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The team designs and supports instrumentation and electronics products, including nodes and related accessories such as charging racks, data-download solutions, communication interfaces, and USB connectivity. The operation builds approximately 100,000 nodes per year. The successful candidate will contribute to new product development and an upcoming large instrumentation project incorporating radio and wireless technology. The role is expected to have limited interaction with vehicle teams.Responsibilities\nDesign and develop hardware components.\nPerform complex PCB layout work.\nConduct technical troubleshooting and root cause analysis.\nSupport products and accessories.\nPresent technical findings clearly.\nContribute to new product development and large instrumentation projects.\nEssential Skills\n5+ years of hardware engineering experience\nStrong electronics and instrumentation fundamentals\nAbility to solve field-electronics and product issues through structured root cause analysis\nComfort supporting hardware products and responding to customer-facing technical issues\nClear technical communication and presentation skills\nAdditional Skills & Qualifications\nFirmware experience\nSoftware experience\nExperience with communication protocols, including USB\nInstrumentation experience, particularly digital instrumentation\nAltium experience (Industry standard)\nHigh-speed digital and RF layout experience\nFPGA and microprocessor layout experience\nComplex PCB design and layout experience, typically 4 to 8 layers\nExperience giving presentations\nWork EnvironmentThe position is Calgary-based, working on-site with a small team consisting of two team members and a manager, plus one off-site team member who is retiring. The standard expectation is five days in person, with flexibility for family needs. Core hours are from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., with flexible start and finish times around these core hours.Job Type & LocationThis is a Permanent position based out of Calgary, AB.\nPay and BenefitsThe pay range for this position is $90000.00 - $100000.00/yr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.\nJob Type & LocationThis is a Permanent position based out of Calgary, AB.\nWorkplace TypeThis is a fully onsite position in Calgary,AB. \n\nÀ propos d'Actalent\n\nActalent est un leader mondial dans les services dingénierie et de sciences ainsi que dans les solutions de talents. Nous aidons des entreprises visionnaires à faire progresser leurs initiatives dingénierie et de science grâce à laccès à des experts spécialisés qui favorisent léchelle, linnovation et la rapidité de mise sur le marché. Avec un réseau de près de 20 000 consultants et 5 000 clients à travers les États-Unis, le Canada, lAsie et lEurope, Actalent dessert de nombreuses entreprises du Fortune 500. Nous sommes fiers dêtre lune des 500 meilleures firmes de conception de lEngineering News-Record (ENR) pour nos services de conception en ingénierie et un lauréat du prix ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® tant pour le service client que pour les talents.\n\n Actalent est un employeur souscrivant au principe de légalité des chances et accepte toutes les candidatures sans tenir compte de la race, du sexe, de lâge, de la couleur, de la religion, des origines nationales, du statut dancien combattant, dun handicap, de lorientation sexuelle, de lidentité sexuelle, des renseignements génétiques ou de toute autre caractéristique protégée par la loi.\n\n Si vous souhaitez faire une demande daccommodement raisonnable, tel que la modification ou lajustement du processus de demande demploi ou dentrevue à cause dun handicap, veuillez envoyer un courriel à  pour connaître dautres options daccommodement.\n\nOrdonnance sur légalité des chances de San Francisco:\nConformément à lOrdonnance sur légalité des chances de San Francisco, pour tous les postes situés dans la ville et le comté de San Francisco, nous examinerons les candidatures des personnes qualifiées ayant un casier judiciaire ou des antécédents criminels. \n\nUtilisation de lintelligence artificielle (IA):\nNous pouvons utiliser lintelligence artificielle (IA) pour soutenir certaines étapes de notre processus dembauche, notamment la recherche, la présélection et lévaluation des candidatures. LIA aide à analyser les candidatures et les qualifications, mais les décisions finales sont prises par notre équipe de recrutement. En soumettant votre candidature, vous reconnaissez et acceptez que celle-ci puisse être examinée à laide doutils dIA.\n\nAbout Actalent\n\nActalent 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 20,000 consultants and 5,000 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.\n\nThe 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.\n\nIf you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email  for other accommodation options.\n\nSan Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.\n\nUse of Artificial Intelligence (AI):We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. 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