Lead Power Electronics Engineer

Crone Geophysics & Exploration Ltd. of Mississauga, Ontario, has been manufacturing quality geophysical instrumentation for mining exploration since 1962. We are  seeking a full time Lead Power Electronics Engineer. As a lead engineer, reporting directly to senior management, you will be responsible for leading a design team of Power Electronics Engineers in the development of portable high power Geophysical Survey Instrumentation.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead the Design and development of high power (up to 20 kW) instruments with appropriate safety standards and ruggedness for operation in a Geophysical Survey Environment. 
• Manage a design team of Power engineers (including remote) as well as service technologists.
• Work within project goals and scheduled milestones.
• Perform schematic entry, PCB Layout, design calculations, simulations, prototyping and bread-boarding. 
• Support  the Production department with the introduction of high power prototypes to the production stage.   
• Support  the Repair & Field Survey Managers on high power  Instrument issues and Equipment training.   
• Perform tests (Some Field) and evaluations for design validation and qualification. 
• Provide service manuals, test instructions, and safety protocol for servicing and testing the high power instruments. 

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Electrical Engineering Degree or equivalent in education.   
• Minimum of 10 years of related High Power Electronics design experience.
• Demonstrate management or supervisory experience.
• Experience with various AC/DC, DC/DC Power Conversion topologies including PWM, PFC, and Linear Power Regulation.
• Experience with power Supply Safety Standards
• Experience designing and troubleshooting analog and digital controlled, Closed loop systems.
• Mixed circuit design experience including Op-Amps, D/A, A/D, interfacing with micro-controllers, sensing and calibration techniques.
• Experience with schematic entry, PCB Layout, and simulation tools (PADS, Altium, PSPICE, Mathcad or similar).   
• Must have Good oral and written communication skills.
• Must have Canadian Citizenship or Permanent Residency Card.

We value:

• Experience with programming in C (assembly is an asset).
• Experience with ARM and DSP techniques.

We thank all the applicants, but only the selected candidates will be contacted.