Company Overview 

Polaris Motion is a growing technology company with roots going back to 1994. We have clients in advanced manufacturing all over the world, and our headquarters is in Victoria B.C.

Our market areas include ultra-fast, laser-based machining, 3D metal printing, ultra precision optics, and automotive and aerospace hardware-in-the loop test systems. Our activities are wide ranging, including digital and analog electronics, power electronics, embedded software, user interface software, real-time systems and networks, laser optics, machine vision, and mechanical design. We've developed unique industry leading motion control technologies and we continue to push the performance envelope. It’s due to our talented staff of engineers, scientists and software developers that we've been able to excel in many high-end design-ins.

Our company values include: commitment, integrity, truth, and respect (CITR). We promote a culture that is innovative, creative, and competitive; one that fosters a climate of high team spirit, fun and accomplishment; and one that promotes personal growth and development. We strive to empower our employees to achieve their full potential.

Job Summary 

The new position is full time and continuing. We are seeking an individual who will be part of the electrical and electronics hardware design team, and will be developing reliable, high-performance products for motion control systems and for advanced manufacturing.

Responsibilities 

• Hardware designs, schematic capture and layout
• VHDL design, coding, simulation, synthesis and programming
• Collaborate with a cross‐functional technical team
• Create test procedures, and document technical work clearly
• Research new technologies and methods to improve the company’s products and processes
• Communicate your developed works with internal and external customers
• Participate in peer review of designs; provide and receive critique in an effective manner
• Work effectively to deliver quality products in a fast‐paced environment
• Manage multiple competing tasks
• Ability to accurately scope, estimate and schedule work on projects
• Make design decisions with minimal supervision

Qualifications 

• Bachelors or Master’s Degree in Electrical, Computer Engineering or Equivalent
• Three years relevant experience or equivalent

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities 

• Schematic Capture and Layout
• Compact, multi-layer PCB design and layout
• Integrate FPGAs, high speed digital & analog interfaces
• Integrate power MOSFET devices
• VHDL design, coding, synthesis and programming
• Trouble shooting of electronic circuits and FPGA designs
• Test and measurement equipment
• Repository and version control systems
• Strong problem-solving skills with attention to detail

Other Valued Experience 

• Familiar with use of a spectrum analyzer and able to observe frequency spectrums
• SPICE simulations of hardware circuits and create optimized circuit responses
• Programming C in the Linux environment
• EMI and EMC mitigation

How to Apply 

Please submit your resume and cover letter to careers@pmdi.com with subject line “Electrical and Computer Engineer”

Other Info 

Polaris Motion is in Victoria, B.C. on beautiful Vancouver Island. We offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive extended health package. If you are self motivated and enjoy working in a professional environment with a bright and talented team of product developers, you’ve found the right place. We’d love to hear from you.