Co-op Product Designer - Electrical

Our Marine organization is a trusted provider of innovative solutions for the worldwide boating and boat building industry, and we recently expanded our scope to lead the boating industry into an electrified future. Dometic has won numerous NMMA Innovation Awards over the years, and we are always striving for new ways to make boating easier, safer, and more enjoyable.

We are on a journey of continuous growth – now looking for our next star – a passionate Co-op Product Designer - Electrical. This position reports to Electrical Engineering Manager and will work in Vancouver, B.C.

**Please note that this position is open to current students enrolled in a Canadian accredited university and co-op program.

Vancouver:

Dometic Marine’s headquarters are in Vancouver, British Columbia in Canada. The facility develops and manufactures hydraulic, electronic, and combustion-based products.

As Co-op Product Designer - Electrical on the Vancouver team, you will be involved in a wide variety of tasks supporting administrative, engineering, and technical staff throughout the facility.

General Responsibilities

• Perform electronic, sensor and motor evaluation, prototype assembly, test and analysis
• Research and design concept solutions
• Analyze functional performance for components and products and help identify improvements
• Schematic and PCB development
• Circuit design including schematic creation and component selection
• Trouble-shooting of product and development designs

Here is what our previous students have told us as to why they liked their co-op terms:

• Lots of hands-on opportunities: build prototypes, test products and components; analyze product performance; disassemble, inspect, and analyze components for our mechatronic and electronic products.
• Wide variety of tasks – usually 2-3 projects on the go at a time
• Great supervision and mentorship but also get to work independently
• Supportive engineering and technical staff throughout the facility
• Great comradery among the co-op students, as well as with the supervising engineers
• Often get opportunities to contribute to new and existing designs, work with sensors, motors, and layout of PCBAs
• Exposure to both worlds of product development and manufacturing processes (since we do it all in one facility!)

What do we offer?

You are offered an interesting role in a dynamic, fast paced and global environment with great opportunities to grow, evolve with the company and take on new challenges.

• Statutory Holidays
• Free on-site parking
• Company events
• Opportunities to make an impact

Skills & Requirements

• Must be enrolled in an Engineering program at an accredited university, preferably in the electrical/electronic, mechatronic, engineering-physics or similar disciplines
• Strong problem solving and decision-making abilities
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• Well-developed organizational skills with the ability to manage a variety of tasks
• Proficiency with MS Office programs including: Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint; and, the willingness to learn other applications quickly
• An interest in mechatronic devices
• Previous experience reading electrical schematics is an asset

Dometic’s Core Values

To thrive and succeed in this role, you understand the importance of our core values – Together We build our future, We play to win, We embrace change and We walk the talk; these values reflect the heart and soul of Dometic and they define what it takes to work here and how we do things.

Are you our next star? Then we would love to see your application.

Dometic is passionate about building together an inclusive and equitable working environment, that respects individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that diversity enables us to thrive across our differences. Be yourself and join us!

Dometic is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Dometic evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Salary range: $24.00 - $28.00 CAD per hour