Miovision is a global industry leading company providing agencies and organizations modern tools to improve today’s traffic problems. We offer solutions that collect multimodal traffic data and uncover actionable insights, helping organizations get more out of their road network. The result: streets capable of moving more people – safely and efficiently – whether they are in a car, on a bus, on a bike or e-scooter, or walking. Since 2005, our systems have counted or assisted more than thirty billion vehicles around the world. With global headquarters in Kitchener, Canada, as well as operations in Germany, Serbia and the United States. For more information, visit miovision.com.
Position Summary:
At Miovision, we build our own custom electronics to deliver best-in-class transportation data and traffic management solutions. Our hardware team is responsible for developing the electronics, firmware, and radio components for Miovision Core and Scout traffic monitoring products, as well as the Opticom priority/preemption phase selectors, 2.4GHz radios, C-V2X, and infrared products.
We’re looking for an experienced RF Hardware Designer to join our team and participate in all stages of product development. You’ll be responsible for designing and validating RF subsystems for new products and sustaining in-field products. You’ll work on 4G/5G cellular, C-V2X (5.9GHz PC5), GNSS, Wi-Fi, and our proprietary Opticom 2.4GHz communication system. Some projects will require RF expertise at a system level (eg: communications link budget, antenna selection) while others will be at the PCB or module level (eg: selecting an all-in-one ISM band transceiver, RF circuit design with PAs, LNAs, etc).
You’ll work closely with other disciplines within the hardware team (electrical, firmware, mechanical, quality, supply chain) and will report to the Senior Manager of Hardware Development - Electrical. This is an intermediate to senior level position based in Kitchener, Ontario and requires in-person work as needed to meet project deadlines, although remote work is encouraged when access to hardware isn’t necessary. Assigned work will vary according to the candidate's abilities and active projects.
Key Accountabilities:
- Be the subject matter expert on all RF engineering topics
- Design and validate radio communication and GNSS systems including proprietary Opticom 2.4GHz, C-V2X RSUs, 4G/5G cellular, and Wi-Fi
- End to end ownership of RF engineering from initial product concept, through NPI, and in-market sustaining
- Breakdown product requirements into technical requirements
- Architect RF systems using a mix of off the shelf and custom designed components to optimize for cost and implementation schedule
- RF hardware design including:
- architecture (link budgets, antenna locations, etc),
- system-level component selection (antennas, cables, pre-certified modules, etc),
- PCBA level component selection (transceiver chipsets, filters, LNAs, PAs, switches, mixers, oscillators, etc) and RF circuit design
- Schematic capture of RF system designs
- PCB layout of RF systems
- Participate in EMI/EMC reviews of PCBAs
- Debug PCBA and system level problems to meet product and regulatory requirements
- Bench testing and debugging in-house or through an outsource laboratory partner; conduct field testing when appropriate
- Specification and procurement of RF test equipment to grow in-house capabilities over time
- Maximize customer-level performance metrics including communication range, location accuracy, etc
- Collaborate with the rest of the Electrical team for component selection and PCBA implementation
- Collaborate with the Quality Team to certify the product against IC/FCC, PTCRB, cellular carrier, and other regulatory standards
- Collaborate with the Supply Chain team to ensure component availability and favorable pricing
- Collaborate on the design of manufacturing test fixtures for radio interfaces
- Manage external partners such as chipset vendors, test labs, antenna manufacturers, etc
- Grow Miovision’s RF engineering capabilities by identifying gaps and driving improvements
- Produce detailed design documentation from technical product requirements
- Participate in the hardware team design review process
- General embedded PCBA design work from time to time
- Occasional travel to test labs and vendors
Skills/Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or similar
- 8+ years experience working as an RF designer with minimal guidance
- Experience debugging RF problems at system and PCBA level
- Experience with RF test equipment including spectrum analyzers, vector network analyzers, etc
- Experience taking hardware designs from concept to production
- Data-driven and able to dig into technical details to understand a system or problem
- Able to effectively collaborate with a multidisciplinary team (EE, Mech, Firmware, Quality, Manufacturing, etc) in person and virtually
- Able to give and receive constructive feedback on designs, processes, and ideas
Additional Assets:
- Experience with discrete RF circuit design (mixers, VCOs, PLLs)
- Experience with RF simulation tools
- Experience with antenna design
- Experience with switch mode power supply design and layout
- Experience with embedded microprocessors and digital interfaces like PCIe, USB, UART, SPI
- Experience with PLM systems, especially Arena
- Experience with industrial or IoT products
Perks and Benefits:
Note: We do offer flexible onsite and remote work options. Our Benefits are designed to reflect this and include:
- Comprehensive health benefits starting on day one
- RRSP Matching Plan
- Variable Incentive Plan
- Mio-Days: We extend all three-day weekends to four-days and provide a Holiday Shutdown in December
- Virtual Healthcare Service providing employees and their families access to healthcare providers 24/7
- Internet subsidy and a remote work allowance
- Enhanced paternity and maternity leaves
- Unlimited vacation policy
- Wellness offerings (Fitness, Mindfulness)
