Electrical & Software Designer

Raytheon; Midland; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in high-precision optical systems is seeking an Electrical and Software Designer in Midland, Ontario. This role focuses on designing and implementing solutions for opto-mechanical assemblies, troubleshooting hardware, and creating production documentation. Candidates should have an Electrical Engineering degree and experience with electrical schematics. Competitive compensation packages are offered, along with a positive workplace culture.

Benefits

Competitive compensation package

Benefits

Pension plan

Qualifications

• 0-4 years of industry experience required.
• Experience with FPGA using Verilog or VHDL is a plus.
• Exposure to SQL or relational database systems is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement production equipment solutions for opto-mechanical assemblies.
• Troubleshoot electro-mechanical assemblies as per manufacturing needs.
• Create documentation for equipment use and maintenance procedures.

Skills

Electrical schematics creation

Troubleshooting electrical hardware

Experience with DMMs

Python programming

Ability to multitask

Education

Post-secondary Electrical Engineering Degree or Technology Diploma

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Signal Generators

LabVIEW

Job description

Overview

Date Posted: 2025-07-15

Country: Canada

Location: ELC01: Midland, Ontario Canada, 450 Leitz Road, Midland, ON, L4R 5B8, Canada

Position Role Type: Unspecified

Explore your Future: Exciting Career Opportunities at Raytheon ELCAN! Raytheon ELCAN is a global leader in high-precision optical systems. Our commitment to innovation, quality, and excellence spans over 70 years and has earned us a reputation for delivering cutting-edge solutions for the most demanding challenges in the world. Join our dynamic team and contribute to projects that have a meaningful impact across the globe.

Reporting to the Manager of Electrical Engineering, the Electrical and Software Designer will be responsible for leading developments of electro-optical test hardware and associated software. The position is primarily onsite supporting our manufacturing operation. In this position, the incumbent will be an integral member of the Engineering team whose responsibility is to create innovative electrical test systems to produce complex opto-mechanical assemblies. Developing specialized instrumentation and software programming, this individual will create productionized solutions to hold, measure, align and perform technical data evaluations for compliance to complex opto-mechanical assembly requirements. The individual will simplify solutions for production personnel use while ensuring a stable repeatable performance for achieving manufacturing excellence.

Primary Responsibilities

• Design & implement production equipment solutions to manufacture & test complex opto-mechanical assemblies
• Troubleshooting of electro-mechanical/electro-optical assemblies and testing of electrical hardware/software to meet manufacturing needs
• Create documentation for production equipment use and procedures for maintenance and calibration
• Applying digital automation to automate test data reporting to make the test data available and mineable digitally
• Design and programming of embedded test systems to control higher level systems
• Share in the commitment towards a positive workplace culture

Qualifications & Experience

• Must have a post-secondary Electrical Engineering Degree or equivalent Technology Diploma and experience
• 0-4 years’ industry experience
• Experience creating electrical schematics and troubleshooting of electrical hardware
• Experience with Electrical Test Equipment such as DMMs, Oscilloscopes, Signal Generators
• Experience with languages such as LabVIEW, Python, C and applying for hardware testing
• Exposure to SQL or other relational database systems
• Knowledge of field programmable gate array (FPGA) utilizing Verilog or VHDL
• Knowledge of Industry 4.0 and Digitization of Factory Environment
• Ability to multitask & work well under pressure in dynamic environment
• Highly motivated with a demonstrated positive attitude
• Willingness to learn and acquire knowledge/understanding through study, instruction or experience

Raytheon ELCAN offers a competitive compensation package that includes incentive program, benefits, and pension plan.

Security, Compliance & Accessibility

This position involves technologies regulated by the Canadian government’s Controlled Goods Program and the Contract Security Program. 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 a successful security screening per the Controlled Goods Regulations and the Contract Security Program.

Raytheon ELCAN adheres to equal employment principles and welcomes applications from all qualified persons. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, Raytheon ELCAN will provide accommodations during the recruitment, selection, and assessment process to applicants with disabilities. If you require accommodations, please contact Human Resources. All personal information is collected under the authority of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

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.

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