Company Description OZ Optics Ltd. is a global supplier of fiber optic products supporting current and next-generation optical networks. The company designs and manufactures components, test equipment, and award-winning fiber optic sensor systems used for remote monitoring in industries such as oil and gas, infrastructure, security, and fire detection. OZ Optics operates manufacturing facilities in Ottawa, Canada, Izmir, Turkey, and Jiaxing, China, and serves more than 10,000 customers in over 60 countries.

Its extensive product portfolio includes optical components for packaging, attenuation, laser-to-fiber delivery, polarization management, test equipment, fiber optic sensors, high-power components, and solutions for OCT applications. Team members contribute to technology used in critical monitoring and communications solutions worldwide.

Role Description The Senior Firmware Engineer is a full-time, on-site role based in Ottawa, ON. Reporting to the General Manager of Test Equipment Group, this position is responsible for firmware development, implementation and validation on our circuit boards/modules that are integrated into optical test equipment. As part of a team of experts, you will be collaborating with other members of the group, including electronics, mechanical, system, software and optical engineers.

Typical Duties:





- Design/develop/troubleshoot embedded firmware applications, including the architecture and implementation.
- Follow best practices relative to software development methodologies and revision control
- Take ownership of several product firmware applications/projects from concept to development and ensure they stay on schedule.
- Provide documentation for product designs, test processes, analyzes test results, record observations and perform required calculations.
- Prepare reports on projects for senior management

Education

- University degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Hardware Engineering or equivalent

Experience:

- 10+ years of relevant work experience if in possession of a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Skills:

- Programming skills in both C and C++
- Enjoys solving complex technical problems
- Experience with embedded real-time operating systems
- Troubleshooting and debugging using IAR, STM32 and ARM tools
- Team player with valuable verbal and written communication skills
- Experience with various communication protocols , e.g. RS232, SPI, !2C, USB and Bluetooth
- The ability to read/annotating electronic schematics, inc. digital, analog and analog and mix signal
- Understanding of optical principles would be considered an asset

Must be legally eligible to work in Canada

📌 Senior Firmware Engineer (Ottawa)
🏢 OZ Optics
📍 Ottawa