Employer

Safe Engineering Services & technologies ltd (SES) is the world’s leading R&D firm in the domain of high voltage electromagnetic interference, grounding (earthing) and lightning analysis. SES focuses on providing advanced R&D and engineering consulting services and on the development of technical software, sold primarily to electrical, gas and railway utilities, consulting firms and universities.

SES is located in the Sainte-Rose area of Laval, where it occupies over 20,000 square feet of modern offices, equipped with its own gymnasium facilities. SES was the first company in Quebec to be wired at 10 Gigabits (category 6a network). The company has been in business since 1978 and offers a friendly work environment. Salaries and social benefits are commensurate to qualifications and experience, and are competitive.

Description

As a Backend .Net Developer, you will join our development team to develop and maintain web applications mainly in C# and ASP .NET. The Backend Developer contributes to all phases of the Application Development Lifecycle through the analysis, design, implementation, verification, and maintenance of software solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• As part of the core development team, implement and maintain web applications in ASP.NET / C# (Razor Pages)
• Develop and optimize RESTful APIs that handle large datasets;
• Collaborate with Database Administrators to write high performance SQL code and to optimize existing code
• Develop and maintain intranet applications that support in-house management of transactional data from the web and from other production systems
• Collaborate with software developers, architects and product teams to deliver value through successful delivery of software solutions
• Research and present ideas for new technologies, strategies, or processes

Qualifications and Experience

• Experience working with Visual Studio, SQL Server, C#, .NET, MVC, Entity Framework, LINQ, Bootstrap and TFS/Git
• Basic Knowledge of Frontend Frameworks (Angular/AngularJS, Blazor, Javascript)
• Excellent understanding of HTTP fundamentals and developing RESTful API services (Asp .Net Web API, Windows Authentication)
• Comfortable with large datasets, and experience with SQL Server and T-SQL
• Good knowledge of the Structured Query Language (SQL)
• Knowledge of NoSQL databases (Azure Cosmos DB, MongoDB, Firebase)
• Experience with web and enterprise application development
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written)

For more information

To express your interest in this position, please send a short e-mail message describing your relevant experience to support@sestech.com, or send your resume to Human Resources.

Location: Laval, QC, Canada

Job Description

Safe Engineering Services & technologies ltd. seeks the services of a R&D Scientist/Engineer with working experience, for full-time employment.

Requirements

• Must have a Ph.D. degree in electromagnetics or equivalent.
• Must have working experience in the areas of electromagnetic interference, electric power systems and lightning.
• Good knowledge of  programming languages such as Fortran, Visual Basic and other are definite assets.
• Highly motivated person, capable of initiative.
• Must be able to write good technical documentation in English and work in a professional environment.

For more information

To express your interest in this position, please send a short e-mail message describing your relevant experience to support@sestech.com, or send your resume to Human Resources.

Location: Laval, QC, Canada

Job Description

Safe Engineering Services & technologies ltd (SES) seeks the services of an Assistant Sales Manager, for full-time employment. You will be working as part of our sales team, carrying out the following activities:

• Preparing invoices and quotes.
• Maintaining SES’s customer database.
• Preparing and checking sales contracts and amendments (based on templates).
• Respond to customer service, sales and support inquiries, both written and over the phone.
• Participate in preparation of sales and marketing materials.
• Assist in various other administrative tasks.

Requirements

• Well organized, efficient and, especially, meticulous.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Acceptable written and spoken French.
• At ease with Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel.
• Strong basic math skills (such as calculation of percentages).
• Like to learn.

Other assets

A good science background, knowledge of other languages, and software programming skills are all considered advantages, but are not required.

To express your interest in this position, please send a short e-mail message describing your relevant experience to support@sestech.com, or send your resume to Human Resources.

Location: Laval, QC, Canada

Job Description

SES seeks the services of a Technical Sales Manager, for full-time employment.

You will be working as part of our sales team, carrying out the following activities:

• Manage and support sales team members, suggest solutions to enhance work organization for team,
• Liaise with sales team members and colleagues from other departments,
• Coordinate customers’ technical and non-technical issues,
• Identify opportunity to improve sales, review and verify sales contracts,
• Respond to customer service, sales and support inquiries, both written and over the phone,
• Participate in preparation of sales and marketing materials,
• Work closely with management to develop and implement strategic plans.

Requirements

• Capability to take decisions on your own,
• Excellent written and spoken English,
• Acceptable written and spoken French,
• Technical and business awareness,
• Ability to independently learn new products and technologies,
• Excellent management skills.

Knowledge of other languages, and software programming skills are all considered advantages, but are not required.

For more information

To express your interest in this position, please send a short e-mail message describing your relevant experience to support@sestech.com, or send your resume to Human Resources.

Location: Laval, QC, Canada

Job Description

Safe Engineering Services & technologies ltd. (SES) seeks the services of a Technical Writer, for full-time employment.

The technical writer must be able to explain the scientific and technical ideas related to the products and services provided by SES and work with a team of researchers, engineers and programmers by creating, editing, and publishing the following documents:

• User guides, How-To and Instruction manuals
• Online help files
• Technical brochures
• Online documentation and pamphlets
• Website marketing material and Newsletters
• Frequently asked questions (FAQs) and reference manuals

Additionally, the Technical Writer must contribute to the layout and design of the above documents.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Engineering degree or equivalent
• Excellent English written skills
• Excellent communication skills

Additional Skills of Interest

The following skills would be an asset.

• Background in web site design would be a significant asset
• Knowledge of other languages besides English and French, particularly, Spanish, Portuguese and Chinese

To express your interest in this position, please send a short e-mail message describing your relevant experience to support@sestech.com, or send your resume to Human Resources.

Location: Laval, QC, Canada

Job Description

Your primary responsibility is to take care of our customers, by means of outstanding customer service. This means excellent communications skills, a sincere interest in helping other people, good judgment, initiative, and diplomacy. You will receive and routes incoming calls and greets visitors to SES and provide general information and assistance. Assist different colleagues in their work and perform routine office support functions, including word processing and filing and perform related duties as assigned. You will also assist the customer administrative supervisor in performing various tasks such as working with invoicing and accounts receivable and writing routine correspondence. You will become an integral part of SES’s marketing and sales team and your opinions will be solicited.

Requirements

• Operate a multi-line telephone system, computer and other standard office equipment; type accurately; handle a high volume of telephone calls with courtesy, speed and accuracy.
• Communicate with the public in a courteous and professional manner by telephone and in person.
• Work independently with general supervision.
• Understand and carry out written and oral instructions.
• Excellent spoken English and French Ability to express yourself clearly in good written English.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Able to Function in French and English
• Comfortable with the Microsoft Office Suite (Word and Outlook required, PowerPoint and Excel would be a great plus) and not afraid to lean to use other software.

It is expected that the successful candidate will have a college degree, but this not an absolute must.

For more information

To express your interest in this position, please send a short e-mail message describing your relevant experience to support@sestech.com, or send your resume to Human Resources.

Location: Laval, QC, Canada

The Company

Safe Engineering Services & technologies ltd (SES) is the world's leading R&D firm since 1978 in the domain of high voltage electromagnetic interference, grounding, and lightning analysis. SES focuses on providing advanced R&D, engineering consulting services, and technical software development. Our clients are primarily electrical, gas and railway utilities, consulting firms and universities.

Responsibilities

SES is currently seeking highly qualified .NET Developers to join its software development staff. The successful candidates will be participating in the following functions:

• Participate in the development and maintenance of existing and new software products. (.NET / WPF)
• Develop software that facilitates certain complex tasks while improving internal productivity through new solutions.

Qualifications

• User Interface development using .NET / WPF;
• Good knowledge of software development processes, like SCRUM;
• Good communication skills (written and oral) in English;
• Strong experience in Object-Oriented Development;
• Good knowledge of unit testing concepts (using MSTest is a plus);
• Good knowledge of software design patterns;
• Experience with Source Control systems and concepts ( SVN, TFS, GIT);

Additional Skills of Interest

• Knowledge of other languages, especially Chinese and Spanish.
• Master any of these languages and/or technologies: VB.NET, WPF, T-SQL, DirectX, OpenGL, LINQ, EntityFramework.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries
• Paid internet and cellphone
• Extensive healthcare benefits, including dental and vision
• Employer contribution to RRSP
• Free parking
• Flexible work hours
• Possibility of remote work
• On-premise gym
• Family membership to a gym
• Summer BBQ, Annual getaway weekend
• Free coffee

Development Environment

• Source Control – Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS)
• Microsoft partner with MSDN license
• DevOps environment with CI/CD
• Agile development methodologies
• Quiet working conditions
• Best tools money can buy