Job Description
Having training and experience are key, but at Tigercat Industries, we believe that it’s what you DO with what you have that counts. Our people are empowered to put their training, experience and expertise into action. As a new member of the machine control systems R&D engineering team, you will help the team develop and implement new user interfaces running on embedded systems with modern development tools. Your creative talent and passion will drive the next generation of Tigercat’s forestry machines look, feel and function in the operator’s cabin. If you are driven by the satisfaction of exceeding customer expectations in the design of human machine interfaces, this role will provide you with hands on opportunities to make a difference. This is your chance to work with a team of software developers, electronic and mechanical engineers, customer support experts, marketing and sales professionals to make a difference.
Day shift: 5 x 8 hour shifts; Monday to Friday. Overtime after 40 hours per week!
Interested in joining the dynamic Tigercat Team? Learn more about our role below!
Tigercat Industries is a proud, privately owned Canadian company since 1992. We specialize in the design and manufacture of premium quality forestry and off-road industrial equipment. Our valued employees are the roots of our success! We have multiple locations in Southwestern Ontario, and approximately 2000+ employees.
View our product line-up here and check out our machines in action on Tigercat TV!
Responsibilities may include:
- Spearhead the engineering of the graphical user interface of HMI instrumentation and control displays on Tigercat forestry machines.
- Draft mock-ups, prototypes, and user flow processes to highlight ideas.
- Program, simulate and test user interfaces using modern development tools while adhering to sound software development methods.
- Design modern and efficient animations, elegant screen elements, touchscreen interactions, handle user inputs from physical buttons and dials.
- Conduct usability testing and surveys to reach high customer satisfaction.
- Write automated test cases to exercise and validate implementation.
- Test implementations within emulator, on real hardware and machines.
- Release high-quality embedded UI applications for a diverse offering of mobile forestry machines.
- Work closely with engineers, embedded system developers, sales field representatives, dealers, and machine operators to gather requirements, architect, and design full featured user interfaces.
Skills and Experience:
- 2+ years of proven professional UI development experience.
- Experience with designing layouts for touchscreen displays and/or mobile apps.
- Proficient with GUI mock-up tools such as Figma, InVision, Axure, Adobe XD.
- Skillful with graphics editing tools such as Adobe Photoshop.
- Proven skills at programming user interfaces using object-oriented methods.
- Professional Web programming experience using JavaScript, HTML/CSS, etc.
- No stranger to software life cycles, continuous integration and testing.
- Experience with formal testing methods and tools for GUI.
- Excellent English written and verbal communication skills.
- Post-secondary education that devoted substantial focus on graphic design, user interfaces and computer science.
- Demonstration of previous design work and portfolio is required.
- Personal interest in electronics, and industrial off-road machines is an asset.
What We Can Offer You:
- Progressive health and safety program
- Interesting and challenging work and projects
- Opportunity to see and be involved with our products from start to finish
- Competitive Wages and Profit Sharing
- RRSP Matching Program
- Skills development and training reimbursement
- Family oriented (BBQ’s, picnics as well as social and sporting events)
- Company paid healthcare benefits and Employee and Family Assistance Program (EAP)
Only those selected for interviews will be contacted.
If you have applied to this job already, please do not re-apply, your original application will be processed.
We thank you for your application!
Tigercat Industries strives to create a respectful, accessible, and inclusive work environment. Upon individual request, hiring processes will be modified to remove barriers to accommodate those with disabilities. Should any applicant require accommodation through the application, interview, or selection processes, please contact Human Resources for assistance.