Electronics System Engineer

5 days ago

Campbellville ON, Halton Regional District, ON; Ontario, Canada Communications & Power Industries (CPI) Full-time
Your Day To Day We are actively seeking a System Engineer who will be responsible for the architecture, design, integration, and technical leadership of high‑power X‑ray generator systems ranging from 20 kW to 150 kW and beyond. This role drives system‑level requirements, design decisions, risk management, verification, and regulatory compliance throughout the product lifecycle.

The successful candidate will possess deep expertise in high‑voltage power electronics, medical imaging systems, and multidisciplinary product development.

Systems Engineering & Requirements Management

Develop, maintain and manage system requirements, architecture, performance specifications, and technical roadmaps for high‑power X‑ray generator platforms.

Product design specifications

System architecture documents

Interface Control Documents (ICDs)

Verification and validation plans

Traceability matrices

Risk management documentation

Establish requirement traceability from customer needs through verification and validation activities.

Participate in product planning, design reviews and change control processes.

System Architecture & Design

Develop and maintain system‑level designs encompassing AC/DC power conversion systems, high‑frequency inverter topologies, high‑voltage transformers and insulation systems, voltage multiplier networks, filament power supplies, AC drive systems, and energy storage and discharge systems.

Allocate and trace system requirements across electrical, firmware, software and mechanical subsystems.

Lead system‑level trade studies balancing performance, reliability, safety, manufacturability, serviceability and cost.

Support technology selection, platform architecture decisions and product roadmap planning.

High‑Voltage Power Supply & Generator Design

Lead development of high‑voltage power supplies operating up to 150 kV and beyond.

Establish EMI/EMC design requirements and mitigation strategies.

Optimize efficiency, thermal performance, power density, reliability and long‑term robustness.

Define tube protection algorithms, fault detection methods and exposure control strategies.

Ensure compliance with image quality, dose accuracy and exposure repeatability requirements.

Regulatory Compliance & Quality

Support product compliance with applicable standards and regulations, including IEC 60601 Series, IEC 61000 EMC Standards, IEC/EN 62304 Medical Software Lifecycle Processes, ISO 14971 Risk Management, FDA Quality System Regulations (21 CFR Part 820) and EU MDR.

Participate in regulatory audits, technical file reviews and design control activities.

Collaborate with quality, regulatory and clinical teams to ensure compliance throughout the product lifecycle.

Verification & Validation

Lead and support Design Verification Testing, Design Validation Testing, Environmental Qualification Testing, Reliability and Life Testing, Safety Testing, EMC/EMI Compliance Testing and System Integration Testing.

Review test results and drive resolution of technical issues.

Risk Management & Reliability Engineering

Lead system‑level DFMEA activities.

Participate in PFMEA and manufacturing risk reviews.

Identify Critical‑to‑Quality (CTQ) and Critical‑to‑Safety (CTS) characteristics.

Define reliability goals and drive reliability growth initiatives.

Support fault‑tree analysis, hazard analysis and system safety assessments.

Ensure robust design practices are incorporated throughout product development.

YOU ARE THE RIGHT PERSON FOR THIS JOB IF YOU HAVE/ARE

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Physics, Systems Engineering or a related technical discipline.

Master's degree & PENG preferred.

Minimum 8 years of experience developing high‑power electronic systems.

Minimum 5 years of experience designing high‑voltage power supplies, X‑ray generators or related power conversion systems.

Experience with medical imaging, industrial imaging, security imaging or other high‑voltage equipment is highly preferred.

Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary product development programs from concep