Intermediate Power Electronics Engineer - Flexible Hours

Leonardo DRS; Bedford (Ville); On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision coverage

Flexible work hours

Maternity and Parental leave top-up

Wellness program

Job summary

DRS Pivotal Power, Inc. in Bedford, Nova Scotia, is seeking an Intermediate Electrical Engineer – Power Electronics to join the engineering team. You will design, develop, and test switch-mode power conversion equipment and collaborate with firmware for system requirements.

Responsibilities include working on 100W–100kW power ranges, supporting customers, and preparing design documentation; the role emphasizes cost targets and manufacturability with close cross-functional teamwork.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent work experience.
• P.Eng. designation and eligibility for registration with Engineers NS.
• Familiarity with military and commercial standards in electrical designs.
• Experience reading schematics and engineering specs; strong troubleshooting.
• Interest and understanding of power electronics and converters design.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and test switch-mode power conversion equipment from 100W to 100kW.
• Collaborate with firmware to define project requirements.
• Provide technical support to customers for new and legacy products.
• Review specifications and help generate bids and proposals.
• Provide budget, cost, and schedule inputs for engineering projects.
• Specify and evaluate components, subsystems, and services.
• Support design-to-cost and design-for-manufacture requirements.
• Develop prototypes to resolve key development risks.
• Generate engineering documentation: specs, test procedures, reports, and analyses.
• Work with Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Program Management to meet targets.

Skills

Power electronics

Schematic reading

Test data analysis

Electrical design in manufacturing

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

P.Eng. designation

Tools

Multi-Layer PCB design

CAN

SPI

USB

I2C

RS485

RS232

Job description

DRS Pivotal Power, Inc. in Bedford, Nova Scotia, is seeking an Intermediate Electrical Engineer – Power Electronics to join the engineering team. You will design, develop, and test switch-mode power conversion equipment and collaborate with firmware for system requirements.

Responsibilities include working on 100W–100kW power ranges, supporting customers, and preparing design documentation; the role emphasizes cost targets and manufacturability with close cross-functional teamwork.