We're looking for a PCB & Electronics Designer to join our technical team in Kitchener.

Waterloo

Technical is a product design and engineering consultancy that's been bringing hardware products to life for over 14 years. Our team of ~20 works out of two facilities in downtown Kitchener, serving clients across IoT, industrial electronics, environmental monitoring, HVAC controls, and agricultural technology. MCU-based designs with sensors, wireless connectivity (BLE, Wi-Fi, LoRa, cellular), power supplies, battery charging and management, and the connectors and interfaces that tie them into the rest of the product Own the full board cycle: part selection, schematic capture, layout, fabrication and assembly files, and revision control Design for the whole product, not just the board: work with our mechanical and industrial design teams on board outlines, connector placement, thermal paths, and enclosure fit Design for manufacturing: choose parts with real supply chains, work with our production team on assembly and test, and support the ramp from first prototype to volume Join client calls, explain design decisions in plain language, and help clients weigh trade-offs on cost, size, power, and schedule Help decide where problems get solved.

When something surfaces in design, manufacturing, or the field, the fix might be a board change, or it might be firmware, a mechanical tweak, or a process adjustment.



Solid schematic and layout skills in a modern ECAD tool (Altium, KiCad, or similar), including multilayer boards with mixed signals, switching power supplies, and RF modules ~ Practical about manufacturing: you think about part availability, cost, assembly, and test before the board is released, not after ~ Organized and self-directed: you can own a project's electrical track, not just tickets handed to you ~ A explicit communicator who can talk to clients, not just CAD ~ Degree or diploma in Electrical/Electronics Engineering Technology, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent hands-on experience Experience with EMC/EMI, regulatory testing (FCC, CE, UL), and designing to pass the first time Exposure to production test fixture design Experience in a consultancy or client-facing engineering role You'll get breadth that a single-product company can't offer: different industries, different architectures, different constraints, all inside one job. You'll work directly with our senior technical team, with a clear path toward owning larger projects and client relationships as you grow.

This role is based in Kitchener and is primarily on-site: the bench work and cross-team collaboration are the point. If you want to design boards that ship inside real products, and you'd rather understand the whole machine than just your corner of the schematic, we'd love to hear from you!

📌 PCB & Electronics Designer (Kitchener)
🏢 Waterloo Technical
📍 Kitchener