Electrical Engineer

Innovasea • Bedford, NS

7d • Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a full-time Electrical Engineer. Reporting to the Director of Hardware Engineering in our Aquaculture System division, the Electrical Engineer is responsible for designing and supporting embedded systems as part of the hardware engineering team. The candidate must be adept at designing, documenting, testing and debugging embedded systems (hardware and firmware) as part of the product development process using standard lab equipment and tools. They will also perform analog and digital circuit design (op-amps, filters, signal conditioning), code embedded firmware in C/C++, interface with other departments such as Production, Procurement and Customer Support to answer technical questions, support existing products, and troubleshoot identified problems, analyze data to draw conclusions and make recommendations, and learn new technologies to grow our product offering.

Requirements

• Three to five years of experience in the design/development/test of embedded systems.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities under tight timelines.
• Ability to collaborate with others and work in a team-based environment.
• Flexibility to learn new skills and take on new tasks, including areas outside core area of expertise.
• Effective oral communications with strong technical writing skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.

Nice To Haves

• High-speed design basics (signal integrity, EMI/EMC considerations).
• Component selection, derating, and BOM creation.
• Schematic capture using Altium or similar tools.
• RTOS coding.
• Bare-metal programming on MCUs (ARM Cortex-M, AVR, PIC, etc.)
• Peripheral drivers (SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, USB).
• Bootloaders and firmware update mechanisms.
• Low-power firmware design and optimization.
• Knowledge of communication protocols and system integration.
• Version control using Git.
• Build systems and toolchains (Make, CMake, GCC, etc.).
• Documentation practices (schematics, design docs, firmware architecture)
• Familiarity with safety, reliability, and regulatory considerations.
• Oxygen patch operation and behavior.
• Design for Manufacturing (DFM) techniques.
• Registered with Engineers NS as an EIT or Professional Engineer.

Responsibilities

• Designing, documenting, testing and debugging embedded systems (hardware and firmware) as part of the product development process using standard lab equipment and tools.
• Performing analog and digital circuit design (op-amps, filters, signal conditioning).
• Coding embedded firmware in C/C++.
• Interfacing with other departments, such as Production, Procurement and Customer Support, to answer technical questions, support existing products, and troubleshoot identified problems.
• Analyzing data to draw conclusions and make recommendations.
• Learning new technologies to grow our product offering.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level