Electrical Engineer

Who We Are

Oneka Technologies, a growing company from Sherbrooke, Canada, with operation sites in Florida and Chile, has the mission to make the oceans a sustainable, accessible and affordable source of fresh water. To achieve this, the Oneka team has developed a technology that produces potable water from desalination buoys powered exclusively by wave energy. This technology will enable coastal communities and industries to obtain fresh water produced in an environmentally friendly and economical manner.

Job Description

The acquisition of various parameters of offshore buoys is critical to improve their reliability and efficiency in producing drinking water. To do this, Oneka develops connected acquisition systems (Internet of Things) to measure various parameters (pressures, actuator position, wave measurement, battery management, desalinated water), predict failures, and trigger actions (osmosis membrane cleaning) from a web interface.

  • Designing embedded acquisition systems 
  • Think about the future needs of the acquisition systems
  • Select and interface sensors 
  • Design multilayer printed circuit boards (PCB)
  • Make electrical and harness drawings
  • Optimize price and availability of electronic components
  • Supervise circuit assembly and commissioning
  • Design instrumentation for test benches

Requirements & Desired Profile

Required:

  • High degree of autonomy and initiative;
  • Competence in electronic design and layout
  • Proficiency in Altium Designer and autocad (or eq.);
  • Manual skills (debugging and SMT soldering);
  • Knowledge of PCB assembly and testing processes
  • Project management 
  • Commitment, empathy, creativity and rigor
  • Desire to have an impact on the future of the planet; 

Assets: 

  • Firmware development and development on Linux (ex: Raspberry PI);

Environment & Working Conditions

  • Based in Sherbrooke, QC, Canada;
  • Salary to be discussed & eligibility to the Employee Stock Option Plan (ESOP); 
  • Paid group insurance including dental care;
  • Potential travels to project sites;
  • Devoted and hard-working team; 
  • High-growth and changing environment;
  • Diversified tasks.

 

PERMANENT POSITION – START DATE TO BE DISCUSSED

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