentation for the fabrication, assembly, and maintenance of buoy systems.

· Integration and configuration of custom systems to meet client specifications.

· Collaborate, provide technical feedback and guidance to mechanical, software and data design teams.

· Implementation of applicable industry standards to meet regulatory requirements and drive safety, quality, interoperability and efficiency-based design outcomes.

· Lead assembly, testing and troubleshooting products as required.

Program Management

· Responsible for the management of an active set of projects. Oversee project execution and maintain project deliverables, budgets, schedule, status.

· Ensuring project requirements are clearly identified and stakeholders are kept informed of project status.

· Coordinate team with respect to project demands and facilitating program management functions.

· Maintaining strong communication functions between stakeholders and departments for design review and design closeout requirements

· Support overall capacity by establishing and maintaining external resources including contract workers and internal swing resources.

Department Development

· Assist with monitoring and maintaining processes for the department under ISO 9001:2015.

· Carries out or assists with department strategic initiatives.

· Establish and align to new or emerging standards (industry/regional/global) for engineering design.

· Assist with information capture for department capital budget & resources.

· Assist with engineering information resources – supplier and vendor relationships, 3rd party contractors and knowledge resources.

General Requirements

· Minimum 5 years of experience in relevant engineering design roles.

· Minimum BEng in Electrical, Computer Engineering or equivalent discipline

· Holds or is eligible for a Professional Engineering designation in BC

· Holds a thorough understanding of product design principles and standards

· Commands excellent problem solving and deduction skills.

· Excellent written and verbal communication skills

· Willingness to take responsibility and driven to meet deadlines.

Highly Desirable Skills and Experience

· Leadership experience within multidisciplinary development teams and demonstrated ability to lead teams to successful outcomes.

· Experience in managing design projects, delivering systems for the marine environment.

· Experience with schematic capture and PCB layout for embedded systems design

· Experience with the design and optimization of off grid energy systems combining multiple energy sources to produce long term sustainable power supplies

· Senior level programming/debugging skills. Preferred experience with programming in C for embedded systems, and Python for data analytics and scripting/automation.

· Experience writing low level applications to run on a microcontroller or microprocessor

· Experience with microcontrollers and low-level hardware interfaces, e.g. SPI and I2C, working with standard peripherals such Flash, RAM, ADCs, EEPROM etc.

· Experience using and understanding of communications systems such as serial, Ethernet, CAN, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, 802.15.4 etc.

· Experience with Analog/Digital debugging tools such as logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, etc.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

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