Job Title: Junior Applications Engineer The Junior Applications Engineer develops preliminary hardware and PCB architectures, supports proposal and bid activities, and contributes to cost and feasibility assessments for complex electronic systems.

This role works closely with business development and engineering teams to translate client requirements into conceptual designs, technical documentation, and early-stage hardware solutions that support rail, transit, and national security projects.

Responsibilities

- Develop preliminary hardware and PCB architectures, including initial schematics, high-level PCB component selections, and board layout concepts during bid and proposal phases.
- Collaborate with business development and engineering leads to write technical proposal responses, compliance matrices, and hardware scope descriptions.
- Prepare preliminary Bills of Materials (BOMs), component cost models, non-recurring engineering (NRE) hardware estimates, and design timeline projections.
- Evaluate project requirements to specify baseline cybersecurity features such as hardware root-of-trust and encrypted interfaces, as well as microcontroller and software architectures required for proposals.
- Review client technical product specification (TPS) documents, requests for proposals (RFPs), and relevant standards to assess technical feasibility, risks, and design trade-offs.
- Support technical meetings with clients by presenting conceptual designs and explaining hardware architecture decisions.
- Interface with suppliers and vendors to obtain early quotes, assess lead times, and gather component availability information.
- Create and maintain clear technical documentation, including technical proposals, requirements analyses, and bid-related documents.
- Contribute to embedded systems development planning by aligning hardware design concepts with embedded software requirements and constraints.

Essential Skills

- Experience in electrical hardware design, including understanding of electronic components and circuit behavior.
- Proficiency in PCB design, including board layout concepts and component selection.
- Ability to perform schematic capture and translate design concepts into clear electronic schematics.
- Knowledge of hardware architecture for embedded and electronic systems.
- Experience preparing Bills of Materials (BOMs) and basic cost estimates for hardware components.
- Ability to write and contribute to technical proposals, including technical sections and compliance matrices.
- Solid technical documentation and technical writing skills for requirements, proposals, and design descriptions.
- Experience with requirements analysis, including reviewing TPS documents, RFPs, and relevant standards.
- Familiarity with compliance standards relevant to electronic and embedded systems.
- Understanding of embedded systems development and the interaction between hardware and software.
- Ability to evaluate and specify baseline cybersecurity features such as hardware root-of-trust and encrypted interfaces.

Additional Skills & Qualifications





- Experience in electronics design for applications in transportation, industrial, or safety-critical environments.
- Exposure to microcontroller-based systems and related software architectures.
- Experience contributing to bid writing and supporting business development with technical input.
- Ability to communicate effectively with clients, internal engineering teams, and external suppliers.
- Strong analytical skills to assess feasibility, risks, and trade-offs in early-stage designs.
- Interest in working across the full product lifecycle, from concept and design through manufacturing and deployment.

Work Environment The role operates in a hands-on, collaborative engineering environment where team members engage in a broad range of activities spanning design, manufacturing, testing, and product development. Engineers gain exposure to the entire product lifecycle and work on innovative lighting, electronics, and energy storage solutions that support rail, transit, and national security applications. The environment emphasizes close collaboration between engineering and business development teams, frequent interaction with clients and suppliers, and practical involvement in bringing conceptual designs toward manufacturable products. Job Type & Location This is a Contract position based out of Mississauga, ON.

Pay And Benefits The pay range for this position is $35.00 - $40.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Workplace Type This is a fully onsite position in Mississauga,ON.

À propos d'Actalent

Actalent est un leader mondial dans les services d’ingénierie et de sciences ainsi que dans les solutions de talents. Nous aidons des entreprises visionnaires à faire progresser leurs initiatives d’ingénierie et de science grâce à l’accès à des experts spécialisés qui favorisent l’échelle, l’innovation et la rapidité de mise sur le marché. Avec un réseau de près de 20 000 consultants et 5 000 clients à travers les États-Unis, le Canada, l’Asie et l’Europe, Actalent dessert de nombreuses entreprises du Fortune 500.

Nous sommes fiers d’être l’une des 500 meilleures firmes de conception de l’Engineering News-Record (ENR) pour nos services de conception en ingénierie et un lauréat du prix ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® tant pour le service client que pour les talents.

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About Actalent Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market.

With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email [email protected] for other accommodation options.

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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.

📌 Junior Applications Engineer (Mississauga)
🏢 Actalent
📍 Mississauga