Electronics Designer

Safarilan; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Safarilan in Ottawa is seeking an Electronics Designer to join our product development team supporting life-saving products shipped worldwide. You will contribute to electronics design, documentation, prototype assembly and sustaining engineering across multi-disciplinary projects.

The ideal candidate holds an electronics engineering degree with 5+ years of hands-on electronics experience, excellent English communication, and proficiency with lab instrumentation.

Qualifications

• Electronics engineering degree or equivalent.
• 5+ years electronics experience in an electronics engineering role.
• Strong written and spoken English communication.
• Proficiency with lab instrumentation (mixed-signal oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers).
• Proficiency in electronics assembly techniques including SMT (4+ years).
• Experience with analogue and digital design (4+ years).
• Experience addressing electronics supply chain issues (4+ years).
• Eligible for Canadian security clearance to Secret level.

Responsibilities

• Lead project technical activities and ensure design objectives are met.
• Represent the company in customer-facing technical discussions.
• Analyze specifications, schematics and requirements; troubleshoot issues.
• Design and build electronic subsystems, PCB assemblies and interfaces.
• Interface with clients and vendors on project matters.
• Assist on design of analog/digital circuits including embedded MCUs.
• Design and build cabling and interconnect systems.
• Test electronic systems and write test reports; test firmware/software.
• Document designs and release specifications; manage obsolescence/photos.

Skills

Electronics design

Embedded MCUs

Circuit analysis

Troubleshooting

Schematic capture

PCB layout

Test & measurement

Documentation

Education

Electronics engineering degree

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Spectrum analyzers

OrCad

PCB layout tools

Job description

Job Description

Posted Monday, August 24, 2026 at 4:00 AM

TOGETHER, WE SAVE LIVES

Summary:

The Electronics Designer will play a vital role as a key individual in our product development group performing a wide range of tasks, including electronics design, documentation, prototype assembly, troubleshooting and sustaining engineering tasks. The ideal candidate is an inventive problem solver that is capable of working through technical challenges and diligently completing assignments. This is a great opportunity to join a multi-disciplinary team that provides leading-edge life-saving products to clients around the world.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Working within assigned technical roles, key duties, relationships, responsibilities and objectives will include:

• Performing the Project Technical Lead role on development projects as assigned
• Accountability for technical task completion and achievement of design objectives
• Representing the company during customer facing technical discussions and interactions
• Analyzing and interpreting product specifications, schematics and requirements
• Solving technical problems
• Designing and building electronic subsystems, circuit card assemblies and interfaces
• Interfacing with external clients and vendors on project matters
• Assisting on design of analog and digital circuits including embedded microcontrollers
• Designing and building cabling and interconnection systems
• Testing and troubleshooting electronic systems and writing test reports
• Testing firmware and software and writing test reports
• Documenting designs and releasing documents
• Handling obsolete component issues
• Sourcing components and generating purchase order requests
• Analyzing product failures and initiating corrective actions
• Estimating effort required for various tasks
• Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications:

• Electronics engineering degree or equivalent
• 5+ years electronics experience in an electronics engineering role
• Good writing and verbal communication skills (English)
• Proficiency with lab instrumentation such as mixed signal oscilloscopes and spectrum analyzers
• Good electronics testing and troubleshooting abilities
• Proficiency in electronics assembly techniques including SMT (4+ years)
• 4+ years analogue and digital design, test and measurement experience
• 4+ years experience with electronics supply chain issues and mitigation methods
• Eligibility for a Canadian security clearance to the level of Secret

Desirable Training and Experience:

• Training and experience with IPC soldering standards
• Trained and experienced on OrCad & PCB layout
• Experience with ARM Cortex M0/M3/M4 and related circuits
• Experience with low power wearable electronic circuitry
• Experience with EMI/EMC testing and shielding techniques
• Experience with MIL STD 810 and MIL STD 461 testing and compliance
• Good understanding of electronic manufacturing processes and automation
• Good hardware and software testing and troubleshooting abilities
• Software programming (C, C#, Java, NI, Python)
• Low power mobile microcontroller systems
• Mechanical assembly and tools operation
• Experience with adhesives and waterproofing of electronics
• Documentation – writing specifications, design descriptions, work instructions
• Process documentation and software (ECRs, Innovator, CARs)