Junior Designer – Electrical Checkouts and Programming

New Flyer is North America's heavy-duty transit bus leader with various locations in North America. Offering the most advanced product line under the Xcelsior® and Xcelsior CHARGE™ brands. It also offers infrastructure development through New Flyer Infrastructure Solutions™, a service dedicated to providing safe, sustainable, and reliable charging and mobility solutions. Further information is available at www.newflyer.com.

POSITION SUMMARY

As a Junior Designer, you will be accountable for completing engineering design tasks and projects, primarily related to electrical checkouts and PLC programming, from concept to implementation in production. This will include all related design activities, calculations, communications, drawings, and bills of materials.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Create engineering designs, especially PLC programs, that meet customer functionality requirements and applicable regulations.
• Write electrical checkout procedures that allow proper testing of vehicles before delivery.
• Create other programs and configuration files as needed for engines, fans, hybrid propulsion systems, gateway modules, and other components as needed.
• Provide engineering support to production, quality assurance, customer service support, and other departments, remotely or onsite at production facilities as required.
• Interact with vendors and customers on design-related issues.

WHAT YOU NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL:

• Graduated from an engineering technical institute/university with a degree in electrical engineering.
• 1-2 years of design-related experience.
• PLC programming.
• Strong teamwork and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently.

Travel < 15%

WHY JOIN OUR TEAM:

• Competitive wages and a comprehensive benefits package.
• A continuous learning environment.
• Ability to advance your career with a growing company.
• NFI Group has been named a Manitoba Top Employer for 2020 and this is the tenth since the competition was established in 2007.
• Employee social committee organizes numerous events throughout the year, including summer barbecues, holiday festivities, sporting events and tournaments, and much more.
• Ongoing employee development through a variety of in-house training initiatives along with tuition subsidies for courses at outside institutions.

OUR WHY:

We exist to move people. Our mission is to design and deliver exceptional transportation solutions that are safe, accessible, efficient and reliable.

NFI Group is a leading independent global bus manufacturer providing a comprehensive suite of mass transportation solutions. News and information are available at www.nfigroup.com, www.newflyer.com, www.mcicoach.com, www.arbocsv.com, www.alexander-dennis.com, www.carfaircomposites.com and www.nfi.parts.