Why Join Us?

- Bridge Global Manufacturing Expertise: This role connects Canadian utility markets with international production. We highly value engineers who bring a blend of Chinese factory experience and North American manufacturing insights.
- Work-Ready in Canada: Candidates currently holding Canadian Permanent Residency (PR) or a valid Canadian Work Permit are highly encouraged to apply.
- Competitive Compensation: $115,000 – $145,000 base salary + 4% RRSP match.
- Full Benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, paramedical, and 100% covered professional engineering dues (EGBC).
- Purely Technical/Supervisory: This is a dedicated engineering analysis, technical supervision, and reporting role. No manual trade labour, tool handling, or physical HV test equipment operation required.
- Based in Greater Vancouver: Work from our Burnaby office with domestic travel across Canada and regular quality audits/FAT witness testing visits back to manufacturing hubs in China.

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Transformer Design, Redesign & Repair Engineer with a robust background in Chinese transformer manufacturing practices to lead technical redesigns, apparatus remanufacturing specifications, diagnostic evaluations, and commissioning oversight. This role covers both oil-filled and dry-type transformers, encompassing 25 kV class distribution transformers and power transformers up to 150 MVA and 500 kV.Based out of our Burnaby office, you will evaluate active-part conditions, execute reverse engineering calculations, interpret complex electrical test datasets, and provide technical supervision for workshop rebuilds across Canada. Crucially, you will act as our principal bilingual technical authority, utilizing your existing familiarity with Chinese factory operations, quality standards, and design workflows to seamlessly interface with overseas manufacturers.

Key Responsibilities

1. China Factory Audits & Bilingual Technical Liaison

- Conduct regular factory visits to China to audit manufacturing quality, inspect cleanroom winding facilities, and lead Technical Design Reviews (TDR).
- Witness and verify routine, type, and special Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) at overseas test bays, ensuring compliance with international and Canadian standards.
- Serve as the principal bilingual technical interface: translate and align engineering specifications, drawings, test certificates, and Non-Conformance Reports (NCR) between English and Mandarin.

2. Diagnostic Data Interpretation & Engineering Analysis

- Review, interpret, and validate third-party and contractor electrical test data in accordance with applicable industry test codes (e.g., NETA, CSA, IEEE).
- Analyze test results, including overall insulation power factor / dissipation factor (tan delta), excitation current, and capacitive bushing C1/C2 test data.
- Evaluate comprehensive diagnostic test results: Dissolved Gas Analysis (DGA), Sweep Frequency Response Analysis (SFRA), Partial Discharge (PD), transformer turns ratio (TTR), winding resistance, insulation resistance, and core-ground integrity.
- Assess mechanical active-part condition, degree of polymerization (DP), furan content, and dielectric oil quality based entirely on engineering analysis and laboratory results.

3. Transformer Redesign & Reverse Engineering

- Execute reverse engineering and redesign calculations for aging, damaged, or uprated oil-filled and dry-type units (25 kV class distribution transformers and power transformers up to 150 MVA and 500 kV).
- Perform electrical, dielectric,



and thermal calculations for standard units and specialty applications, including rectifier duty transformers and 12-pulse / 18-pulse phase-shifting arrangements (extended delta, fork, or polygon connections, harmonic stray-loss mitigation, and multi-tier secondary isolation).
- Calculate winding geometries, clearance distances, insulation gradients, leakage reactance, and thermal losses:
- Oil-Filled Transformers: Continuous disc, helical, and interleaved winding redesigns, oil cooling duct arrangements (ONAN/ONAF/OFAF), and leakage flux control.
- Dry-Type Transformers: Vacuum Pressure Impregnated (VPI) and Cast Resin (CRT) winding structures, thermal-class insulation coordination (Class H/C), and duct ventilation.
- Produce engineering markups, bills of materials, and coil winding design cards for workshop remanufacturing and overseas fabrication.

4. Engineering Supervision: Shop Repairs & Canadian Site Commissioning

- Provide high-level technical oversight during workshop active-part de-tanking, core disassembly and restacking, coil winding, vapour-phase drying, and final tanking.
- Conduct technical site visits across Canada to supervise physical transformer assembly, radiator/cooler header placement, bushing mounting, vacuum dehydration, oil processing, and pre-energization checks.
- Serve as the on-site engineering authority to resolve non-conformances, verify contractor test configurations, and sign off on test results prior to utility or industrial energization.

5. Technical Report Writing & Documentation

- Author clear, authoritative Engineering Condition Assessment Reports, benchmarking measured field data against industry criteria and operational tolerances.
- Compile forensic Root Cause Failure Analysis reports following shop teardowns or field failures, identifying dielectric, mechanical, or thermal failure mechanisms with supporting technical evidence.
- Draft detailed, actionable Repair, Rewind, and Modification Scopes of Work (SOW) to instruct workshop craftspeople and field service teams.

Required Qualifications (Non-Negotiable)

- Chinese Factory Experience: Direct experience working within, or extensively auditing/liaising with, transformer manufacturing plants in China. Must understand Chinese factory workflows, QA/QC standards, and production cultures.
- Language Fluency: Full professional fluency in English and Mandarin Chinese (both written and verbal) is strictly required. Must possess complete mastery of technical transformer design, manufacturing, and factory test terminology in both languages.
- Experience: Minimum of 5–8+ years of dedicated professional engineering experience in transformer design, redesign, condition assessment, or failure analysis covering 25 kV class distribution transformers and power transformers up to 150 MVA and 500 kV (both dry-type and oil-filled apparatus).
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited Canadian institution, or an international degree transferable to Canadian standards (must meet or be eligible to satisfy the academic qualification requirements for professional engineering licensure with EGBC / Engineers Canada).
- Diagnostic Interpretation: Experience interpreting Tan Delta tests, SFRA, DGA,



and comparing offline test results to test standards such as NETA.
- Report Writing: Proven track record of drafting comprehensive, professional engineering reports in English, including Condition Assessments, Root Cause Failure Analysis reports, and Repair Scopes of Work.
- Standards Familiarity: Familiarity with recognized high-voltage apparatus standards (e.g., IEEE C57 series, IEC 60076, or NETA specifications), along with existing knowledge of, or a demonstrated willingness to learn and apply, Canadian standards (CSA C88, CSA C9).
- Mobility & Licensing: Valid driver’s licence, valid passport, and eligibility to travel freely across Canadian provinces, the United States, and internationally to China without restriction.

Preferred Qualifications & Assets

- Work Authorization: Holding Canadian Permanent Residency (PR) or a valid Canadian Work Permit is a strong asset.
- North American Industry Background: Prior practical experience working with a Canadian or American transformer manufacturer is highly beneficial.
- Specialty Apparatus: Practical engineering experience in the design, failure investigation, or remanufacturing of rectifier transformers and multi-pulse drive units (12-pulse, 18-pulse configurations).
- Professional Designation: Active registration as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) with EGBC or another Canadian provincial engineering association.
- Systems Software & Engineering: Experience with EasyPower, ETAP, PSCAD, SKM Tools, SolidWorks, or performing fault calculations, short-circuit studies, load studies, and network impact studies.
- Tap Changer Knowledge: Specialized familiarity with On-Load Tap Changer (OLTC) internal diverter/selector mechanisms, operational timing charts, and contact wear evaluation (e.g., Reinhausen/MR, ABB/Hitachi).
- Simulation & Modelling: Working knowledge of 2D/3D electromagnetic and thermal modelling software (e.g., ANSYS Maxwell, COMSOL).

Working Conditions

- Time is split between the Burnaby engineering office, repair workshop observation areas, outdoor/indoor utility substations across Canada, and overseas manufacturing plants.
- Willingness to travel across Canada on short notice for critical site failure reviews and assembly supervision across diverse seasonal weather conditions.

Benefits & Compensation Breakdown

- Base Salary: $115,000.00 – $145,000.00 per year (No bonus programme).
- 4% employer-matched Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP).
- Comprehensive extended health, dental, vision, and paramedical coverage.
- Paid annual vacation entitlement and statutory Canadian holidays.
- Full coverage of professional engineering association dues (EGBC / P.Eng.) and approved technical development courses.
- Full 100% reimbursement for all domestic and international travel expenses, accommodation, and daily per diems.

Application InstructionsPlease submit your resume along with a brief cover letter highlighting your experience with transformer design/redesign, your background with Chinese manufacturing facilities, and your status/authorization to work in Canada.Would you like me to help you format a set of Indeed screening questions to automatically filter out applicants who do not have the required language skills or work permits?

Pay: $115,000.00-$145,000.00 per year

Benefits:

- Casual dress
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- Mileage reimbursement
- On-site parking
- RRSP match
- Vision care

Education:

- Bachelor's Degree (required)

Experience:

- Transformer design: 5 years (required)

Language:

- Mandarin (required)

Work Location: In person

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