Systems Design Engineer

Systems Design Engineer — Electro-Mechanical Product Development

About the Opportunity

Our client is a growing Canadian manufacturer of advanced electro-mechanical products used in demanding industrial environments. They are seeking a Systems Design Engineer to join their engineering team in the Fraser Valley, BC.

This is a product-focused engineering role suited to someone who can think across mechanical, electronics, firmware, and software disciplines. The successful candidate will help define how complex product requirements are translated into practical technical solutions across multiple engineering domains.

This is not an IT systems role. It is a hands-on, product-level systems design role focused on physical products that combine hardware, embedded technology, and mechanical systems.

What You’ll Do

You will work with a multidisciplinary engineering team to help define, design, integrate, and verify complex product systems.

Key responsibilities include:

• Analyze product-level engineering problems and help determine the best technical approach
• Translate requirements into practical system-level designs and specifications
• Work across mechanical, electronics, firmware, and software teams to align technical solutions
• Decompose larger engineering problems into subsystem-level design requirements
• Assess design options for feasibility, risk, reliability, performance, scalability, and manufacturability
• Support system architecture, interface definition, and technical trade-off decisions
• Participate in prototype development, integration, troubleshooting, and design validation
• Help identify risks and mitigation strategies during product development
• Support technical documentation, including system-level design documentation, analysis, risk reviews, and technical reports
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers where appropriate

What We’re Looking For

The ideal candidate has strong product development experience and can think beyond a single engineering discipline. You do not need to be an expert in every technical area, but you should be able to understand how decisions in one area affect the full product system.

You should bring:

• 10+ years of relevant engineering or product design experience
• Experience with physical products involving electronics, firmware, software, and/or mechanical systems
• Strong systems-level thinking and multidisciplinary design judgment
• Deep expertise in at least one technical domain such as firmware, electronics, embedded systems, mechanical design, or mechatronics
• Experience making technical trade-offs across multiple engineering disciplines
• Ability to work closely with design, development, integration, and validation teams
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and documentation skills
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field

Strong Assets

The following would be considered assets:

• Firmware or embedded systems experience
• Electronics product development experience
• Mechatronics or electro-mechanical design background
• Battery-powered product experience
• Motor control, sensors, control systems, or power management experience
• Experience creating system-level design documentation
• FMEA, risk analysis, verification, or validation experience
• P.Eng. designation or willingness/eligibility to pursue registration
• Experience mentoring or guiding junior engineers

Work Environment

This role is based in the Fraser Valley, BC and is primarily onsite to start. The work involves close collaboration with engineering team members, hands-on problem solving, design discussions, and product development activities. Some flexibility may be available once the successful candidate is established in the role.

Compensation and Benefits

The expected salary range is CAD $120,000–$140,000, depending on experience.

The company also offers a competitive benefits package, profit-sharing/bonus opportunities, retirement savings support, and a collaborative engineering environment.

Relocation assistance may be considered for the right candidate.

Candidate Profile

This role may be a strong fit for someone currently working as a:

• Systems Design Engineer
• Senior Systems Engineer
• Senior Mechatronics Engineer
• Electro-Mechanical Design Engineer
• Embedded Systems Engineer
• Firmware Lead / Senior Firmware Engineer
• Electronics Design Engineer
• Product Development Engineer
• R&D Engineer
• Technical Lead, Product Development
• Systems Integration Engineer with true design experience

Important Note

This is a product design and development role. The ideal candidate will have experience designing or contributing to new products, not only integrating off-the-shelf systems or managing documentation-heavy engineering processes.

How to Apply

If you have experience developing complex electro-mechanical or embedded products and enjoy working across engineering disciplines, we would welcome a confidential conversation.