Hardware Design Engineer

  • Ottawa, Ontario
  • Full Time
Hardware Design Engineer

Responsibilities

  • Plan, schedule, and oversee architecture, design, testing, and delivery to manufacturing of carrier-grade hardware.
  • Participate in developing broadband fiber access systems with PON rates of up to 50Gbps.
  • Own all aspects of circuit pack development, including schedule, prototype delivery, product testing, and certification.
  • Collaborate with product line management to interpret and negotiate product features and specifications.
  • Lead and manage contract resources and interface with component vendors for design specifications.
  • Participate in design reviews and guide technical discussions to conclusion.
  • Ensure designs meet architecture goals and support technology transfer to manufacturing.
Essential Skills
  • Degree in electrical engineering or equivalent with 8+ years of experience in hardware design engineering
  • Proficiency in high speed digital design with interfaces such as Ethernet, PCIe, SERDES, etc.
  • Proficiency in board-level development and leading design projects.
  • Experience in full cycle hardware development from start to finish
  • Understanding of design for testability and manufacturability concepts.
Additional Skills & Qualifications
  • Experience with Layer 2/3 switching devices
  • Experience with pluggable optics is a nice to have
Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $50.00 - $70.00/hr.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Ottawa,ON. A propos d'Actalent:

Actalent est un chef de file mondial des services dingenierie et de sciences et des solutions de talents. Nous aidons les entreprises visionnaires a faire progresser leurs initiatives en matiere dingenierie et de science en leur donnant acces a des experts specialises qui favorisent la mise a lechelle, linnovation et la mise en marche rapide. Avec un reseau de pres de 30000consultants et plus de 4500clients aux Etats-Unis, au Canada, en Asie et en Europe, Actalent est au service dun grand nombre dentreprises du classement Fortune 500.

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About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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Job ID: 490437819
Originally Posted on: 8/22/2025

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