Job Description

Kinectrics is a wholly owned subsidiary of BWX Technologies focused on providing life cycle management services in the energy and utility sector. We develop innovative solutions for the global electricity and medical industries, helping empower a sustainable future. Trusted by clients worldwide, our employees provide expertise in engineering, testing, and inspection across a wide range of services. With offices worldwide and independent laboratories and testing facilities, we collaborate closely with clients to ensure utility assets perform safely, reliably, and efficiently throughout their entire life cycle.

Kinectrics takes pride in being consistently ranked as one of the best places to work in the energy and utility industry, where purpose and people mean as much as innovation and growth. That’s why we choose only the best and brightest to join us. To keep pace with the expanding energy and utility sector, Kinectrics has grown from a company of 300 to over 1,000 in only the last few years - and we aren’t looking to slow down. Join our diverse, supportive workplace for a rewarding career in the electricity industry.

Visit our website to learn more: www.kinectrics.com

The Opportunity

Position: Senior Engineer/Scientist, Electrical

Employment Type: Permanent

Employment Level: Senior

Location: 800 Kipling Avenue, Toronto, ON

Department: Medical Isotopes

Reports to: Senior Director, Medical Isotopes

Hours per week: 37.5 (overtime, field work and shift work may be required)

Number Required: 1

Starting Salary Range: $120,000 to $145,000. Exact compensation may vary depending on the individual experience and qualifications of each candidate. Applicants with greater or less than the minimum qualifications for this posted opportunity may be considered for alternate opportunities.

Kinectrics Inc. is one of Canada’s leading providers of innovative science and engineering services, with a growing and highly exciting Medical Isotopes business focused on advancing healthcare worldwide. Building on our 100‑year legacy of technical excellence, Kinectrics is developing world‑leading isotope enrichment technologies that enable the reliable, safe, and efficient production of critical medical isotopes. Our Stable Isotope Enrichment division combines cutting‑edge physics, engineering, and advanced laboratories to solve some of the most complex challenges in isotope separation, supporting global medical, research, and industrial communities. Employing more than 1,000 engineers, scientists, and technologists, Kinectrics offers a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of innovation, impact, and world‑class infrastructure.

Kinectrics is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to join our Stable Isotope Enrichment development team, where new and exciting isotope enrichment technologies are being conceived, designed, and transitioned toward commercial deployment. In this role, you will lead the electrical design, documentation, and integration for innovative isotope separation systems, collaborating closely with controls, mechanical, physics, and operations experts. The position offers a rare opportunity to contribute hands‑on to first‑of‑a‑kind systems, from early technology development through build, troubleshooting, and commissioning, in support of a rapidly growing medical isotopes program with global impact

What We Offer

At Kinectrics, employees are recognized for their knowledge, experience, and contributions while working in a highly technical and challenging environment. Kinectrics puts you in the driver’s seat of your own career, setting you up alongside industry experts who will help you develop the skills essential to your professional growth in a dynamic, entrepreneurial, and rewarding work culture.

• • Purpose: The work we do each day helps communities around the world. Find satisfaction in work that really matters, working alongside and as part of the best and brightest in the industry.
  • Growth: To keep pace with Canada’s expanding energy and utility sector, we are growing more each day, which means more opportunities for you. We encourage our employees to grow alongside our company thanks to a number of significant training and personal development opportunities.
  • Innovation Our staff proudly develop innovations that push the industry forward.
  • Diversity The company is dedicated to promoting diversity in its workforce, up to and including the senior management level. Our diversity committee ensures we stay up to date on leading trends and best practices, creating a desirable workspace for each and every one of our employees.
  • Total Compensation Your talent deserves to be recognized. Kinectrics offers a competitive total compensation package unmatched by most industries throughout North America. Salary is just one component of the total rewards you will receive when working for Kinectrics. Other elements may also include pay for performance programs (merit pay and discretionary annual performance bonuses), comprehensive health benefits and wellness programs, membership discounts, employee referral bonus, eligibility for our pension plan, career development programs, and professional development/educational reimbursements.

Accountabilities: How You Will Make an Impact

• Plan, lead and/or conduct electrical design work on multi-disciplinary projects and provide direction to the development of conceptual/detailed equipment designs as they progress through a structured design process.
• Provide a high level of expertise in one or more areas, including industrial electrical design (e.g., control panel and wiring/harness design), instrumentation interfaces, and the assessment/design/specification of electrical equipment and components.
• Perform condition and performance assessments of the electrical aspects of equipment. Develop life cycle plans, including inspection and test programs.
• Perform engineering change design and analysis following established change control procedures.
• Interface with vendors/construction/procurement partners and stakeholders throughout the lifecycle of the design project ( i.e., from preliminary and conceptual engineering to detailed design, implementation, and close-out) to provide practical and effective solutions as per requirements.
• Provide technical oversight and mentoring of more junior members of the engineering team.
• Contribute to, and manage, electrical integration activities, including panel/wiring implementation and in-field troubleshooting as required.
• Provide field support to multi-disciplined facility design modifications.

• Conduct technical assessments and emergent troubleshooting/engineering to support projects and operating unit (capital) projects.

• • Interface effectively with other staff on multi-disciplinary projects.
  • Stay current with developments within own field of expertise.
  • Other duties as assigned.

What You Need to Succeed

• Bachelor’s or Graduate degree in Electrical Engineering (or related: Mechatronics, Computer Engineering, Engineering Physics).
• Minimum of 8 years of electrical engineering design experience.
• Strong knowledge of industrial electrical design: control panel design/build support, schematics, wiring diagrams, panel layouts, terminal plans, cable schedules, labeling, BOMs, redlines, as-builts, and documentation packages.
• Hands-on support for panel shop builds and field activities: wiring verification, troubleshooting, FAT/SAT, commissioning support.
• Experience with wiring harness / cable assembly design: pinouts, routing, connector selection, shielding/grounding, strain relief, build and test documentation.
• Demonstrated ability to reverse engineer legacy/undocumented industrial electrical systems and produce as-built drawings.
• Proficiency with SolidWorks Electrical (or at least one of AutoCAD Electrical or EPLAN).
• Safety systems experience (safety relays, safety PLC; familiarity with SIL/PL concepts).
• Familiarity with industrial networks/protocols (e.g., EtherCAT, Modbus TCP/RTU, CAN, EtherNet/IP, PROFINET).
• EMC/EMI mitigation experience (shielding, grounding, filtering, cable segregation, noise troubleshooting).
• Experience specifying, integrating, and troubleshooting common industrial electrical equipment, including industrial power supplies, motors/motor assemblies, vacuum pumps, valves/actuators, sensors/transmitters, and related field devices.
• Working knowledge of controls integration: PLC I/O, instrumentation interfaces, interlocks, motor control, and safety circuits.
• Knowledge of analog/digital circuit design for industrial interfacing (signal conditioning, isolation, sensor/transducer interfacing).
• Demonstrated electro-mechanical integration experience (enclosure/panel packaging, service access, heat/ventilation, vibration).
• In depth knowledge and experience of use of appropriate codes and standards.
• Be familiar with rigorous engineering change control processes and application of QA programs
• Have excellent communication skills, both written and oral, and have demonstrated a high commitment to quality
• A Professional Engineer of Ontario (PEO), or eligible for PEO status, with a passion for engineering
• Excellent time management skills and demonstrated capability to interface effectively with and gain the trust of customers and internal stakeholders.
• Innovative, enthusiastic, and ready to be part of our dynamic team.
• Ability to successfully obtain and maintain a valid nuclear site security clearance.

This role requires the successful candidate to complete the security clearance process. The security clearance process is conducted in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) and may take up to 12 months to complete.

Kinectrics Inc is strongly committed to diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) and welcomes applications from all individuals. To learn more about our commitments please visit our diversity, equity and inclusion and indigenous relations pages.

As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a voluntary diversity survey. The collection of self-identification data is driven by our commitment to DE&I and ensures Kinectrics' continuous review and improvement of its programs. The information that you provide is strictly confidential and your responses will only be used for statistical purposes. Your responses do not affect your candidacy in any way.

Kinectrics welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.