HARDWARE DESIGNER Saint-Laurent (on-site) 2025-05-23

Gravity Conseil; Montreal; On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in electronics seeks a Hardware Designer for its Montreal office. The role involves hardware design, PCB layout, component selection, and supporting the software development team. Ideal candidates should have experience in electronic design, schematic capture, and testing with various communication protocols.

Qualifications

• Experience in electronic design, schematic capture, and PCB layout.
• Knowledge of analog and digital circuitry is required.
• Familiarity with communication protocols like SPI and I2C.

Responsibilities

• Perform hardware design activities including electronic design and PCB layout.
• Conduct testing for both analog and digital circuitry.
• Select components and prepare PCBA manufacturing packages.

Skills

Hardware design

Circuit design

Testing

Communication protocols

Documentation

Problem-solving

Job description

We are looking for a Hardware Designer to join our team in the Montreal office.

This position is based in Saint-Laurent.

Responsibilities include:

1. Perform hardware design activities including electronic design, schematic capture, PCB layout, BOM creation, and PCB manufacturing package generation.
2. Perform circuit level design and testing for both analog and digital circuitry (filter design, signal conditioning, optical/capacitive isolation, SMPS, current sensing, communication interfaces, microcontrollers, etc.).
3. Experience with different communication protocols and physical layers (SPI, I2C, UART, etc.).
4. Design test stations for product debug and verification.
5. Select components (chips, passive & active components, power components, etc.).
6. Plan and perform board bring-up and testing for PCBA.
7. Prepare PCBA manufacturing package and support manufacturer.
8. Maintain documentation and prepare test plans.
9. Support the software development team on hardware-related tasks.
10. Conduct and document investigations of hardware anomalies and failures.
11. Stay up to date with recent technological advancements in electronics to apply to future product developments.
12. Document the design, functionality, and tests related to product development.
13. Adhere to health and safety rules (personal and equipment).
14. Ensure to meet scheduled deadlines and report risks, problems, and delays to the supervisor.