Microcontroller Design Specialist

Expert Geophysics Limited; Newmarket; On-site; CAD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in geophysics is seeking an entry-level engineer to design, test, and qualify microcontroller-based circuits. You will collaborate on multidisciplinary projects, document work comprehensively, and support existing systems. This position requires a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science and offers opportunities for growth in an innovative environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science with professional electronics experience.
• Minimum 2 years experience in circuit design and microcontroller programming.

Responsibilities

• Design, test, and qualify circuits implementing STM microcontrollers.
• Write microcontroller firmware using C++.
• Create high-quality documentation including circuit diagrams and reports.

Skills

Microcontroller programming

Circuit design

Written communication

Verbal communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

STM32 Cube IDE

KiCad

Job description

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Job Responsibilities

• Design, test, and qualify a variety of circuits implementing STM microcontrollers for a variety of purposes including communicating with complex sensor arrays and controlling pulse timing in large scale integrated power electronics.
• Write microcontroller firmware using C++ and the STM HAL following a company style guide.
• Test and debug circuit designs and firmware.
• Create high-quality documentation including circuit diagrams, circuit descriptions, experiment and test reports, and operations manuals.
• Support existing and new microcontroller-based designs, providing ongoing design development and maintenance for existing company hardware as well as new projects.
• Participate and collaborate with other engineers across multidisciplinary integration and design decisions for practical implementation of designs.
• Contribute to other electronic engineering related projects as possible and available.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science with added professional electronics experience.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in circuit design and microcontroller programming combined.
• Effective written and verbal communication in English.

Asset Qualifications

• Low-level knowledge of PIC architecture.
• Experience with STM32 Cube IDE.
• Experience with KiCad.
• Familiarity with a variety of microcontroller peripherals.
• Familiarity with a variety of electronic communication protocols at the hardware and firmware level.
• Experience working with low-power circuitry, especially :
• High performance DC-DC converters.
• Experience documenting work for a SR&ED program.
• Experience with aviation industry, especially avionics.
• Laboratory experience with high-power circuit experimentation, qualification, and documentation.
• Experience with object-oriented graphical application coding (Qt preferred).

Seniority Level

Entry level

Employment Type

Full-time

Job Function

Design, Art / Creative, and Information Technology

Mining

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