Electronics and Instrumentation Technologist

at  Tetra Tech

Discover your full potential. At Tetra Tech, we are collaborating with industry-leading experts for a sustainable future for our world. We combine consulting and engineering with advanced analytics and technology to solve the world’s most complex challenges. Our innovation hubs across the globe will enable you to share ideas and best practices while growing your professional network. Wherever you are in your career journey, you will benefit from working with world-class engineers, scientists, and technical specialists.
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Coanda Research & Development Corporation is a growing research and development company specializing in solving the most complex industrial problems. Our expertise is the application of fundamental scientific principles to address complex problems. To tackle such complex challenges, Coanda develops and leverages a range of advanced methodologies such as physical and computational (CFD) modelling, mathematical and statistical modelling and custom instrumentation. Our scientific, logical and comprehensive approach to industrial and engineering challenges often leads to fundamental, lasting solutions for clients and a rewarding place to work for our employees.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• A degree or diploma in a relevant area. Electrical Engineering or Instrumentation Technologist Diploma are both great, but a different scientific or technical program that heavily used electronics could also be sufficient
• Candidates must be fluent in English with good written communication
• Familiarity with analog and digital electronics
• Wiring, soldering and electrical fabrication
• Troubleshooting electrical noise and grounding issues
• Configuration and setup of electronic equipment
  The salary range for this position is $55,000 to $75,000. Please note that Tetra Tech considers various factors in determining pay, including but not limited to: education, relevant and demonstrated work experience in the role, skills, geographic location, qualifications, certifications, and other competencies relevant to the needs of the business.

YOUR ROLE:

An exciting opportunity exists in our Burnaby research facility for an energetic and committed staff member in the field of Electronics and Instrumentation. The successful candidate will support laboratory operations serving a diverse range of industrial clients from traditional oil and gas, mining, cleantech and chemical processing, among others.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The core responsibilities of the position are to purchase, install and configure instrumentation and build data acquisition systems on experimental rigs, as well as troubleshooting such systems. Due to the wide variety of experiments performed at Coanda, new instrumentation is always being introduced. Coanda operates several specialized laboratory instruments as well, including Phase-Doppler Interferometers, rheometers, laser diffraction-based particle sizers, x-ray systems, etc. Setup, use, maintenance and troubleshooting of these systems is also part of the job.
In addition to the core instrumentation program, the position offers many opportunities for technical growth. As needed, we program micro controllers, develop circuit boards, program PLCs, and design/fabricate motion control and safety systems. In any of these areas, where there is interest and ability, the successful candidate will have the opportunity to develop skills and contribute.
The nature of the contract work Coanda does requires employees to be flexible in their roles. At any point, we may have various rigs under construction and few running experiments, or vice versa. As such, we move laterally and do what it is required for the work at hand. Experience both operating and constructing apparatus such as plumbing, building, machining, welding, etc. is valuable and a willingness to learn more is essential.