Electrical Engineer (Contract)

Location: Toronto

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

What will you work on?
A highly skilled Electrical Engineer responsible for Electronics design and development of global consumer toy products, from idea to production, acting as a Subject Matter Expert within Electrical Engineering team.

How will you create impact?

• Design and develop electronics hardware schematics and PCB layouts using Altium (or similar ECAD tools).
• Build and test early prototypes and production-intent samples, including developing supporting test code and fixtures.
• Collaborate closely with Engineering, Design, and Brand teams to deliver high-quality solutions in a service-oriented, responsive manner.
• Work cross-functionally to ensure system-level designs are cohesive, meet performance requirements, and are delivered on time and within cost targets.
• Manage engineering tasks and small projects with a customer-focused mindset, providing clear documentation, risk assessment, and feedback grounded in solid engineering principles.
• Communicate project status effectively across teams and escalate critical issues when needed.
• Research new technologies and propose cost-effective applications for both emerging and existing technologies.
• Partner with Manufacturing and Quality Assurance teams to support reliability, validation, and safety activities.
• Collaborate with external vendors to ensure hardware and software meet performance expectations.

What are your skills and experience?

• Proficiency with Altium or similar schematic capture and PCB layout tools.
• A Bachelor’s or graduate degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field.
• Experience working with microcontrollers and/or microprocessors.
• Strong embedded system design skills; familiarity with firmware or software development is a plus.
• Structured, methodical troubleshooting and debugging skills.
• Willingness to travel internationally on occasion to support product development needs.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.

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The anticipated pay range for candidates who will work in Ontario is $40 to $45 Per Hour. The offered pay to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to years of experience within the job, years of experience within the required industry, education, etc. Spin Master Inc. is a multi-state employer, and this salary range may not reflect positions that work only in other states.

This job posting is tied to an open vacancy.

What you can expect from us:

Our mission is to Make Life More Fun with a vision to push the boundaries of innovation, creativity, and fun.

• Growth and Career Opportunities

• Flexible Work Hours

• Innovation, Collaboration and Fun

• Comprehensive Benefits

• Other fun Perks!

What’s it like to work here?

Spin Master is a fast-paced, hands-on organization that provides many great opportunities for impactful decision-making; though our challenging start-up atmosphere isn’t for everyone, we have a proven record of opportunities for future advancement and internal transfers for our passionate and results driven team.

Everyone is welcome in our sandbox and we are committed to an accessible and inclusive hiring process that provides reasonable accommodation to all applicants.

Spin Master strives to create an accessible and inclusive application and selection process and is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to job applicants who may require provisions to participate in the recruitment, selection and/or assessment processes. Should you require an accommodation, please contact our Talent Acquisition team, by email at [email protected] or by phone at 416 364-6002 and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.

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We do appreciate all interest; however only those selected for interview will be contacted.