Power Electronics Engineer — Inverters & BESS (6 Mo)

Randstad Canada; Richmond; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad Canada is seeking an Electrical Engineer - Power Electronics for a 6-month role in Richmond, BC. You will design, test, and validate power electronic systems and drive electrical distribution solutions across PV inverters, BESS, and EV chargers.

The role emphasizes hands-on lab testing, root cause analysis, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure safety, quality, and compliance throughout the product lifecycle, from concept through deployment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical field (Electrical, Mechatronics, Engineering Physics, Computer Science, Controls).
• Experience in product development and ownership of systems, IoT offerings.
• Proven track record in fast-paced cross-functional R&D environments.
• Strong knowledge of AC circuits (3‑phase, harmonics, analysis).
• Experience with measurement tools and CAN/Ethernet networks.
• Basic coding in C and Python.
• Experience testing and troubleshooting Cloud APIs.
• Demonstrated systematic approach to testing and debugging complex systems.

Responsibilities

• Define and manage system and product requirements for PV inverters, BESS, EV chargers, and energy management solutions.
• Develop verification strategies, test plans, and procedures based on requirements.
• Execute functional, performance, reliability, regression, and qualification tests in lab and field environments.
• Validate product operation across electrical, thermal, environmental, and communication conditions.
• Ensure traceability between requirements, test cases, defects, and test results throughout the lifecycle.
• Support system integration involving hardware, firmware, software, interfaces, and control algorithms.
• Perform troubleshooting and root cause analysis with cross-functional teams.
• Support product qualification, reliability assessments, compliance testing, and certification activities.
• Plan and maintain test infrastructure and documentation using Jira and Confluence.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to improve system performance, functionality, and product quality.

Skills

Power electronics

Lab testing

C programming

Python

AC circuits

CAN analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Engineering degree (general)

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Power analyzers

CAN analyzers

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Randstad Canada is seeking an Electrical Engineer - Power Electronics for a 6-month role in Richmond, BC. You will design, test, and validate power electronic systems and drive electrical distribution solutions across PV inverters, BESS, and EV chargers.

The role emphasizes hands-on lab testing, root cause analysis, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure safety, quality, and compliance throughout the product lifecycle, from concept through deployment.