Senior Electrical Designer

1 week ago

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Morson Edge (Canada) Full time $120,000 - $140,000 per year

Location:
Ottawa, ON (100% on-site)

Working Hours:
M-F 40 hours per week

Salary Expectation:
$120-140k + benefits

Job Title:
Senior Electrical Designer

The Opportunity

Our client is seeking a
Senior Electrical Designer
to lead the design, development, certification, and lifecycle support of advanced avionics systems for current and next-generation aircraft. This is a key technical position requiring deep expertise in aerospace electrical systems, embedded hardware design, and system integration to deliver certified, high-performance avionics solutions.

This is a
full-time, on-site position
based in our
Ottawa, ON
office, ensuring close collaboration with engineering, testing, and systems teams to support rapid development and integration cycles.

Key Responsibilities

Design & Development

  • Lead end-to-end avionics hardware design, including schematic capture, PCB layout, design reviews, board bring-up, debugging, and testing.
  • Architect analog and digital circuits for embedded processors, sensors, RF interfaces, and communication subsystems (ARINC 429, CAN, RS-232/422, Ethernet, etc.).
  • Develop and execute test strategies in collaboration with software and firmware teams.
  • Apply advanced principles of signal integrity, power integrity, and EMI/EMC design.

Technical Leadership

  • Provide mentorship, guidance, and technical direction to junior engineers and designers.
  • Drive design decisions and best practices throughout the product lifecycle—from concept and prototyping to environmental testing and production release.
  • Support certification efforts, including preparation of engineering documentation, compliance with
    DO-254
    and
    RTCA/DO-160
    standards, and adherence to design assurance levels (DALs).

Sustaining Engineering & Product Support

  • Lead complex root cause investigations for field issues and product failures.
  • Maintain and enhance legacy avionics hardware to ensure ongoing compliance with evolving standards.
  • Develop and execute obsolescence management strategies, coordinating redesigns and component substitutions with supply chain and production teams.

Collaboration & Continuous Improvement

  • Partner cross-functionally with software, systems, manufacturing, and certification teams to ensure design integrity and successful system integration.
  • Collaborate directly with customers and suppliers to define and validate requirements.
  • Champion continuous improvement initiatives in design methodology, documentation, and engineering toolsets.

What You Bring

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in
    Electrical Engineering
    .
  • 8+ years
    of progressive experience in electrical hardware design, including
    3+ years
    in avionics or aerospace environments.
  • Proficiency with
    EDA tools
    such as Altium Designer, DxDesigner, or OrCAD.
  • Strong hands-on experience in circuit simulation, prototyping, PCB assembly, and rework.
  • Proficient in lab instrumentation (oscilloscopes, spectrum/network analyzers, signal generators).
  • Working knowledge of
    IPC standards
    (IPC-A-610, J-STD-001, IPC-7711/7721).
  • Excellent analytical, documentation, and reporting skills.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with
    RF system design
    or
    embedded system integration
    in aviation contexts.
  • Background in
    electronics manufacturing
    and
    design for manufacturability (DFM)
    and
    design for test (DFT)
    .
  • Familiarity with
    software development or firmware validation practices
    (DO-178C exposure).
  • Programming or scripting experience in
    C, Java, or Python
    .

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