Systems Design Engineer III

Teledyne; Southwestern Ontario; On-site; CAD 94,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Teledyne Waterloo (Ontario) seeks a Design Specialist in Systems Engineering to lead the technical integration of advanced camera projects, combining electronics, CMOS image sensors, mechanics, optics, software, and manufacturing into reliable products.

You will translate customer requirements into traceable specs and guide projects from development through pilot and production, coordinating across engineering disciplines and with suppliers to ensure manufacturing readiness.

Qualifications

• Strong systems thinking across multiple engineering disciplines.
• Experience leading technical projects within multidisciplinary teams.
• 5+ years of design or development experience.
• Strong troubleshooting, risk management, and customer communication skills.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Physics, Nanotechnology, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent.
• Advantage: knowledge of semiconductor theory and CMOS image sensors.
• Advantage: understanding of DFM and reliability engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead system integration and technical execution for one or more camera development projects.
• Partner with Program Management to manage deliverables, interfaces, and technical risk.
• Translate customer requirements into traceable system and subsystem specifications.
• Support customers with camera integration and technical problem-solving.
• Coordinate across Electronics, CMOS, Optics, Test, Manufacturing, and Process Engineering.
• Lead troubleshooting during prototype and pilot builds.
• Coordinate system verification, test-result reviews, and engineering changes.
• Work with suppliers and contract manufacturers to improve manufacturing readiness.
• Ensure Product Assurance and project requirements are met.

Skills

Systems thinking

Project leadership

Troubleshooting

Customer communication

5+ years experience

Semiconductor theory

CMOS image sensors

DFM

Reliability engineering

Engineering documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Physics, Nanotechnology, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent

Job description

Canada - Waterloo, ON

Full time

REQ37300

Be visionary

Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.

We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

Job Description

Join Teledyne’s Semiconductor Engineering team and help turn advanced imaging technology into reliable, manufacturable products. As a Design Specialist in Systems Engineering, you’ll lead the technical integration of complex camera projects, bringing electronics, CMOS image sensors, mechanics, optics, software, and manufacturing together.

If you enjoy solving multidisciplinary problems, managing technical risk, and seeing designs progress from development through prototype and production, this role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful technical impact.

What you’ll do

• Lead system integration and technical execution for one or more camera development projects.
• Partner with Program Management to manage deliverables, interfaces, and technical risk.
• Translate customer requirements into traceable system and subsystem specifications.
• Support customers with camera integration and technical problem-solving.
• Coordinate across Electronics, CMOS, Optics, Test, Manufacturing, and Process Engineering.
• Lead troubleshooting during prototype and pilot builds.
• Coordinate system verification, test-result reviews, and engineering changes.
• Work with suppliers and contract manufacturers to improve manufacturing readiness.
• Ensure Product Assurance and project requirements are met.

What you need

• Required: Strong systems thinking across multiple engineering disciplines.
• Required: Experience leading technical projects within multidisciplinary teams.
• Required: 5+ years of design or development experience.
• Required: Strong troubleshooting, risk management, and customer communication skills.
• Required: Bachelor’s degree or higher in Physics, Nanotechnology, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent.
• Advantage: Knowledge of semiconductor theory and CMOS image sensors.
• Advantage: Understanding of DFM and reliability engineering.
• Advantage: Experience with technical reports, engineering documentation, and manufacturing introduction.

What we offer

• Meaningful work supporting advanced sensing technologies.
• Deep, multidisciplinary engineering collaboration.
• Opportunities to grow technical and systems expertise.
• Collaboration across the global Teledyne Technologies family.
• A culture focused on innovation and continuous improvement.

What happens next

After you apply, Talent Acquisition will review your application. Selected candidates may progress through a recruiter conversation and interviews with the hiring team. Timelines vary by role and candidate availability.

Teledyne and its employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards and complying with applicable laws, regulations, rules, and regulatory orders.

Salary Range

$93,700.00-$124,900.000

The anticipated salary range listed for this role is only an estimate. Actual compensation for successful candidates is carefully determined based on several factors including, but not limited to, location, local regulations (such as minimum wage), education/training, work experience, key skills, and type of position.

Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.

You may not realize it, but Teledyne enables many of the products and services you use every day.

Teledyne provides enabling technologies to sense, transmit and analyze information for industrial growth markets, including aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, energy, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.