Senior Hardware Designer

Delta Intelligent Building Technologies (Canada) Inc.; Surrey; On-site; CAD 93,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading building automation company in Surrey is looking for a Senior Hardware Designer. This role requires expertise in both analog and digital hardware design with over 10 years of experience. The Senior Hardware Designer will drive project best practices, manage embedded hardware product development, and conduct quality reviews. The position offers a competitive salary range of $93,000 - $110,000 and various employee benefits, including flexible hours, training opportunities, and wellness programs.

Benefits

Employee & safety centric culture

Flexible hours

Competitive total compensation

Three weeks of vacation

In-house & external training

Company funded annual personal development budget

Employer paid premiums for extended healthcare

Onsite fitness center

Transit accessible with free onsite parking

Regular company events

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in electrical hardware design.
• Proven expertise in both analog and digital circuit design.
• Solid understanding in PCB design and layout.

Responsibilities

• Drive best practices around embedded hardware products.
• Develop test plans for new product designs.
• Conduct quality review of hardware designs.

Skills

Analog and digital circuit design

Printed circuit board (PCB) design

Technical communication

Time and priority management

Altium Designer proficiency

Interpersonal communication

Education

P. Eng or eligibility for EGBC registration

Tools

EDA tools

Job description

Overview

About Delta Intelligent Building Technologies (Canada) Inc. (formerly known as Delta Controls).

Delta Intelligent Building Technologies (Canada) Inc. is a leading building controls manufacturer. For over three decades, we have provided innovative building automation solutions for commercial, healthcare, education, and leisure facilities.

Job Summary

The Senior Hardware Designer is fully competent in Digital and Analog Hardware design and typically fills the role of Hardware Technical Lead on a project team.

The Senior Hardware Designer is expected to complete design, prototyping, research and basic testing of new or existing hardware projects with a minimum of supervision.

Responsibilities

• Primarily drive best practices around the development of embedded hardware products.
• Optimize interdepartmental processes
• Drive recommended technology training for hardware designers
• Lead a DFX program with a focus on design for supply chain, manufacturing, testability and reliability
• DFMEA experience an asset
• Periodically develop hardware projects including the design, planning and scheduling in accordance with established procedures and guidelines as described in Product Development Process
• Potentially line manage component engineering team
• Research and Design
• Explore and research new technologies that align with product direction
• Support technical evaluations of proposed designs as needed
• Help gather and document product requirements
• Identify potential project risks and suggest mitigation strategies
• Contribute to cost assessments for current and proposed designs
• Generate accurate Bills of Materials (BOM) for various product versions
• Develop schematic and circuit board layouts
• Coordinate with the mechanical design team to ensure design alignment
• Account for system power needs and thermal performance in all designs
• Ensure component selection follows established standards and guidelines

Quality and Testing

• Create a test plan for any new product designs
• Assist in the creation of quality test procedures for new product designs and existing products
• Ensure all design and implementations are reviewed by another qualified hardware designer or QA hardware specialist
• Review other hardware designer’s work against requirements and quality standards
• Analyze product failures or issues and contribute to the resolution of these issues

Preferred Skills and Abilities

• Proven expertise in both analog and digital circuit design
• Solid understanding in printed circuit board (PCB) design and layout
• Skilled in technical communication, including documentation and design reporting
• Effective at managing time and priorities across multiple concurrent projects
• Capable of working independently with minimal supervision, as well as collaboratively in team environments
• Proficiency in EDA tools; experience with Altium Designer is considered an asset
• Strong interpersonal and cross-functional communication skills

Required Qualifications and Experience

• P. Eng ( or eligible for EGBC registration)
• 10+ years of experience in electrical hardware design

Work Location : Surrey

Type : Full-time, Permanent

Compensation : $93,000 - $110,000

This range reflects the minimum and maximum target payable for the base salary of new hires across all Canadian locations. Actual compensation may vary outside this range and is dependent on various factors.

Why work for us?

We provide fantastic opportunities to individuals passionate about business and technology. Delta Electronics products are the most energy efficient power products in the industry and our company is perfect for those who want to create, design and build sustainable solutions using massively scalable, big-data architecture, with a strong focus on building automation. Here are some of the Delta perks you’ll receive from day 1!

• Employee & safety centric culture with the possibility of remote work
• Flexible hours and scheduling available
• Competitive total compensation along with generous vacation allowances
• Three weeks of vacation
• In-house & external training provided along with education support and opportunities for growth
• Company funded annual personal development budget
• Financial benefits & planning such as group RRSP & company match
• Employer paid premiums for extended healthcare and family-focused benefits (health, vision and dental)
• Travel insurance coverage and access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Wellness - onsite fitness center & company reimbursement for personal gym memberships
• Internal Recognition & Service Awards
• Employee Referral bonuses
• Transit accessible with free onsite parking
• Regular company events such as "Food Truck Fridays", Lunch & Learn and other planned activities