Electronic Design Engineer
- Halifax, NS, Canada
$80,000 to $120,000 CAD / year · Full-time
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- $80,000 to $120,000 CAD / year
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Original job description
Electronic Design Engineer (Electrical Engineer)
Halifax, Nova Scotia | Space Hardware | CAD $80,000–$120,000
Want to take a circuit board from first sketch to flight-ready hardware? A growing space technology company in Halifax, Nova Scotia is hiring an Electronic Design Engineer (Electrical Engineer) to design hardware that has to work in the harshest environment there is.
This Electronics Engineer / Electrical Engineer role suits someone early to mid-career who wants to own boards end to end.
What you’ll do as an Electronics Engineer
- Design electronic circuit boards (analogue / digital / mixed-signal)
- Support full board bring-up: concept, schematic, PCB layout, manufacture and physical testing
- Design for reliability and redundancy in space (radiation, extreme temperatures)
- Run functional tests on comms protocols and verify signals
- Work closely with the embedded, mechanical and systems teams. Deeper embedded work sits with the embedded team, so you can focus on the hardware.
What you’ll bring
- PCB design experience in Altium
- analog and digital circuit design fundamentals
- A bonus: embedded C/C++ for functional testing
What’s on offer
- CAD $80,000–$120,000, depending on experience
- Full-time Electrical Engineer / Electronics Engineer role in Halifax, Nova Scotia, hybrid working
- Health and dental coverage, 100% employer-paid for you, with optional family cover
- RRSP with employer match
- Monthly wellness stipend
- Learning and development support, plus help setting up your home office
- Relocation support considered for the right person
- Fast, simple hiring: a short online screener, then one or two conversations with the CEO
If you’re an Electronics Engineer in Halifax, Nova Scotia, or open to moving there, apply now or message me directly for a confidential chat.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Design analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuit boards, supporting the full hardware lifecycle from concept and schematic through PCB layout, manufacturing, bring-up, and physical testing. Develop reliable, redundant space hardware and test communications protocols and signals in collaboration with embedded, mechanical, and systems teams.
Requirements
The role calls for PCB design experience using Altium and a foundation in analog and digital circuit design. Embedded C/C++ experience for functional testing is a bonus; the position is suited to an early- to mid-career engineer.
Skills
- PCB Design
- Altium
- Analog Circuit Design
- Digital Circuit Design
- Mixed-Signal Circuit Design
- Schematic Design
- PCB Layout
- Board Bring-Up
- Hardware Testing
- Functional Testing
- Communications Protocols
- Signal Verification
- Reliability Engineering
- Redundancy Design
- Embedded C/C++
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
Benefits
- Health And Dental Coverage
- Employer-Paid Coverage
- Optional Family Coverage
- Employer-Matched RRSP
- Monthly Wellness Stipend
- Learning And Development Support
- Home Office Setup Assistance
- Relocation Support
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Engineering
- Technology
Keywords
- Electronic Design Engineer
- Electrical Engineer
- Electronics Engineer
- Space Hardware
- Circuit Boards
- PCB Design
- Altium
- Analog Circuits
- Digital Circuits
- Mixed-Signal Circuits
- Schematic Design
- PCB Layout
- Board Bring-Up
- Manufacturing
- Physical Testing
- Reliability
- Redundancy
- Radiation
- Extreme Temperatures
- Functional Testing
- Communications Protocols
- Signal Verification
- Embedded C/C++
- Hardware
- Embedded Systems
- Mechanical Engineering
- Systems Engineering
- Space Technology