Electrical Engineer

About RBR

At RBR, we’ve been designing cutting-edge instruments to measure our blue planet for over 50 years. Built to withstand some of the harshest environments on Earth, our instruments are deployed from the ocean’s deepest trenches to the polar ice caps, capturing essential data on water temperature, salinity, pH, and more. This data empowers researchers in the global fight against climate change, and our technology supports groundbreaking science with partners like Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Woods Hole, the Scripps Institution, and the British Antarctic Survey.

At RBR, we care deeply about our work, each other, the environment, and the global communities we serve. We value teamwork, continuous improvement, and having fun along the way. From Friday lunches to social events, we’re a crew that thrives on taking on complex and exciting challenges that have a meaningful impact on the blue planet! Ready to make waves with us? Apply below!

About the role

Are you a skilled Electrical Engineer who enjoys tackling technical challenges and contributing to innovative designs? We’re looking for an Electrical Engineer to join our Research and Development team at RBR. You'll have the exciting opportunity to collaborate with an awesome group of R&D gurus in the areas of firmware, electronics, mechanical, software, systems, sensor engineering, as well as oceanography at the forefront of oceanographic sensors and systems development. In this role, you’ll design and develop mixed-signal, low-power, and low-noise circuits, and work closely with production and assembly to bring your ideas from concept to reality. It’s a hands-on role where you’ll learn from experienced teammates, contribute to cutting-edge oceanographic technology, and see the real-world impact of your work.

What you’ll do

• Design, implement and bring through to production, board-level electronics for RBR's product lines

• Design and develop mixed-signal, very low power, low noise circuits

• Design of analog front-end and signal-processing circuits

• Design low noise, high-efficiency voltage regulators

• Contribute to overall architecture and feature design, ensuring design quality and product integrity for products released to production

• Analyze system design trade-offs to optimize for conflicting requirements

• Translate design specifications into functional electrical designs

• Execute board bring-up, verification and integration

• Provide first-line support to production/assembly for electronics-related issues and second-line support to resolve customer issues

• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, managing multiple priorities and product design needs

What you bring

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent

• 4-8 years of work experience in a PCB design or similar position

• Experience with a PCB Design ECAD tool such as Altium Designer, OrCAD, Design Entry HDL, etc.

• Experience using spice-based circuit simulation tools such as LTspice

• Analog and/or mixed-signal design experience

• Good understanding of power supply architectures and design principles

• Understanding of general PCB Layout principles and techniques

• Familiarity with common electrical communication interfaces such as RS-232, RS-485, I2C, I3C, SPI, USB, Ethernet, SDIO, etc.

• Abilities in debugging electronic and system-level issues using lab equipment such as high-speed oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, etc.

• Familiarity with DFT, DFM and DFA concepts for PCBAs

• Ability to multitask and work in a cross-functional team

• Ability to work in an interrupt-driven environment, managing multiple projects and changing priorities

• Good communication skills

Nice to haves

• Experience with Altium Designer is highly preferred

• Experience in PCB Layout

• Experience implementing analog interfaces for sensors/transducers

• Understanding of high-speed PCB design principles

• Familiarity with design techniques for EMI mitigation

• Familiarity with embedded firmware development

• Experience with Arm Cortex and/or TI MSP430 MCUs

• Familiarity with BLE and Wi-Fi

• Familiarity with RF/EMC compliance testing process for FCC/IC, CE, etc

• Familiarity with Jira/Confluence

Why you'll love working at RBR

• 🌴 20 days of vacation, plus a company-wide holiday shutdown and paid sick days

• ⏰ Work from wherever Wednesdays (most roles eligible)

• 🩺 Benefits from day 1 & RRSP contribution matching

• 💰 Bonus program

• 🏋🏽 Annual fitness reimbursement program

• 🚴 Greener commuting incentive program (bike-to-work, carpool, or transit passes)

• 🚗 EV reimbursement program + on-site charging stations

• 💝 Charitable donation matching

• 🌮 Monthly Friday lunches (on us)!

• 🎉 Team events and social activities

• 🤝 Collaborative, supportive work environment

• 🧠 Work alongside passionate experts spanning multiple disciplines

• 🌊 Direct impact on climate science and ocean research

At RBR, we celebrate and support diversity in our workplace, we are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We seek to recruit the best and most talented people for the job. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.