Electrical Engineer Co-Op

Vitacore is seeking a motivated and technically strong Electrical Engineering Co-op Student to join our R&D team in Burnaby for a 4- or 8-month term starting May 2026.

This role is a hybrid PCB design and hardware validation position, ideal for a student who enjoys hands-on lab work, structured electrical testing, and debugging complex systems. You will support the validation and refinement of multiple custom PCB modules, working across power electronics, analog front-end circuitry, communication interfaces, and signal integrity verification.

· Currently enrolled in a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (2nd year or above)

· Prior PCB design experience (schematic capture and layout)

· Experience working with high-power capacitors or power electronics systems

· Experience with optoelectronic components (e.g., photodiodes, LEDs, optical sensing systems)

· Strong understanding of analog and digital electronics

· Comfortable working hands-on with lab instrumentation (oscilloscope, DMM, logic analyzer)

· Familiarity with Altium Designer, KiCad, or similar PCB design tools

· Experience with circuit simulation tools such as LTspice or PSpice

· Exposure to CAN and I2C communication protocols

· Experience developing and debugging embedded firmware in Arduino IDE for ESP32 platforms; strong C++ proficiency for peripheral control (PWM, ADC, CAN, I2C) and hardware validation support

· Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills

· Ability to interpret schematics and multilayer PCB layouts

· Previous co-op, research, or hardware development experience is considered an asset

You will support structured validation and iterative improvement of several internally developed PCB systems. Your work will include:

· Performing electrical validation of power conversion modules and high-power capacitor interfaces

· Testing voltage regulation, load behavior, and current limits under defined operating conditions

· Validating signal scaling, mapping, clipping behavior, and measurement accuracy

· Verifying CAN and I2C communication integrity and troubleshooting bus faults

· Validating PWM signal integrity, duty cycle behavior, and driver response

· Testing optoelectronic subsystems including LED drivers and photodiode-based sensing circuits

· Using oscilloscopes, DMMs, logic analyzers, and programmable bench supplies to diagnose and resolve hardware issues

· Debugging regulation errors, communication faults, signal integrity issues, and timing discrepancies

· Supporting multilayer PCB design using PCB design software such as EasyEDA, Altium, or KiCad

· Assisting with schematic reviews, layout refinements, and BOM updates

· Preparing technical documentation, test plans, and validation reports

· Supporting compliance documentation and test preparation for CSA, UL, and CE standards