Lab Engineer (Junior)

Actalent; Southwestern Ontario; On-site; CAD 41,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Actalent is hiring a Test/Lab Engineer for a contract position based in Waterloo, ON. The role focuses on maintaining and supporting lab hardware, automation nodes, test benches, and ECUs to enable development teams. You will troubleshoot, document procedures, and assist with hardware bring-up and test validation.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree in a related field and 1+ year of hands-on hardware or embedded systems experience, plus Python development skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Electronics, Mechatronics, or a related field.
• 1+ year hands-on experience with hardware, embedded systems, or test benches.
• Professional, co-op, or academic experience with Python development.
• Analytical mindset with root-cause problem solving.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Interface with development and test teams to understand lab, hardware, and automation requirements.
• Ensure sufficient lab hardware, automation nodes, and test benches are available to support development.
• Set up, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot lab equipment (ECUs, development boards, power supplies, etc.).
• Maintain lab equipment for high availability and reliability.
• Support hardware bring-up, validation, and recovery of failed test nodes.
• Analyze lab metrics, root-cause failures, and validate fixes.
• Monitor messaging platforms and provide timely support to teams.
• Document lab configurations, troubleshooting procedures, known issues, and recovery steps.

Skills

Hardware experience

Python development

Analytical mindset

Strong communication

Self-motivated

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Electronics/Mechatronics

Tools

Jenkins

Ansible

Batch & Shell scripting

PyTest

Job description

Our client in the automotive industry, is looking to hire a Test/Lab Engineer.

Responsibilities

• Interface with development and test teams to understand lab, hardware, and automation requirements.
• Ensure sufficient lab hardware, automation nodes, and test benches are available to support the needs of the development community.
• Set up, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot lab equipment, including ECUs, development boards, power supplies, network equipment, displays, cabling, and related peripherals.
• Maintain lab equipment to ensure high availability, reliability, and optimal operational performance.
• Support hardware bring-up, validation, and recovery of failed or unresponsive test nodes.
• Analyze lab metrics, root-cause failures, and validate fixes.
• Monitor messaging platforms and provide timely support to development and test teams.
• Document lab configurations, troubleshooting procedures, known issues, and recovery steps.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Electronics, Mechatronics, or a related field.
• 1+ year hands-on experience with hardware, embedded systems, or test benches, including basic power, cabling, connectivity, and device troubleshooting.
• Professional, co-op, or academic experience with Python development.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to root-cause problems creatively and effectively.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Highly motivated, self-starter, and resourceful.

Additional Qualifications

• Experience with CI/CD systems, such as Jenkins.
• Experience with Ansible.
• Experience with batch and shell scripting for Windows and Linux environments.
• Experience with automotive ECUs, infotainment systems, connectivity modules, or similar embedded platforms.
• Experience with microcontrollers, development boards, or hardware debugging tools.
• Experience with automated testing environments and frameworks, such as PyTest.
• Experience with device flashing, provisioning, recovery, and test bench automation.
• Experience troubleshooting lab connectivity, including Ethernet, USB, serial, Wi‑Fi, or CAN.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Waterloo, ON.

Pay And Benefits

The pay range for this position is $30.00 - $34.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Waterloo,ON.

À propos d'Actalent

Actalent est un leader mondial dans les services d’ingénierie et de sciences ainsi que dans les solutions de talents. Nous aidons des entreprises visionnaires à faire progresser leurs initiatives d’ingénierie et de science grâce à l’accès à des experts spécialisés qui favorisent l’échelle, l’innovation et la rapidité de mise sur le marché. Avec un réseau de près de 20 000 consultants et 5 000 clients à travers les États-Unis, le Canada, l’Asie et l’Europe, Actalent dessert de nombreuses entreprises du Fortune 500. Nous sommes fiers d’être l’une des 500 meilleures firmes de conception de l’Engineering News-Record (ENR) pour nos services de conception en ingénierie et un lauréat du prix ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® tant pour le service client que pour les talents.

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About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):

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