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Senior Quality Assurance Engineer - (Electrical)
Number of positions: 1 Job Location: Edmonds 04
Employment type: Permanent Region: Lower Mainland
Hours of work: Full-time (37.5 hrs/wk) Flexible Work Role: Hybrid
Annual salary: $ 109,700.00 - 138,700.00
Position Highlights
The Quality and Geomatics Division has a great opportunity for an Electrical Engineer to join the Quality Assurance team,
headquartered at the Edmonds office in Burnaby.
We’re looking for an experienced engineer with knowledge of medium and/or high voltage electrical equipment (12 kV – 550
kV). Your role will be to lead the development of risk-based quality surveillance strategies for electrical equipment,
coordinate project quality requirements, and perform supplier evaluation activities such as factory acceptance test
witnessing and production inspections.
This role is suited for someone who enjoys having tremendous variety in their work. Team members are responsible for
strategizing, planning, and managing supplier quality for distribution, transmission, and generation assets, capital projects,
and engineered stock materials. Team members work closely with business partners in Distribution Standards, Stations
Equipment, Category Management, and Capital Project Delivery to assess supplier capabilities and define and execute
surveillance strategies for engineered electrical equipment.
What you'll do
- Design risk-based quality surveillance strategies for Transmission, Distribution and Generation electrical equipment,
- Draw on your technical expertise to review and comment on manufacturer’s test plans.
- Witness factory acceptance tests at supplier’s facilities and be able to apply your knowledge of test specifications and
standards to ensure compliance.
- Lead the resolution of non-conformities.
- Work closely and provide guidance to other engineering teams, supply chain, contract management, construction
management, and suppliers to ensure that purchased material and services meet specification and quality assurance
contractual requirements.
- Be a key player in managing supplier relationships, which includes participating in strategic sourcing, defining supplier
evaluation criteria, evaluating proposals, performing supplier evaluations and surveillance activities, and accepting and
monitoring supplier improvement plans.
- Craft well-written reports, memos, and requirements documents.
- Review work of the team and of consultants and contractors to ensure accuracy, achievement of required results, and
adherence to accepted engineering practice.
- Impart engineering knowledge and encourage the professional development of engineers and technical staff.
- Balance your business sense, communication skills, and technical knowledge to deliver efficient, technically acceptable
