Electrical Engineering Co-op Student (Marine Electronics)

Location: Onsite in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada

Work term: 4 or 8 months as a co-op student.

Company

hirify.global Discovery Canada develops marine electronics and subsea sonar technology for survey, navigation, inspection, and underwater situational awareness.

What you will do

• Assemble, modify, integrate, and test electronic prototypes and development hardware.
• Perform functional, environmental, integration, and performance testing of electronic subsystems and sonar products.
• Support circuit board bring-up, debugging, validation, and root cause analysis.
• Operate laboratory equipment, including oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies, spectrum analyzers, and signal generators.
• Collect, analyze, and document engineering data, test results, procedures, assembly instructions, and reports.
• Support design reviews, engineering change orders, configuration management, prototype builds, and manufacturing investigations.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in an Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering degree program and eligible for a 4- or 8-month co-op work term.
• Completed the third or fourth year of study.
• Understanding of analog and digital electronics fundamentals, schematics, and technical documentation.
• Familiarity with electronic test equipment and laboratory practices.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, problem-solving, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate within a multidisciplinary engineering team.

Nice to have

• Experience assembling and testing electronic circuits or embedded systems.
• Familiarity with Altium Designer, KiCad, or equivalent PCB design tools.
• Basic programming experience with Python, C, C++, or scripting languages.
• Experience with microcontrollers, communication interfaces, serial communications, or electronic measurement equipment.
• Interest in sonar, marine technology, robotics, instrumentation, or sensor systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Hands-on experience alongside electrical, software, mechanical, and systems engineers.
• Exposure to commercial marine product development and manufacturing environments.
• Learning opportunities in hardware verification, prototyping, debugging, documentation, and configuration management.
• Experience with cross-functional product development and transition-to-production activities.
• Equal employment opportunities and a workplace free from discrimination and harassment.