HW Digital Design COOP

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Hardware Digital Design Co-Op 

Location: Ottawa, ON Canada 
Duration: 16 month co-op 
Start Date: May 4, 2026

Accepting applications until 2/27/2026 or until filled.
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At this time, Ericsson Canada Inc. does not provide immigration assistance/sponsorship now or in the future for this position.

 
Job Summary

This team leads the digital hardware development of next-generation wireless base station radios, delivering advanced multi standard RF and digital hardware solutions for 6G, 5G, LTE, W CDMA, and GSM networks deployed by leading mobile operators worldwide. This role focuses on radio development engineering, including digital hardware design, radio integration, and verification, and is based at the Ericsson R&D center in Ottawa, Ontario. The successful candidate will contribute to the design, integration, and verification of new multi standard radio platforms, encompassing both early-stage design activities and downstream hardware integration and validation. Verification is performed in a laboratory environment using a combination of automated and manual test methods. The candidate will work under the guidance of a team leader and line manager.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development of digital hardware for radio products as part of the digital hardware design team


• Support the definition of verification specifications and the development of verification test cases


• Troubleshoot and help resolve issues identified during hardware integration and verification


• Collaborate with team members on software and hardware integration activities in HW and SW laboratory environments


• Perform hands-on subsystem- and system-level verification of delivered functionality


• Review design specifications, schematics, verification documentation, and PCB layout implementations

  
Interpersonal competencies:

• Proactive, motivated, organized and efficient


• Strong interpersonal and communication skills


• Ability to work in a team environment


• Flexible and able to multi-task


• Attention to details


• Excellent written and oral communication (English) 

Preferred Qualification and Experience Requirements 

• Student in B.Sc. or M. Sc. program in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related fields. Preferably 3rd and 4th year students.


• 2.7+ GPA on a 4.0 scale or equivalent 


• Actively enrolled in an accredited undergraduate, Master’s, or PhD on a full-time basis at a 4-year college or university at the time of the internship


• Be available to work 40 hours per week during the summer or Co-Op term
  
  

Working environment

• Beautiful, modern campus with bright, open office space


• Collaborative, helpful work teams where knowledge sharing is valued and plenty of help is provided.


• Ericsson sponsored co-op events/outings


• Onsite foosball table/ Table tennis room


• Adjustable desks you can sit or stand


• Lots of activities for employees to participate in (i.e. site wide hackathon)


• In Top-20 best employers in Canada (Forbes Magazine, 2016)


• On site cafeteria


• 2016 Winner of the Hunger Hero Humanitarian award from UN World Food Programme for Ericsson’s unique Ericsson Response Emergency Telecomm Community involvement


• Annual Sponsor of the CN Cycle charity event for CHEO


• Free parking.  City bus stops very close by.