Top Design Jobs in Ottawa

Design and develop software for 5G and 6G wireless systems, RAN platforms, distributed telecom architectures, and cloud-native applications. Develop AI/ML and GenAI capabilities using LLMs, RAG, agents, and knowledge systems for telecom analytics and automation. Collaborate with architects, developers, data scientists, and global engineering teams on integration, optimization, validation, software quality, and production deployments.

Lead Circle’s brand design across product launches, campaigns, events, advertising, social, motion, and digital experiences. Build scalable visual identity systems, develop creative concepts and storyboards, translate complex software and AI capabilities into compelling visual narratives, and collaborate with Marketing, Product Marketing, Content, Motion, and Leadership. Present concepts, incorporate feedback, maintain exceptional design quality, and explore AI-powered creative workflows.

Lead UX/UI design for mobile games: create flows, wireframes, Figma prototypes, design systems, visual assets, and Unity implementations. Conduct research and testing, collaborate with art and engineering, mentor UX staff, and own UX across multiple feature pods to deliver engaging, usable game experiences.

Lead large, ambiguous product design initiatives across multiple product areas from discovery through launch and iteration. Define interaction patterns and visual systems, engage strategic customers, partner with Product and Engineering leaders, use AI tools in design workflows, ship code across design systems, web products, and mobile apps, and mentor other designers.

Own product design for a major product area from opportunity identification through launch. Design complex multi-user flows, shape product strategy, prototype rapidly with AI-assisted tools, collaborate closely with product and engineering, and maintain a high craft standard. The role also influences broader design practices, raises team quality, and operates as the senior design individual contributor for the assigned product area.

Lead and contribute to embedded software development for communication, networking, and video applications. Develop BSP software, device drivers, kernel configurations, and build systems for embedded Linux, RTOS, and bare-metal platforms. Integrate software with FPGA SoCs and hardware, debug using laboratory tools, define system architecture, and provide technical leadership and mentorship. Collaborate with clients and cross-functional engineering teams to deliver maintainable, high-quality products.

Designs and delivers complex high-speed electronic systems from architecture and schematic capture through prototype bring-up, validation, certification, and production support. Responsibilities include high-speed circuit and PCB design, simulations, signal-integrity collaboration, testing, documentation, customer support, and technical mentoring. The role requires expertise with FPGA-related hardware, advanced protocols, lab instrumentation, and tools including OrCAD/Cadence.

Lead UX research and design for B2B/SaaS insurance products: create wireframes, mockups, and prototypes; run user research and usability tests; use analytics to measure outcomes; collaborate with product and engineering to implement consistent, validated UX solutions.

Design, simulate, optimize, and validate high-power RF amplifier solutions, including Doherty architectures, for wireless products. Responsibilities include component selection, RF schematic and board-level design, PCB layout review, laboratory testing, tuning, troubleshooting, and performance characterization. The role collaborates with multidisciplinary engineering teams, prepares technical documentation, supports product integration and qualification, and provides technical guidance to junior team members.

Mène des recherches UX qualitatives et quantitatives, synthétise les résultats et conçoit des expériences Web et mobiles intuitives. Crée wireframes, prototypes, spécifications et systèmes de conception, collabore avec les équipes produit et d’ingénierie, présente les recommandations aux parties prenantes et accompagne les designers moins expérimentés. Le poste se concentre sur des solutions d’imagerie médicale et les flux de travail cliniques.

Own qualitative and quantitative UX research and end-to-end interface design for medical imaging products. Lead user studies, interviews, workflow analysis, usability testing, synthesis, personas, journey maps, wireframes, prototypes, and design specifications. Partner with clinicians, product managers, developers, and leadership to improve product experiences, establish design standards, communicate findings, and mentor less experienced practitioners.

Own Cognizo’s visual identity and design system across Figma, Webflow, sales presentations, one-pagers, case studies, battlecards, ads, social creatives, product graphics, and light motion. Build reusable templates, publish assets independently, and translate short briefs into polished design options. The role is fractional, remote, self-directed, and focused on establishing a consistent B2B SaaS brand across market-facing channels.

Own the technical implementation of gameplay-focused level actors, systems, and Blueprints in Unreal Engine 5 for a multiplayer game. The role bridges Level Design and Engineering, emphasizing network replication, performance, scalability, maintainability, reusable actors, technical standards, documentation, and workflow improvements. The successful candidate will review and improve Blueprints, translate design requirements into technical solutions, identify risks, and guide level designers on implementation decisions.

Design motion-forward visual experiences across product, web, email, lifecycle communications, and marketing. Create animations, illustrations, iconography, interaction patterns, prototypes, and reusable visual systems that improve comprehension and consistency. Own projects from concept through implementation, collaborate with product, engineering, brand, and marketing teams, and ensure assets are accessible, performant, and production-ready.

Design and present secure, scalable technology solutions for Canadian Federal public-sector customers. Lead discovery, architecture design, technical demonstrations, proposals, proof-of-concept activities, and technology roadmap development. Partner with account executives, Cisco specialists, partners, and customer stakeholders to address complex networking, security, data center, collaboration, observability, and AI infrastructure needs. Translate technical trade-offs into business value and guide customer technology decisions.

Leads UX strategy and high-profile design projects for cybersecurity software platforms. Responsibilities include user research, usability testing, ideation, wireframing, prototyping, interface design, design-system evolution, cross-functional workshops, and stakeholder collaboration. The role mentors UX designers, advocates for user-centered practices, improves scalable design processes, and supports product roadmap decisions. It also drives AI-enhanced design practices and produces developer-ready design outputs.

Own Hadrian’s visual brand as its first dedicated Brand Designer. Produce campaign, out-of-home, digital, recruiting, event, environmental, merchandise, and presentation assets while building a scalable brand system, templates, and design operating model. Direct external partners, art direct factory photography and video, ensure production quality, and establish the visual language for industrial manufacturing. Partner with marketing, communications, and talent brand teams to maintain consistency and support performance-driven creative.

Leads and mentors a graphic design team while setting creative standards and ensuring brand consistency. Oversees campaigns, product launches, websites, ads, email, social, print, packaging, and marketing collateral from concept through completion. Reviews creative, provides feedback, manages priorities with project management, evaluates performance, and applies emerging design tools and AI technology. The role requires strong digital marketing and e-commerce understanding focused on driving measurable sales results.

Designs performance-driven email campaigns and automated flows for DTC brands, translating strategy into conversion-focused visual narratives. Collaborates with copywriters and strategists, contributes to A/B testing, builds modular systems in Figma, and ensures responsive, accessible, deliverable designs. The role also supports client onboarding, brand system setup, internal creative initiatives, and agency-wide design improvements in a fully remote environment.

Hands-on Brand Designer creating digital campaigns, web and social assets, event booths, printed collateral, and product graphics. The role applies visual identity systems across brand touchpoints, supports product design, coordinates event vendors, builds reusable templates, and experiments with AI and emerging tools. Candidates should have strong skills in layout, typography, color, composition, and visual production, with particular expertise in motion design, Framer, or illustration and iconography.

Creates brand identities, stylescapes, moodboards, brand books, and UI designs for client engagements. Uses Figma and generative AI tools to develop visual concepts, campaign assets, and production-ready interfaces. Leads brand workshops, presents creative rationale to stakeholders, collaborates with product designers and developers, and applies graphic design principles across typography, layout, color, and composition. Works in an agency or consulting environment across multiple concurrent projects.

Own Synthetic’s visual identity across brand, marketing, and product. Define and maintain the brand, design and build websites and launch materials, and implement product features in TypeScript with SvelteKit alongside engineers. The role requires strong design taste, hands-on HTML/CSS/TypeScript skills, broad experience across brand, marketing, and product, and the ability to ship quickly in an early-stage environment.

Own complex Banking design initiatives from exploration through launch, including zero-to-one financial products and improvements to existing experiences. Set the quality bar for interaction, visual, and systems design while translating financial and regulatory complexity into clear, trustworthy experiences. Partner with Product, Engineering, Risk, Compliance, and Research; prototype with AI and emerging tools; shape product vision and design systems; and mentor designers through critique and hands-on example.

Own complex Banking design initiatives end to end, creating zero-to-one financial product experiences and improving existing products. Set the design quality bar, shape product vision and strategy, prototype with AI and emerging tools, and translate financial and regulatory complexity into clear experiences. Partner with Product, Engineering, Risk, Compliance, and Research while extending design systems and mentoring designers through critique, feedback, and hands-on example.

Lead end-to-end product design for Webflow’s Agentic CMS, shaping content authoring, governance, localization, and publishing across sites, channels, and AI agents. Partner with product managers, engineers, and researchers on content models, API affordances, and product strategy. Design coherent systems for complex enterprise workflows, create prototypes, execute detailed interaction and visual design, and influence senior stakeholders while advancing AI-assisted design practices.