Electronic Hardware Design Engineer - IoT & Lighting

Gemstone Lights is recognized throughout North America as a leader in the production and installation of smart home accent lighting, specific to exterior applications. We pride ourselves on having high quality products and customer service.

We seek an Electronic/Hardware Designer with strong experience in digital, analog, and mixed-signal hardware design to develop advanced lighting and IoT products. You will design PCB layouts, high-speed digital interfaces, mixed-signal circuits, and power systems. Work will include MCUs (ESP32, STM32-equivalent), memory interfaces, and embedded protocols. You’ll also ensure designs comply with Class 2 Electrical Certification and industry standards.

Responsibilities

• Design PCBs and circuits for lighting and IoT applications, implement high-speed digital interfaces and memory systems, optimize power circuits including CC/CV LED drivers, design control logic with protocol support, work with mixed-signal systems using MCUs, ADCs, DACs, and Op-Amps, ensure compliance with Class 2 Electrical Certification and EMC standards.
• Develop low-noise filtering (IIR, FIR), design RF systems with impedance matching and noise control, work with communication protocols: DMX, Serial, Dimmable, Wi-Fi, BLE, Sub-GHz, Thread, TCP/IP.
• Conduct prototyping, debugging, and validation, simulate circuits with SPICE tools, troubleshoot EMI/ESD, perform EMC pre-compliance testing, develop microcontroller drivers and test setups (Keil, Arduino IDE, ESP-IDF).
• Define structured workflows, document designs and test results, research new components, collaborate with manufacturing for scalable production.
• Collaborate with firmware teams for integration, lead in power electronics and PCB design, support prototyping and ongoing product development.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hardware, circuit, and PCB design experience.
• Expertise in power electronics, LED drivers, and low-voltage systems.
• Experience with Class 2 Electrical Certification and EMC compliance.
• Proficient in PCB tools (Altium, KiCad, Eagle) and SPICE simulators.
• Strong knowledge of analog/digital/mixed-signal design.
• Skilled in embedded interfaces: UART, SPI, I2C, CAN, USB.
• Experience in high-speed digital design and RF fundamentals.

Nice-to-have

• P.Eng in Electrical/Electronics Engineering.
• Knowledge of RF communication (Wi-Fi, BLE, Sub-GHz).
• Hands-on in prototyping and validation.
• Familiarity with high-res ADC/DAC and signal processing techniques.
• Experience designing PHY and Link layers for IoT protocols.
• Knowledge of EMI/EMC design best practices.

Why Join Us

• Be a key part of an innovative team building next-gen lighting and IoT systems.
• Work on high-impact projects with a direct influence on product success.
• Collaborate with top-tier engineering talent.
• Enjoy a competitive salary and benefits package.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted. No telephone or agency inquiries please.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $75,000.00-$95,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Extended health care

Application question(s):

• What is your expected salary for this position?
• How many years of experience do you have with circuit simulation tools such as PSpice, HSpice, LTSpice, etc?

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree (preferred)

Experience:

• hardware design: 4 years (preferred)

Location:

• Calgary, AB (required)

Work Location: In person