Senior Hardware Designer

Octasic; Montreal (administrative region); Hybrid; CAD 90.000 - 150.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Octasic is seeking a Senior Hardware Designer in Montreal to contribute to all stages of telecom hardware development—from architecture and specifications to bring-up and certification. You will collaborate with production, test, and customer support teams to deliver reliable hardware platforms.

You will lead PCB design, thermal management, and EMI considerations, and oversee product lifecycle changes while ensuring compliance with safety and EMC standards.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
• At least 10 years of professional experience in digital and analog circuit development.
• Fluent in French and English; spoken French is required.
• Strong oscilloscope debugging skills with a high degree of autonomy and attention to detail.

Aufgaben

• Define architecture and requirements for new hardware products.
• Design hardware from concept through mass production.
• Create electrical schematics and oversee PCB design.
• Lead bring-up, debugging, and certification for safety and EMC.
• Support production, test development, and customer support teams.
• Manage product lifecycle including obsolescence and hardware changes.

Kenntnisse

Oscilloscope debugging

Autonomy

Attention to detail

Bilingual (French/English)

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Jobbeschreibung

Founded in 1998, Octasic is a privately held company headquartered in Montreal, Canada, with Research and Development facilities in Canada and India and a global sales support network. Octasic is a leading provider of SoCs (System on Chip), software and hardware integrated platforms for the global wireless and multimedia gateway markets. Our hardware and software platforms are the foundation for next-generation wireless systems for Defense, Law Enforcement and National Security Agencies.

We choose Octasic for:

• A workplace at the cutting edge of technology to be in contact with wireless technology experts in a growing company;
• Competitive compensation (salaries, benefits, gym membership discount, stock options purchase program, public transit reimbursement, shower on the premises and beverages and snacks free every day);
• Work-life balance;
• Friendly and collaborative work atmosphere and many social activities all year long;
• Working for a company involved in its community;
• Proximity to various public transportation services (Angus Shuttle, 10 min. walk from Prefontaine station).

About the role:

As a Senior Hardware Designer, you will contribute to every stage of the development of telecommunications systems and electronic circuits: architecture, specifications, electrical schematics, bring-up, validation, and certification. You will also support the production, test development, and customer support teams.

What you'll do:

• Participate in defining the architecture and requirements of new products.
• Contribute to the design of new hardware products, from concept through mass production.
• Design electronic circuits and produce the associated electrical schematics.
• Oversee printed circuit board design, taking component placement, shielding, and heat dissipation into account.
• Lead the bring-up and debugging of new products.
• Oversee the certification of new products for safety, electromagnetic compatibility, shock, and vibration.
• Support new product introduction teams in test development and printed circuit board manufacturing.
• Manage the product lifecycle, including obsolescence management and hardware changes.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
• At least 10 years of professional experience in digital and analog circuit development.
• Good command of both French and English, spoken and written; spoken French is required;
• Strong oscilloscope debugging skills, along with a high degree of autonomy and attention to detail.

Assets:

• Experience with RF signal analyzers and network analyzers.
• Knowledge of cellular technologies (GSM, UMTS, LTE, 5G, etc.).