Principal Systems Engineer Ingénieur Systèmes Principal

Zebra Technologies; Manitoba; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company based in Canada seeks an experienced Systems Engineer to act as a key link between various teams during product development. The candidate will be responsible for writing requirements and navigating complex projects while ensuring compliance with customer and industry standards. Fluency in both English and French is required, alongside significant experience with hardware products and strong analytical skills. This hybrid role involves three days on-site and two remote. Competitive compensation and growth opportunities are provided.

Qualifications

• Minimum 9+ years of related work experience.
• Experience developing a hardware product from concept to production.
• Solid knowledge of systems spanning electrical, software, mechanical components.

Responsibilities

• Architect and support complex technical projects, create system specifications.
• Coach team members on developing, communicating, and implementing solutions.
• Analyze competitor products to ensure superior design.

Skills

Fluency in English and French

Analytical skills

Leadership

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree

Tools

Machine vision technology

Agile development

Job description

Remote Work: Hybrid

Overview

At Zebra, we are a community of innovators who come together to create new ways of working. United by curiosity and a culture of caring, we develop smart solutions that anticipate our customers' and partners' needs and solve their challenges. Being a part of Zebra Nation means you are seen, heard, valued, and respected. Drawing from our unique perspectives, we collaborate to deliver on our purpose. Here you are a part of a team pushing boundaries today to redefine the work of tomorrow for organizations, their employees, and those they serve. You'll have opportunities to learn and lead in a forward-thinking environment, defining your path to a fulfilling career while channeling your skills toward causes you care about – locally and globally. Come make an impact every day at Zebra.

About the Role

This is a unique role for an experienced systems engineer. In this exciting role, you will act as a fulcrum between Program Management, Product Management, and discipline engineers (both hardware and software) during the product development phase.

You will be writing requirements, defining test responsibilities for verification and validation, and navigating a team of interdisciplinary engineers through the technical aspects of product development, which includes technology integration, tradeoff analysis, and troubleshooting.

The ideal candidate will have an expertise in Fixed Industrial Scanning and Machine Vision, and will be a crucial part of the product development process from concept to market launch. The emphasis will be on developing, designing, evaluating, and/or modifying the solution to ensure it will be consistent with customer, industry, and regulatory requirements. Your contribution will ensure that the product at the sub-system and system level meets or exceeds performance targets, meets high quality standards, and maintains performance targets under manufacturing process variation at high volume.

Ce poste unique s’adresse à un ingénieur systèmes expérimenté. Dans ce rôle passionnant, vous agirez comme un pivot entre la gestion de programme, la gestion de produit et les ingénieurs spécialisés (en matériel et en logiciel) pendant la phase de développement du produit.

Vous serez responsable de la rédaction des exigences, de la définition des responsabilites de test pour la vérification et la validation, ainsi que de la coordination d’une équipe d'ingénieurs interdisciplinaires à travers les aspects techniques du développement produit, y compris l’intégration technologique, l’analyse des compromis et la résolution des problèmes.

Le candidat ideal aura une expertise en numérisation industrielle fixe et en vision industrielle, et jouera un rôle crôcial dans le processus de développement produit, de la conception au lancément sur le marché. L’accent sera mis sur le développement, la conception, l’évaluation et/ou la modification de solutions afin de garantir leur conformance aux exigences des clients, de l’industrie et des réglementations. Votre contribution garantira que le produit, au niveau des sous-systèmes et du système, atteint ou dépasse les objectifs de performance, respecte des normes de qualité élevées, et maintient ses objectifs de performance malgré les variations des processus de fabrication à grande échelle.

Location and Work Arrangement

This role is 3-days a week on site in our St. Laurent, Montreal office and 2 days remote.

Ce rôle nécessite une présence sur site trois jours par semaine dans nos bureaux de Saint-Laurent à Montréal, avec deux jours en télétravail.

Responsibilities

• Architects, designs, and supports developing, and testing of system solutions to several highly-complex technical projects. Creates system specifications for the projects. Leads technology roadmap process. Recommends project approach and goals
• Champions new thinking and creativity in team members to cultivate and retain top talent. Coaches others on how to effectively develop, communicate, and implement new solutions
• Prioritizes quality and seeks out improvements in all aspects of the projects
• Maintains keen awareness of competitor products and development direction to help direct designs to surpass the competition
• Uses status as a developer of novel and creative solutions to build business and bring positive attention to technologies and services
• With other engineering disciplines, develops next generation ideas and solutions to meet client needs before the competition
• Analyzes competitor intellectual property and participates in activities related to protecting intellectual property
• Exercises independent judgment in methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results
• Creates formal networks involving coordination among groups
• Serves as organization spokesperson on specialized projects or programs
• Acts as prime consultant on large projects that affect the organization's long-term goals and objectives

Responsabilités principales

• Concevoir, architecturer et soutenir le développement et les tests de solutions système pour plusieurs projets techniques hautement complexes. Créer des spécifications système pour ces projets. Mener le processus de feuille de route technologique et recommander des approches et objectifs de projet.
• Promouvoir de nouvelles idées et encourager la créativité au sein de l’équipe afin de cultiver et de retenir les meilleurs talents. Former les autres à développer, communiquer et mettre en étude efficacement de nouvelles solutions.
• Accorder une priorité à la qualité et rechercher des améliorations dans tous les aspects des projets.
• Maintenir une connaissance approfondie des produits concurrents et de leurs orientations de développement afin de guider les conceptions et surpasser la concurrence.
• Utiliser son statut de développeur de solutions novatrices et créatives pour renforcer les activités commerciales et mettre en valeur les technologies et services.
• Collaborer avec d’autres disciplines d’ingénierie pour développer des idées et solutions de nouvelle génération afin de répondre aux besoins des clients avant la concurrence.
• Analyser la propriété intellectuelle des concurrents et participer aux activités liées à la protection de la propriété intellectuelle.
• Exercer un jugement indépendant sur les méthodes, techniques et critères d’évaluation pour obtenir des résultats.
• Créer des réseaux formels impliquant la coordination entre différents groupes.
• Servir de porte-parole pour l’organisation sur des projets ou programmes spécialisés.
• Agir comme consultant principal sur des projets de grande envergure ayant un impact sur les objectifs à long terme de l’organisation.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree
• Minimum 9+ years of work experience
• Experience with writing requirements
• Fluency in English and French required.
• Solid analytical and practical knowledge of systems spanning electrical, software/OS design, mechanical, optical and audio design components and an understanding of a product development process required.
• Experience developing a new hardware product, from concept phase to production and deployment required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven track record of soft skills to lead by influence and drive decision-making with sound reasoning undergirded by quantifiable data highly preferred.
• Developing programs from concept to production and deployment highly preferred.
• Knowledge of camera technologies: optics, sensors, ISPs, & image-processing chains highly preferred.
• Prior experience designing camera systems (2D, 3D), including familiarity with optical requirements.
• Experience working in and/or designing products for Fixed Industrial Scanning and Machine Vision markets, such as high-speed sortation, human presented scanning, and scan tunnels.
• Recent experience as a System Engineer working on product development.
• Ability to clearly communicate complex concepts to broadly diverse audiences and guide both local and remote teams in achieving their goals.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated proficiency and agility in dealing with ambiguity to stay focused and clear roadblocks.
• Experience leading interdisciplinary technical teams through a full product lifecycle.
• Solid analytical and practical knowledge of Fixed Industrial Scanning systems spanning electrical, software/OS design, and mechanical design components and an understanding of a product development process.
• Hands‑on experience with machine vision, computer vision, or image processing including setting up cameras, lensing, lighting, filters, focal lengths, etc.
• Knowledge of mechanical, electrical and automation systems for manufacturing and/or logistics processes.
• Ability to read electrical schematics.
• Ability to work with Oscilloscopes, function generators, Bench Power Supplies, and Logic analyzers.
• Familiar with Agile Development practices.
• Familiar with network and Industrial protocols (PROFINET, EIP, TCP/IP, Modbus, etc.).
• Demonstrated leadership ability.

Qualifications minimales

• Baccala\u00euréat ou maitrise;
• Minimum de 9 années d’expérience professionnelle.
• Expérance dans la rédaction de spécifications.
• Ma\u00etre du français et de l’anglais.
• Solides connaissances analytiques et pratiques des systèmes couvrant les composants électriques, logiciels/OS, mécaniques, optiques et audio, ainsi qu’une compréhension des processus de développement produit.
• Expérance dans le développement de nouveaux produits matériaux, depuis la phase conceptuelle jusqu’à la production et le déploiement.

Autres qualifications

• Antécédents prouvés en compétences interpersonnelles pour diriger par influence et prendre des décisions en s’appuyant sur des raisonnements solides et des dénies quantitatives.
• Expérience avérée dans le développement de programmes de la conception à la production et au déploiement.
• Connaissances des technologies de caméra : optiques, capteurs, processeurs d’image (ISP) et chaînes de traitement d’images.
• Expérience antérieure dans la développement de systèmes de caméras (2D, 3D), y compris une familiarité avec les exigences optiques.
• Expérience dans les produits pour les marches du scannage industriel fixe et de la vision industrielle, tels que le tri à haute vitesse, le scannage manuel ou les tunnels de scannage.
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Equal Opportunity Employer

Zebra is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law. If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance in applying for a position, please contact us at [e-mail]. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

We are committed to ensuring equal access and participation for people with disabilities. We are committed to treating people with disabilities in a way that allows them to maintain their dignity and independence. We will also provide accessibility assistance to all applicants and encourage equitable participation. For any accessibility inquiry, please contact us at [e-mail].

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