Embedded Systems Designer

Title: Embedded Systems Designer

Location: 672 Kimberly Ave, Winnipeg, MB R2K 0Y2, Canada

Embedded Systems Designer – Antec Controls

We are looking for an embedded systems designer who is technically inclined, who thrives on new challenges, and who enjoys working in a collaborative environment. Our team culture rewards a high sense of urgency toward serving our customers, those who exude a passion for their work and those who inspire excellence in those around them by their own drive for excellence.

The successful candidate's responsibilities will include:  

Improving and maintaining the embedded systems of our existing products

Designing new embedded products and features from initial scope and concept development through design verification and production release

Performing cost benefit analysis to support design decisions

Performing design verification, troubleshooting, and root cause investigations

Maintaining engineering documentation, design records, specifications, and verification results

Working directly with customer-facing teams to understand application requirements and translating customer needs to product specifications

Delivering solutions on schedule and within budget

Staying up to date with the latest in technology, development tools, industry trends, and identifying opportunities to apply them to both new and existing products

The ideal candidate for this position will have:

Education & Experience:

• College Diploma or University Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or equivalent

1-4 years of hands-on experience with embedded systems design

Hardware Design:

• Experience designing analog and digital circuit schematics
• Experience selecting components and evaluating electrical characteristics from datasheets
• Troubleshooting and verifying electronics using oscilloscopes, multimeters, logic analyzers and other laboratory equipment
• Experience with PCB layout, prototype board bring-up, and hardware design verification
• An understanding of PCB design fundamentals including grounding, power distribution and signal integrity

Experience with electronic design automation software (i.e. Altium Designer)

Experience with EMC and product safety certification, including design for compliance, troubleshooting test failures and supporting third-party certification testing (e.g. UL, CSA, ETL, TUV) considered an asset

Firmware & Software:

• Hands-on experience with C and/or C++ programming
• Strong understanding of fundamental algorithms and data structures

Experience with network communication protocols (e.g. TCP/IP, UDP, HTTP)

Understanding of embedded communication protocols (e.g. I2C, SPI, CAN, RS-485)

Experience with version control (e.g. Git) and issue tracking systems (e.g. Azure DevOps)

Experience with C# desktop application development considered an asset

Experience with scripting languages such as Python considered an asset

Professional Skills:

• Strong interpersonal communication and organization, with an eye for detail
• High level of critical thinking and accountability
• Ability to work both independently and in a team environment to meet timeline-dependent deliverables
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to identify root cause and develop simple and robust solutions

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