About the Role

Are you a hands-on problem solver who's passionate about electronics and eager to make a positive impact through your work? Then we want you to join our awesome team at RBR as an entry-level Electrical Engineer!

As a member of our talented RaD group, you'll have the chance to work with some of the brightest minds in the industry, including experts in electronics, firmware, mechanical, software, systems, and sensor engineering, as well as oceanographers. You'll play a key role in developing our cutting-edge products with mixed-signal, very low power, and low noise circuits, and provide support to our production and assembly teams.

What You'll Do:

• Assist in the design & development of mixed-signal, very low power, low noise, board-level products
• Provide first-line support to our Production/Assembly Team for electronics-related issues
• Work within a multidisciplinary team with multiple priorities and product design needs
• Assemble prototype PCBAs and pre-production hardware required to support RBR's product development
• Participate in the design and testing of experimental instruments and equipment
• Collect and analyze test data to assist engineering staff in preparing technical reports

What You Bring:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering or a similar discipline
• Up to 2 years of work experience in a similar role
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills in the area of Electronics
• Ability to effectively use spice-based simulation tools such as LTspice
• Familiarity with electronics lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, multi-meters, power supplies, logic analyzes
• Familiarity with debugging electronics and system-level issues
• Strong communications skills and ability to work well in a team environment as well as independently
• Proficiency in soldering

Nice to Haves:

• Experience in using ECAD software for electronic circuits design (preferably with Altium)
• Experience with microcontroller-based designs (board level or firmware)
• Basic knowledge of the PCB/PCBA manufacturing process and common failure modes

About RBR

Since 1973, RBR has been designing and manufacturing oceanographic instruments in Ottawa, Ontario to measure our blue planet. The effects of climate change are being seen from the ocean’s abyss to the polar ice caps and our sensors quantify this change to support better analysis, improved planning, and more effective mitigation strategies. Our instruments measure water parameters in some of the harshest environments on the planet! They are mounted on underwater drones, dropped out of planes, and sent to the bottom of the ocean – sometimes for years at a time – all in an effort to get precise and accurate data to support climate research! We have been fortunate to be able to partner with some of the world's leaders in the field of ocean science, like Fisheries and Oceans Canada, The Scripps Institution of Oceanography, The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, The Norwegian Polar Institute, and The British Antarctic Survey, just to name a few!

At RBR, our people care about the environment, our community, their work, and - of course - each other! We value curiosity, experimentation, and doing the right thing, and while we do some serious work to support world-changing science, we don’t take ourselves too seriously – we like to let our hair down and cut loose too! Our Ottawa team recently moved our HQ to a new space that includes large meeting spaces to encourage collaboration, a sweet snack room, a large and modern lunch area, and even a fish tank!

Why Join RBR?

• Competitive vacation, pay, and benefits
  • 20 days of annual vacation, plus company-wide holiday shutdown
  • Day 1 benefits plan (medical, dental, etc.) & RRSP contribution matching
  • Competitive market salary + company-wide bonus
• A wide range of employee well-being initiatives
  • $200 annual fitness reimbursement program
  • Flexible working hours and Work from Wherever Wednesdays (most roles are eligible)
  • Friday lunches (on us)!
• Socially Responsible
  
  • Electric vehicle incentive of up to $10,000 - plus on-site EV charging stations
  • Greener commuting program (bike to work, carpooling, transit passes)
  • Charitable donation matching of up to $1,000 annually to charities of your choosing

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, period. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.