Embedded Systems Designer

Antec Controls (www.anteccontrols.com) is a leader in environmental monitoring and control for critical spaces such as operating rooms, isolation rooms, and laboratories. We create high-performance airflow control solutions that ensure the safety of occupants in environments where advancements to health and wellness are made. Our range of products includes electronic controllers, touchscreen interfaces, sensors, air valves and many other supporting products that ensure accurate and precise airflow control. Our controllers are highly configurable, allowing for optimization of room and fume hood control.

What You Can Expect:

• Health and Dental - Employees and their families enjoy paid benefits covering an extensive list of medical and dental expenses and services.  

• Manulife Virtual Pharmacy - Access pharmacy services anytime, anywhere through the Manulife app, with eligible prescriptions delivered directly to your home.

• Manulife Mental Health and Counselling Services - Access confidential mental health and wellness support through the Manulife app, with convenient options to book counselling, consultations, and guided programs all in one place.

• Life and Disability - You will be provided with life insurance in a multiple of your salary with an option to purchase additional coverage.  

• Pension Matching Program - Invest in your future with each pay cheque through our Defined Contribution Pension Plan and we will match your contribution (up to 3% of your salary).

• Wellness Reimbursement Program - Employees are eligible for a fitness centre or club membership reimbursement of up to $300 per year, this includes Fitness related App’s.

• Personal and Professional Development - We are committed to helping you reach your potential through training and education.

• Community Involvement - Generously supporting health, charities, youth, and education opportunities is our passion, and you’re invited to be a part of that.

Embedded Systems Designer – Antec Controls

We are looking for an embedded systems designer who is technically inclined, who thrives on new challenges, and who enjoys working in a collaborative environment. Our team culture rewards a high sense of urgency toward serving our customers, those who exude a passion for their work and those who inspire excellence in those around them by their own drive for excellence.

The successful candidate's responsibilities will include:

• Improving and maintaining the embedded systems of our existing products
• Designing new embedded products and features from initial scope and concept development through design verification and production release
• Performing cost benefit analysis to support design decisions
• Performing design verification, troubleshooting, and root cause investigations
• Maintaining engineering documentation, design records, specifications, and verification results
• Working directly with customer-facing teams to understand application requirements and translating customer needs to product specifications

• Delivering solutions on schedule and within budget
• Staying up to date with the latest in technology, development tools, industry trends, and identifying opportunities to apply them to both new and existing products

The ideal candidate for this position will have:

Education & Experience:

• College Diploma or University Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or equivalent

• 1-4 years of hands-on experience with embedded systems design

Hardware Design:

• Experience designing analog and digital circuit schematics
• Experience selecting components and evaluating electrical characteristics from datasheets
• Troubleshooting and verifying electronics using oscilloscopes, multimeters, logic analyzers and other laboratory equipment
• Experience with PCB layout, prototype board bring-up, and hardware design verification
• An understanding of PCB design fundamentals including grounding, power distribution and signal integrity
• Experience with electronic design automation software (i.e. Altium Designer)
• Experience with EMC and product safety certification, including design for compliance, troubleshooting test failures and supporting third-party certification testing (e.g. UL, CSA, ETL, TUV) considered an asset

Firmware & Software:

• Hands-on experience with C and/or C++ programming
• Strong understanding of fundamental algorithms and data structures

• Experience with network communication protocols (e.g. TCP/IP, UDP, HTTP)
• Understanding of embedded communication protocols (e.g. I2C, SPI, CAN, RS-485)
• Experience with version control (e.g. Git) and issue tracking systems (e.g. Azure DevOps)
• Experience with C# desktop application development considered an asset
• Experience with scripting languages such as Python considered an asset

Professional Skills:

• Strong interpersonal communication and organization, with an eye for detail
• High level of critical thinking and accountability
• Ability to work both independently and in a team environment to meet timeline-dependent deliverables
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to identify root cause and develop simple and robust solutions

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Should this excellent opportunity interest you, please submit your resume, including salary expectations.

We appreciate the interest shown by all applicants, however only those being considered for an interview will be contacted.

We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.