Hardware Engineer-Onsite Position

As our Hardware Engineer, you will be responsible for sustaining products related high-performance embedded computing platforms.

You have a strong background in embedded hardware design; you are also resourceful and able to overcome new challenges using insightful design and engineering skills coupled with innovative approaches. In a nutshell, we need your sharp expertise to help sustain our embedded hardware products, implement product enhancements and contribute to process improvements.

Location: Ottawa, ON

We Take Care of Our People

Paid Time Off I RRSP with Employer Match I Health and Wellness Benefits I Learning and Development Opportunities I Competitive Pay I Referral Program I Recognition I Employee Stock Purchase Plan I Inclusive & Supportive Culture

Your Challenge

• Create, maintain and release new product variant configurations
• Provide support for hardware design enhancements, PWB respins, customer modifications
• Coordinate the development, review and release of fabricated items (I.e. Drawings, PWB, Metalwork etc.) for existing, new and modified products.
• Generate complete and accurate user and design documentation
• Provide support for component obsolescence replacements
• Provide task breakdowns and accurate estimates for task planning
• Participate in technical investigations and trouble-shooting
• Assist in maintaining a positive and productive atmosphere within the team

What You Bring

• Excels at debugging complex hardware issues, such as identification of component malfunction or performance drift, signal integrity, switching power supply configuration & debug, memory debug, digital noise isolation/filtering, thermal design performance, intermittency, design vs. component operating marginality
• Recognizes patterns & trends; can respond with improvements
• Can modify or extend existing hardware designs; can re-qualify existing hardware designs
• Can research and validate replacements for obsolescent components and characterize behavior & performance
• Work with firmware and software developers to determine root causes
• Document findings comprehensively & accurately in technical reports (Word, PowerPoint)
• Can work independently or collaborate with other engineering groups including: electrical, mechanical, component, quality, manufacturing, production test and software
• Aggressively pursues success; goal-oriented; schedule-conscious; takes initiative; responsible
• Enjoys continuous learning as new technologies and products are engaged
• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, Technologist Diploma or equivalent will be considered
• 5+ years Industry experience
• Experience in the following is an asset:
• Open system standards such as VME, VPX, PMC, etc. for rugged applications
• Multi-processor / high-speed serial IO / differential signaling - RapidIO gen 1-2; PCIe gen 3; 40Gbs Ethernet
• Leading-edge Intel processor & NXP/Freescale architectures as well as legacy architectures
• Experience with DDR3, DDR4, QDR-SRAM, SATA, USB, FPGAs, PLDs
• Signal integrity analysis tools and measurement
• Experience with product configuration management
• Experience with hardware debugging tools - analyzers, scopes, emulators
• Experience with design capture tools (preferably Mentor Graphics)

Who We Are

Our Values

Environmental, Social and Governance

At our world-class manufacturing and design facility in Ottawa, Ontario, we manufacture rugged products optimized for high-mix, high quality and small batch sizes typical of military requirements. Equipped with the latest assembly, cleaning, coating and inspection equipment, our operations are AS9100 and ISO-9001 certified and we comply with the highest standards of workmanship defined by IPC and J-STD specifications. All materials and processes are controlled by our enterprise-wide SAP and MES systems which offer full component traceability to individual products by serial number.

To learn more about Curtiss-Wright's Defense Solutions Division, please visit Ottawa, Ontario Curtiss-Wright Defense Solutions ()

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Compliance Statement

This position may require exposure to export-controlled information and subject to additional security screening. In the event information provided during the security screening reveals ineligibility to access export-controlled information, any offer of employment may be reconsidered or withdrawn.

Curtiss-Wright values diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

If you require accommodation due to a disability at any time during the recruitment and/or assessment process, please contact Talent Acquisition and we will make all reasonable efforts to accommodate your request.