Senior Hardware Designer

About Delta Intelligent Building Technologies (Canada) Inc.(formerly known as Delta Controls).

Delta Intelligent Building Technologies (Canada) Inc. (a subsidiary of Delta Electronics) is a leading building controls manufacturer with over 300 partners in more than 80 countries. For over three decades, we have provided innovative building automation solutions for commercial, healthcare, education, and leisure facilities. We delivered the world’s first fully integrated BACnet building solution for HVAC, lighting, and access control.

Job Summary

The Senior Hardware Designer is fully competent in digital and analog hardware design and typically fulfills the role of Hardware Technical Lead on project teams developing building automation and control products.

This role is responsible for the design, prototyping, research, validation, and documentation of new and existing hardware with minimal supervision. The Senior Hardware Designer is expected to design hardware with reliability, manufacturability, and regulatory compliance in mind, and to collaborate closely with firmware, compliance, and manufacturing teams.

Duties and Responsibilities

Product Development & Technical Leadership

• Develop hardware designs in accordance with established procedures and the Product Development Process (PDP)
• Provide technical leadership on hardware projects, including design planning and scheduling
• Provide technical guidance and design oversight to other hardware designers
• Assist in the collection and clarification of product and system requirements
• Identify technical risks and contribute to mitigation strategies
• Perform cost analysis and support cost-reduction initiatives
• Review and approve key hardware development milestones

Research and Design

• Research new technologies relevant to building automation and control product directions
• Perform technical analysis of proposed designs
• Capture designs in schematics and produce PCB layouts
• Liaise with mechanical designers to ensure physical and environmental requirements are met
• Design with consideration for system power requirements, thermal performance, and component lifecycle
• Ensure component selection follows established standards and best practices
• Generate accurate documentation for products and variants including addition to and ongoing maintenance in PLM

Quality, Testing, and System Integration

• Perform preliminary product testing and support board bring-up
• Create test plans for new hardware designs
• Assist in the development of quality and verification test procedures
• Ensure designs are reviewed by qualified hardware or QA specialists
• Review work produced by other hardware designers
• Analyze product failures and contribute to root-cause analysis
• Collaborate with firmware developers during system integration and debugging

Firmware Exposure (Minor)

• General understanding of embedded firmware concepts and hardware/firmware interfaces
• Ability to read or make minor modifications to firmware for testing or debugging
• Collaborate with firmware teams to define hardware interfaces and requirements
• This role does not require primary firmware development ownership

Compliance & Regulatory Exposure

• Design hardware with regulatory and safety requirements in mind
• Support certification and compliance testing, primarily UL and CE
• Apply best practices for safety, isolation, creepage/clearance, grounding, EMC, and ESD

Required Skills and Abilities

• Strong understanding of mixed-signal, analog, and digital circuit design, including printed circuit design
• Strong technical communications and writing skills
• Strong time management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects effectively
• Able to work independently or as part of a team with minimal supervision
• Proficiency with EDA software (Altium Designer experience preferred)
• Experience with microcontrollers/microprocessors and peripheral interfaces
• Experience designing multilayer PCBs
• Hands-on experience debugging hardware in a lab environment
• Basic embedded C/C++ familiarity
• Ability to collaborate across firmware, mechanical, manufacturing, and compliance teams

Nice to Have

• Registered as either P.Eng. or E.I.T.
• Experience with industrial or building automation products
• Exposure to EMC standards commonly used in industrial environments (e.g., EN 61000 series)
• Experience supporting products through certification and production

Required Qualifications

• Technology Diploma in Electronics or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 8+ years of experience in electronic hardware design

Work Location: Hybrid (Currently 3 days a week, subject to change)
City: Surrey
Type: full-time, Permanent
Salary: 95,000 - 125,000 CAD
This range reflects the minimum and maximum target payable for the base salary of new hires across all Canadian locations. Actual compensation may vary outside this range and is dependent on various factors.

Why work for us?

We provide fantastic opportunities to individuals passionate about business and technology. Delta Electronics products are the most energy efficient power products in the industry and our company is perfect for those who want to create, design and build sustainable solutions using massively scalable, big-data architecture, with a strong focus on building automation. Here are some of the Delta perks you’ll receive from day 1!

• Employee & safety centric culture with the possibility of remote work
• Flexible hours and scheduling available
• Competitive total compensation along with generous vacation allowances
• Three weeks of vacation
• In-house & external training provided along with education support and opportunities for growth
• Company funded annual personal development budget
• Financial benefits & planning such as group RRSP & company match
• Employer paid premiums for extended healthcare and family-focused benefits (health, vision and dental)
• Travel insurance coverage and access to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Wellness - onsite fitness center & company reimbursement for personal gym memberships
• Internal Recognition & Service Awards
• Employee Referral bonuses
• Transit accessible with free onsite parking
• Regular company events such as "Food Truck Fridays", Lunch & Learn and other planned activities