Technical Engineer

Technical Engineer!

About jfeshojipowercanada

• $75,000 - $85,000 year (dependent on experience) About Us JFE Shoji Power Canada (JSC) is an electrical steel products manufacturer located in Burlington, Ontario.
• As the largest producer of transformer cores in North America, JSC specializes in wound, amorphous, and step-lap cores for power generation and distribution equipment.
• Its electrical steel products and magnetic materials are also used in electric vehicle motors and charging station infrastructure, data centres, audio equipment, and other industrial applications.
• Since 1972, JSC (formerly Cogent) has grown from a small niche manufacturer to an integral part of the North American electrical steel supply chain with multiple facilities and over 500 employees.
• JSC is dedicated to meeting the growing demand for electrical energy by providing strategic, innovative, and sustainable solutions to its clients.

What Sets Us Apart?

• At JFE Shoji Power Canada, we are more than just a company—we are a community that embraces safety.
• We have a proactive safety attitude where every team member is empowered to care for each other and take responsibility for keeping everyone safe.
• By embodying the ICare principles, we ensure that safety is not just a priority but a core value of our culture.
• Each employee plays an essential role in shaping a workplace where safety is embedded in every action we take, and where incidents are prevented before they happen.

Responsibilities

• Reporting to the Technical Director, the Technical Engineer is responsible for independently reviewing, validating, and approving technical outputs to ensure accuracy, manufacturability, and alignment with client requirements and operational capabilities.
• This role serves as a key technical resource within the design review process, providing expertise, ensuring quality of execution, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives across value streams.
• Independently interpret, review, and validate client design drawings and specifications to ensure accuracy, completeness, and manufacturability.
• Independently review client requirements/specifications and check for omissions and/or discrepancies.
• Review client design data and ensure that their requirements are adhered to in the most cost-effective manner, and that manufacturing capabilities are considered during the design review process.
• Review outputs from the vetting process for completeness and correctness prior to release to Operations.
• Collaborate with Operations in continuous improvement initiatives to improve the quality of the Technical outputs being released for production.
• Provide technical troubleshooting expertise related to programming issues on the cutting lines.
• Identify and resolve discrepancies, omissions, and risks within client requirements and design documentation.
• Ensure technical outputs are fully aligned with manufacturing capabilities and business objectives.
• Sign-off verification to approve and formally release Engineering Masters to ensure all design, manufacturing, and compliance requirements are satisfied prior to release to manufacturing.
• Sign-off verification to approve and formally release drawings.
• Accountable for the accuracy and completeness of technical outputs released to operations.
• Provide technical support and troubleshooting expertise for programming issues on cutting lines and CMM systems.
• Coordinate and validate Authorized Plant Trials (APTs), ensuring technical requirements are met.
• Maintain deep knowledge and understanding of JSC Best Practices, equipment capabilities, client specifications, and types of electrical steels.
• Keep abreast of developments/technology/trends in the industry.
• Provide backup technical support to other JSC value streams as required.
• Mentor and train Technical team members where appropriate.
• Active participation in continuous process improvement projects.
• Manage assigned technical projects to ensure scope, quality, and timelines are achieved.

Requirements

• & Experience Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Engineering Technology.
• 5–8 years of experience in manufacturing or technical environment.
• Experience with design review and manufacturing processes.

Pay

Eligible for discretionary bonuses and/or salary increases in accordance with company policy.

Benefits

• Eligible for RRSP, Pension Plan, Dental Insurance, Medical Insurance, and Vision Insurance.

Terms of Employment

Full-time / Permanent Location: Burlington, Ontario Language: English Vacancy: Please note that this posting is for an existing role.