At Schneider Electric, sustainability is at the core of our purpose, culture, and business. Come join our team and help us build a portfolio of residential energy products including solar inverters, batteries, EV chargers, smart electrical panels, connected outlets and smart lighting solutions! Let’s create an eco-system together that makes our homes fully electric, way more intelligent, gives users greater control of their energy usage, and instead of contributing to climate change helps fix it! We are hiring a Mechanical Engineering Co-op to support Residential Energy Product Development within the Schneider Electric Prosumer NAM Hub Team in Richmond, BC, Canada.
Must be available for 8 months minimum. What will you do? Support design throughout the engineering process from initial concept to final production release Create and improve mechanical designs and drawings in PTC Creo Parametric / PDM within a collaborative R&D team Conceptualize product innovations to satisfy market requirements Validate mechanical components, analyze data, and write test reports Estimate personal timelines to support effective project scheduling Apply engineering principles for structural integrity, thermal performance, material performance, and manufacturability What qualifications will make you successful?
Working towards an undergraduate degree in Mechanical or Electro-Mechanical Engineering (2nd, 3rd, and 4th year students) with preference to those with prior product design experience.
Exposure to designing with sheet metal, injection-molded plastic, die-casts, busbars, and harnessing for prototype and high-volume production Sound engineering design methodologies : minimum constraint design, tolerance stack-up analysis, and GD&T coupled with a design for excellence (DFX) mentality Familiarity with designing for compliance with regulatory standards (UL / IEC / NEC) most notably outdoor environmental protection is preferred Strong collaboration skills to engage a variety of stakeholders, subject matter experts, and other mechanical engineers Creating a More Sustainable World, Together Sustainability is at the core of our purpose to empower all to make the most of our energy and resources, bridging progress and sustainability for all.
And we are being recognized for this too! In , Schneider Electric was ranked the world’s most sustainable corporation by Corporate Knights an acknowledgement of our Sustainability Impact - program, and our long-standing commitment to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues.
What's in it for you? Flexibility : With our Global Flexibility at Work policy, and our hybrid work model, we empower our employees to work flexibly, managing their unique life and work in the way that works best for them.
We embrace agile, flexible, and smart ways of working for our people to support higher performance, greater inclusion and well-being, and stronger resiliency.
Career Development : We provide a rich environment for our people to grow and learn every day. Our career development model is built around 3 pillars : Experience, Exposure and Education.
Inclusive Environment : At Schneider Electric, diversity is an integral part of our history, culture, identity, and success.
By embracing difference, we build a culture of respect where everyone feels safe to be their authentic selves. We are fully committed to inclusion, and our policies and culture reflect this commitment to our employees.
Compensation : The base pay compensation for this full-time position is starting at CAD19.5 per hour for candidates who are B.
C. residents. Schneider Electric also offers our employees on fixed-term employment holidays and paid time off. We are looking for positive, self-motivated, passionate people with a keen desire to collaborate in an exciting, energetic, team-based design environment to help us develop next generation technologies to empower and connect our world-class products to each other, and to our customers.
Let us learn about you! Apply today. You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled. #LI-Hybrid