Electrical Engineering Co-op

Prattwhitney; Midland; On-site; CAD 25,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

Raytheon ELCAN in Midland, Ontario is seeking an Electrical Design Co-op to gain hands-on experience across Sales, Supply Chain, Design and Manufacturing. You will use Altium, Inventor, LabVIEW, MPLAB and other tools to design, evaluate and verify electro-optic systems; duties include schematic capture, PCB layout and developing embedded C and Verilog.

This 8–16 month placement reports to the Manager of Electrical Engineering; strong communication, self-motivation and teamwork are essential.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in an Electrical Engineering post-secondary program.
• Proficiency with CAD tools (Altium and Inventor preferred).
• Knowledge of embedded C and Verilog.
• Familiarity with basic lab equipment and soldering.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Design, evaluate and verify electro-optic systems.
• Create schematic captures and PCB layouts.
• Develop embedded C and Verilog code for prototype circuits.
• Build and debug prototype circuits using basic test equipment.
• Collaborate with Sales, Design and Manufacturing teams.
• Review test setups to ensure requirements are met.

Skills

Embedded C

Verilog

Soldering

Lab equipment

Communication skills

Self-motivated

Organizational skills

Education

Electrical Engineering program

Tools

Altium

Inventor

Microsoft Office

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-09-28 Country: Canada Location: CA-ON-MIDLAND-450 ~ 450 Leitz Rd ~ BLDG 450 Position Role Type: Unspecified Raytheon ELCAN is a vertically integrated manufacturing facility, with research, design, procurement and manufacturing teams pressing novel technologies in the Aerospace & Defense Markets. We are located in Midland, Ontario. The Co-op student will gain experience interfacing with all facets of ELCAN's operations (Sales, Supply Chain, Design, and Manufacturing) throughout the 8-16 month placement. Reporting to the Manager of Electrical Engineering, the Electrical Design Co-op will use commercial software such as Altium, Quartus, Labview, MPLAB and Inventor to design, evaluate and verify a wide variety of Electro-optic systems. Design tasks include Schematic Capture, PCB Layout, Embedded C, Verilog and Labview. Primary tasks include conceptual design, optimization of preliminary designs to achieve required performance parameters, design analysis by computer simulation, modelling of manufacturing effects, and prediction of "as-built" design performance. The Electrical Design Co-op will also build and debug prototype circuits and debug the code that runs on these circuits. Basic soldering and use electrical test equipment to repair and debug prototype circuits. Participate in research to ensure potential design concepts are feasible, and can be manufactured within given cost constraints. They will also assist in review and approval of test set-up and procedures, to ensure manufactured hardware meets agreed requirements. Successful products require the Electrical Engineering group to work collaboratively with various other engineering and production groups at Raytheon ELCAN that form the integrated product development team (IPDT). Good presentation and communication skills are essential. Raytheon ELCAN designs various optical and opto-electronic system, modules and sub-modules operating in different wavebands, with particular emphasis on infrared and visible systems. Experience with optical systems would be advantageous but not required.

Technical Requirements

• Current enrollment in an Electrical Engineering post-secondary program is required.
• Working knowledge of CAD software to design and develop products. Altium and Inventor preferred.
• Knowledge of embedded C and Verilog programming.
• Use of basic lab equipment (oscilloscopes, multimeters etc.)
• Basic soldering skills.
• Proficient user in Microsoft Office: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Key Competencies

• Must be a highly motivated self-starter.
• Efficiently organize and plan work tasks.
• Strong written and communication skills.
• Ability to be adaptive and take initiative.

Other Position Details

ELCAN does not use artificial intelligence to screen, assess, or select applicants for our positions.

This position involves technologies regulated by the Canadian government’s Controlled Goods Program and the Contract Security Program. In order to obtain the required security clearance, candidates must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada, have resided in Canada for a minimum of five consecutive years, and meet all other program requirements. Job offers will be conditional upon candidates undergoing a successful security screening per the Controlled Goods Regulations and the Contract Security Program.

ELCAN adheres to the principles of equal employment and welcome applications from all qualified persons.

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, Raytheon ELCAN will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment, selection, and/or assessment process to any applicants with disabilities. If you require disability-related accommodations, please contact Human Resources.

All personal information is collected under the authority of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

This job posting is for an existing position vacancy. RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment.

All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.