Defence jobs for embedded and hardware engineers in Canada

31 open roles for embedded and hardware engineers at 10 defence and security companies in Canada. 18 of them are open to candidates of any nationality; the rest ask for citizenship or a government security check.

Rebuilt 31 Oct 2026
open technical roles
31
companies
10
open to any nationality
58%
median stated pay
$56k

Companies hiring

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QinetiQ

qinetiq.com
qinetiq.com · HQ: Farnborough, United Kingdom · Testing, Inspection & Certification · Engineering Services · Defense Manufacturing · 1-10 employees · Est. 2001 · Hiring 131, 11 new
HQ: Farnborough, United Kingdom · Testing, Inspection & Certification · Engineering Services · Defense Manufacturing · 1-10 employees · Est. 2001 · Hiring 131, 11 new
QinetiQ is a British defence technology company created in 2001 from part of the government's research agency. It develops robotics, sensors, cyber capabilities and test and evaluation services for defence and security customers, and runs major test ranges and research facilities across the United Kingdom. The company is headquartered in Farnborough, England, United Kingdom.
No named decision-maker yet.
No careers mailbox known
Verified live · 4 hours ago 3 days ago Hiring now · 90%

Electronics Engineer

≈ $54k – $99k per year (Estimated) · Middle · 3+ years exp · Hybrid (Medicine Hat, Canada) · Bachelor's Degree · Citizenship or vetting required · Middle
Linux
Chips/EDA
Altium Designer
Energy
Battery Management Systems
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Lockheed Martin

lockheedmartin.com
lockheedmartin.com · HQ: Bethesda, United States · Military Satellites · Aerospace Manufacturing · Missiles · Combat Aircraft · Defense Manufacturing · 5000+ employees · Est. 1995 · NYSE: LMT · Trust A · Hiring 3564, 158 new
HQ: Bethesda, United States · Military Satellites · Aerospace Manufacturing · Missiles · Combat Aircraft · Defense Manufacturing · 5000+ employees · Est. 1995 · NYSE: LMT · Trust A · Hiring 3564, 158 new
Lockheed Martin is the largest defence contractor in the world, formed in 1995 by merging Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta and headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. Its single most important programme is the F-35 Lightning II, the most expensive weapons system ever built, alongside the F-16, the C-130 transport and classified work at the Skunk Works advanced development unit. The company also dominates missile defence with THAAD and PAC-3 interceptors, supplies HIMARS and Javelin systems, owns the helicopter maker Sikorsky, and builds the Orion crew capsule and military satellites through its space division.
Evan Scott · Chief Financial Officer · decision-maker
James Taiclet · Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer · decision-maker
Marillyn Hewson · former Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
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Verified live · 28 min ago 4 days ago Hiring now · 90%

Hardware Engineer - Electrical

≈ $66k – $132k per year (Estimated) · Hybrid (Ottawa, Canada) · Bachelor's Degree
GD&T
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Verified live · 28 min ago 17 days ago Hiring now · 76%

Hardware Engineer Associate

≈ $45k – $83k per year (Estimated) · Junior · Hybrid (Halifax, Canada) · Bachelor's Degree
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OSI Maritime Systems

osimaritime.com
osimaritime.com · HQ: Burnaby, Canada · Military · Defense Manufacturing · Naval Systems · 501-1000 employees · Est. 1979 · Hiring 26, 7 new
HQ: Burnaby, Canada · Military · Defense Manufacturing · Naval Systems · 501-1000 employees · Est. 1979 · Hiring 26, 7 new
OSI the leading provider of WECDIS, naval Integrated Navigation and Tactical Solutions, Integrated Bridge Systems for warships, submarines, and small craft.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 5 days ago Hiring now · 90%

Hardware Engineering - Team Lead, Mechanical Engineering - P4 SY279 - N

≈ $85k – $160k per year (Estimated) · Lead · 7+ years exp · In office (Burnaby, Canada) · Bachelor's Degree · Secret · Citizenship or vetting required · Staff
SolidWorks
AutoCAD
Defense
MIL-STD-810
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 5 days ago Hiring now · 90%

Hardware Engineering - Team Lead, Mechanical Engineering - P4

≈ $85k – $160k per year (Estimated) · Lead · 7+ years exp · In office (Burnaby, Canada) · Bachelor's Degree · Secret · Citizenship or vetting required · Staff
SolidWorks
AutoCAD
Defense
MIL-STD-810
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Thales Group

thalesgroup.com
thalesgroup.com · HQ: Paris, France · Electronic Warfare · Satellite Manufacturing · Identity Management · Avionics & Flight Control · C4ISR · 5000+ employees · Est. 1893 · Trust B · Hiring 2605, 320 new
HQ: Paris, France · Electronic Warfare · Satellite Manufacturing · Identity Management · Avionics & Flight Control · C4ISR · 5000+ employees · Est. 1893 · Trust B · Hiring 2605, 320 new
Thales is a French technology group whose lineage runs back to 1893, and it is one of Europe's largest defence and aerospace electronics companies. It builds radar, electronic warfare, sonar and command systems for armed forces, avionics and in-flight entertainment for aircraft, signalling for railways, and satellites through the Thales Alenia Space joint venture with Leonardo. A large cybersecurity and digital identity division, assembled through the Gemalto and Imperva acquisitions, supplies hardware security modules, encryption and the SIM and biometric documents used by banks and governments worldwide.
Pascal Bouchiat · Chief Financial Officer · decision-maker
Patrice Caine · Chairman & Chief Executive Officer · decision-maker
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Verified live · 3 hours ago 11 days ago Likely open · 63%

Sr FPGA Programmer - Test et Vérification DO-254

≈ $65k – $113k per year (Estimated) · Senior · 10+ years exp · Hybrid (Montreal, Canada) · PhD · Full-Time · Nationals only · Senior · French: C1
Verilog
VHDL
Python
DevOps
Git
Linux
Chips/EDA
Siemens QuestaSim
Siemens ModelSim
UVM
Active-HDL
SpaceTech
DO-178C
DO-254
IBM DOORS
+4
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Open 194 daysVerified live · 3 hours ago 6 months ago Long shot · 5%

Développeur de systèmes embarqués

≈ $56k – $112k per year (Estimated) · Hybrid (Quebec, Canada) · High School Diploma · Full-Time · Secret · Citizenship or vetting required · French: C1
PowerShell
C#
C++
Python
Cybersecurity
Ghidra
Management
Agile
Kanban
Scrum
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L3Harris Technologies

l3harris.com
l3harris.com · HQ: Melbourne, United States · C4ISR · Military Satellites · Electronic Warfare · Military Communication · Defense Manufacturing · 5000+ employees · Est. 2019 · Trust A · Hiring 1499, 154 new
HQ: Melbourne, United States · C4ISR · Military Satellites · Electronic Warfare · Military Communication · Defense Manufacturing · 5000+ employees · Est. 2019 · Trust A · Hiring 1499, 154 new
L3Harris Technologies is an American defense contractor formed in 2019 by the merger of L3 Technologies and Harris Corporation. It builds tactical radios and military communication systems, electronic warfare and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance equipment, space sensors and satellites, night vision devices, and uncrewed surface vessels, and owns the rocket engine maker Aerojet Rocketdyne. Its main customers are the United States Department of Defense and allied governments. The company is headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, United States.
No named decision-maker yet.
No careers mailbox known
Verified live · 1 hour ago 15 days ago Likely open · 65%

Test Engineering, Electrical Designer, Sustaining

$61k – $74k per year · Senior · 6+ years exp · In office (Waterdown, Canada) · Bachelor's Degree · Senior
VHDL
C#
DevOps
Gitflow
Git
Chips/EDA
Cadence Allegro
OrCAD
SpaceTech
AS9100
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 15 days ago Likely open · 59%

Electrical Engineer/Technologist

$45k – $81k per year · Junior · 2+ years exp · In office (Enfield, Canada) · Secret · Junior
Python
Design
AutoCAD
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gd.com · HQ: Reston, United States · Aircraft Manufacturing · Armored Vehicles · Naval Systems · C4ISR · 5000+ employees · Est. 1899 · NYSE: GD · Trust B · Hiring 87, 4 new
HQ: Reston, United States · Aircraft Manufacturing · Armored Vehicles · Naval Systems · C4ISR · 5000+ employees · Est. 1899 · NYSE: GD · Trust B · Hiring 87, 4 new
General Dynamics is an American defence and aerospace group whose predecessor built submarines from 1899, and it is unusual among primes for owning a large commercial business alongside its military ones. Its four segments are Marine Systems, which builds Virginia and Columbia class submarines and Navy destroyers, Combat Systems, which makes the Abrams tank and armoured vehicles, Aerospace, which builds Gulfstream business jets, and Technologies, its government IT and mission services arm. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia and listed on the New York Stock Exchange, its submarine programmes carry a backlog measured in decades.
No named decision-maker yet.
No careers mailbox known
Verified live · 1 hour ago 1 month ago Fading · 39%

Junior System Integration – Qualification & Verification Engineer

$54k – $57k per year · Junior · In office (Ottawa, Canada) · Bachelor's Degree · Full-Time · Citizenship or vetting required · Senior · English
Scrum
Agile
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 1 month ago Fading · 34%

Junior Hardware Engineering Developer, FPGA

$54k – $61k per year · Junior · Hybrid (Ottawa, Canada) · Bachelor's Degree · Full-Time · Citizenship or vetting required · Junior · English
Verilog
VHDL
C++
Python
DevOps
Git
Chips/EDA
Xilinx Vivado
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Skills these roles ask for

Python 10Linux 7VHDL 7C++ 5Microsoft Office 5MIL-STD-810 4AutoCAD 4Verification & Validation 4MBSE 4IBM DOORS 3DO-254 3AS9100 3DO-178C 3MIL-STD-461 3Git 3SolidWorks 3

Where the roles are

Ottawa 14Montreal 5Waterdown 4Burnaby 4Mississauga 2Calgary 1Quebec 1Dartmouth 1Halifax 1Enfield 1

Questions

Can a foreigner apply for these roles?

18 of the 31 roles here state no citizenship or security-check demand. A role that does - a citizenship, a national security vetting, a US clearance - says so in its advert, and the card marks it.

Which companies hire most?

Lockheed Martin (7), Curtiss-Wright (6), L3Harris Technologies (5), OSI Maritime Systems (4), General Dynamics (3).

Which employers count as defence companies?

Companies whose main business is defence and security - prime contractors, defence electronics, naval, land and air systems, defence software and the defence tech startups - and the defence divisions of diversified groups. Companies of Russia, Belarus, China, Hong Kong, Iran and North Korea and companies under sanctions are left out.

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Every role is re-checked on the employer's own careers board at least every 48 hours, and the page is rebuilt every night.

Source: 31 live postings on employers' careers boardsUpdated 31 Oct 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0