Senior Electrical Engineer

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EVERYONE IS WELCOME
Health Canada and the Public Health Agency are dedicated to building an inclusive workforce with a diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds that represents Canada now and in the future. We are passionate about fostering a workplace where all people feel welcome, can reach their full potential, and contribute their unique perspectives and experience to the success of the team.

BRING YOUR WHOLE SELF TO WORK
We encourage all qualified candidates to apply, regardless of race, colour, religion, sex (including gender identity and/or expression), national origin, sexual orientation, civil union or relationship status, disability, age, parental status, military service, or other status protected under federal law.

In addition to your resume, you must clearly demonstrate IN YOUR ANSWERS TO SCREENING AND TEXT QUESTIONS how you meet the essential qualifications regarding the education and experience criteria. You must detail where and when you obtained the education and experiences, including the educational institution, and by identifying the employer(s) or organization(s) where you obtained the required experience factors, as well as concrete examples demonstrating your experiences. Failure to follow these instructions may result in your application being rejected.

HOW CAN YOU APPLY?
Please note that only applications received directly via Jobs GC will be accepted.

Work environment

Are you interested in working at a cutting-edge organization that values both your physical and psychological health and wellness, provides rich career development opportunities and rewards innovation? Health Canada is among Canada’s Top 100 Employers for 2021 in addition to being recognized as Top employer for Young People since 2015 and as Best Diversity Employer since 2010! Don’t miss your opportunity to not only enjoy the unparalleled benefits of the public service, but to get so much more on our award-winning team!

Intent of the process

Although the immediate intent of this Job Opportunity Advertisement is to staff indeterminately, applicants should be aware that a pool of qualified candidates (fully assessed or partially assessed) may be established and may be used to staff similar positions at this group and level. In addition, this process may be used for various tenures (acting appointments, assignment, deployment, indeterminate, specified period, secondment), security requirements and conditions of employment within Health Canada. As a result of the potential and possible use of the selection process and subsequent pool by hiring managers, we encourage all employees seeking this type of opportunity to apply.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

Education:
Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in electrical engineering.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
Significant* and recent** experience in the field of electrical engineering.
Significant* and recent** experience researching, analyzing, synthesizing and adapting scientific information and data, and writing technical reports, publications or studies.
Significant* and recent** experience planning and co-ordinating activities in a scientific, industrial or regulatory program.
Experience working with standards and compliance with requirements.

* Significant refers to the depth and breadth of that experience (i.e. scope/degree of experience (e.g. not limited to one product area, exposure to various activities or complex cases, level of exposure, etc…) acquired over a period of at least 5 years.
**Recent means in the last 5 years.

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge:
Knowledge of the theory and application of electrical engineering principles and practices.
Knowledge of the Acts, Standards and Codes pertinent to the assessment and management of electrical consumer products.
Knowledge of principles and practices of assessing risks to human health from electrical consumer products.
Knowledge of testing procedures to determine the electrical hazards of consumer products.

Abilities:
Ability to identify electrical hazards of consumer products.
Ability to conduct research, analyze scientific data and make recommendations.
Ability to lead a multi-disciplinary project team.
Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in writing.
Ability to communicate clearly and effectively orally.

Personal Suitability:
Effective interpersonal skills
Judgment
Initiative
Reliability
Respectful of diversity

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

Education:
Master’s degree in an engineering field relevant to the duties of the position.

Degree equivalency

Licensed as a professional engineer in Canada

Experience:
Experience in electrical or electronic product design.
Experience working in an ISO/IEC 17025 accredited laboratory.
Experience with product safety testing and compliance.
Experience conducting root cause analyses.
Experience with project management in a scientific/research and development environment.
Experience working on standards development organization technical committees.
Experience conducting risk assessments of consumer product incidents, injuries, near misses, or product related complaints.
Experience conducting and coordinating testing of electrical/electronic products or electronic components in a laboratory or research and development environment.

Operational Requirements:
Willingness and ability to work overtime on short notice may be required.
Willingness and ability to travel when required.

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed. Meeting one or many of the asset qualifications may be a deciding factor in appointing a particular candidate amongst the qualified candidates. Please note that some or all of the asset qualifications could be used at the screening phase.

Reference checks may be sought.

An interview may be administered.

A written examination may be administered.

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent; we will contact candidates when the screening process is completed.

Please identify clearly your substantive group and level and your employment status on your resume and/or application form.

Please ensure that your Personal Record Identifier (PRI) is included in your application.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.

Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at http://www.cicic.ca/.

Volume management strategies may be used (for example: top down approach may be used).

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans first and then to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.