Our team at Blackline Safety is growing! As a people-driven technology company, with a mission to make sure every worker returns home safely, we drive innovation, practice resiliency, demonstrate leadership, go the extra mile for our customers, and empower our people to be their best.
The Senior Hardware Engineer will be working directly on new and existing connected gas detecting and lone-worker safety devices across Blackline Safety’s entire portfolio of hardware products. In addition to electrical design, you will collaborate with mechanical, firmware, manufacturing process and quality engineers to realize best-in-class, high-quality devices to be delivered in volume production. Blackline Safety internally architects, designs, tests, manufactures and sells our products with internal engineering, SMT, firmware & software, and customer support teams.
In this role, you will own the electrical architecture, schematic design, PCB layout oversight, and system-level integration of multi-layer boards that meet performance, integration, and cost requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the design, integration, and verification of printed circuit boards (PCBs), flexible printed circuits (FPCs), and overall system-level solutions
- Work with cross-functional teams to define system requirements and design constraints
- Identify, diagnose and drive electrical-related issues to closure
- Communicate regular schedule and status updates to product leads
- Travel within Canada and overseas as required
About You
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline
- Minimum 10 years' of industry experience designing high-volume consumer/industrial electronic products
Strong EE fundamentals and hands-on experience in prototype bring-up and debugging, as well as functional verification and reliability testing - Experience with component selection, schematic capture and layout of HDI designs (Altium Designer preferred)
- Experience with voltage regulators (SMPS, LDO), power delivery networks, analog and mixed-signals, and battery-powered designs
- Experience with low-speed and high-speed digital interfaces (I2C, UART, SPI, USB, MIPI) and signal integrity fundamentals
- Familiarity with using tools and standard lab equipment such as protocol analyzers, JTAG debuggers, oscilloscopes, multimeters, and power supplies
- Strong problem solving and analytical skills including assessing and communicating trade-offs and risks
- Self-starter who can work independently and collaboratively with a team
- Technical project leadership and mentoring experience
- Bonus points for:
- Experience with wireless chipsets and RF design including cellular, GNSS, Wi-Fi, BLE, and NFC
- Experience with programming languages such as C/C++ and Python
- Experience with digital and analog simulation tools (LTspice, PowerDC/SI)
- Experience with gas detection including electrochemical, IR, catalytic bead and other sensors
- Experience designing for and resolving challenges related to EMC, product safety standards and other regulatory compliance requirements
- Familiarity with hazardous location intrinsic safety standards, designs and certifications
- Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) licensing
Total Rewards
At Blackline Safety, we offer more than just a job—we offer a career with purpose. Our Total Rewards offerings are designed to support the diverse needs of our global workforce and vary based on employment type and location. They may include:
- Competitive base salary and annual compensation review
- Comprehensive health and dental benefits*
- Mental health and wellness support
- Flexible work arrangements and hybrid work model for eligible positions
- Paid vacation, personal and sick days*
- Professional development opportunities
- Education funding
- A collaborative, inclusive, and mission-driven culture
- Exclusive access to perks and discounts
- A flexible ‘Dress for Your Day’ environment
*Eligibility and coverage vary by employment type and region.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Blackline Safety is powered by the diversity of our talented employees. We are an equal opportunity employer. We consider all applicants, regardless of age, religion, race, color, ancestry, gender, gender identity or expression, disability, national origin, race, or sexual orientation. We enthusiastically encourage all individuals to apply for positions that fit their passions.
If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact us at [email protected]. We are committed to ensuring an accessible and equitable experience for all candidates.
Join Us
If you’re passionate about technology, safety, and making a difference, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today and help us build a safer, more connected world.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline
- Minimum 10 years industry experience designing high-volume consumer/industrial electronic products
- Strong electrical engineering fundamentals and hands-on prototype bring-up, debugging, functional verification and reliability testing
- Experience with component selection, schematic capture and layout of HDI designs
- Experience with voltage regulators (SMPS, LDO), power delivery networks, analog and mixed-signal, and battery-powered designs
- Experience with low-speed and high-speed digital interfaces (I2C, UART, SPI, USB, MIPI) and signal integrity fundamentals
- Familiarity with protocol analyzers, JTAG debuggers, oscilloscopes, multimeters, and power supplies
- Ability to identify, diagnose and drive electrical-related issues to closure and communicate schedule/status to product leads
- Technical project leadership and mentoring experience
- Willingness to travel within Canada and overseas as required
- Altium Designer experience
- Experience with wireless chipsets and RF design (cellular, GNSS, Wi‑Fi, BLE, NFC)
- Experience with programming languages such as C/C++ and Python
- Experience with digital and analog simulation tools (LTspice, PowerDC/SI)
- Experience with gas detection sensors (electrochemical, IR, catalytic bead) and related systems
- Experience with EMC, product safety standards, regulatory compliance, and hazardous location/intrinsic safety standards
- Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) licensing
What We Do
Connect. Monitor. Respond. It’s a simple and seamless sequence of events and also our mission: one that makes sure every worker gets their job done and returns home safely every day. Blackline pairs wearable safety technology and personal and area gas monitoring with cloud-connected software, and data analytics to help companies meet demanding safety challenges and increase productivity with coverage in more than 100 countries. Our technology provides a lifeline to tens of thousands of people, having reported over 160 billion data-points, and initiated over five million emergency responses. Armed with cellular and satellite connectivity, we ensure help is never too far away. The Blackline Difference: To guarantee no call for help ever goes unanswered, our direct-to-cloud technology detects every event—like a fall, gas leak, hazardous weather situation, no-motion incident or missed check-ins–and connects workers to live monitoring teams for real-time response, by real people. It’s what makes us different and it’s what gives workers peace of mind that their safety is accounted for in any circumstance.
