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.

Develops architectural design solutions across all project phases, coordinating with engineering disciplines and integrating site, code, and building-system requirements. Prepares drawings, models, reports, and design documentation using architectural software. Conducts site visits, reviews construction products and shop drawings, and resolves deviations with owners and contractors while meeting quality, schedule, budget, accessibility, resilience, and sustainability goals.

Design and sustain Mitel products, leading mechanical design for complex components, assemblies, and subsystems. Responsibilities include root-cause analysis, engineering calculations, tolerance analysis, supplier coordination, tooling reviews, production ramp-up, CAD/BOM/drawing maintenance, prototype fabrication, and cross-functional collaboration. The role requires independent technical risk management and expertise in manufacturing processes, product development, GD&T, and mass-produced consumer products.

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.

Create high-volume marketing creative across paid media, websites, social, email, presentations, events, print, and localized campaigns. Apply and evolve the brand system, develop reusable templates, use automation tools, and iterate creative based on performance data. Collaborate with marketing, content, product marketing, sales, events, and regional teams while managing multiple priorities and maintaining quality, consistency, and timely delivery.

Architects, designs, validates, and documents mechanical and thermal systems for electronic assemblies. Leads mechanical design engagements, client communications, presales scoping, partner oversight, quality reviews, testing, and delivery coordination. Produces production-ready drawings, tolerance analyses, BOMs, and prototypes while guiding thermal and FEA work. Supports AI-enabled workflow improvements, project staffing, mentoring, and cross-functional collaboration across hardware, PCB, software, and systems teams.

Supports preliminary and detailed engineering design for municipal and industrial water and wastewater treatment facilities, pumping stations, and storage infrastructure. Responsibilities include hydraulic calculations, equipment sizing, technical documentation, condition assessments, site visits, water sampling, troubleshooting, commissioning, construction support, and client coordination. The role also contributes to sustainability and resilience projects and uses CAD, BIM, Power BI, and other digital tools. This is a hybrid entry-level position based in Markham, Ontario.

Supports the design, development, testing, maintenance, and documentation of clinical study databases. Reviews protocols, CRFs/eCRFs, and data specifications; assists with database structures, forms, edit checks, validation rules, testing, issue resolution, and study updates while learning clinical data management processes.

Designs residential, multifamily, and assisted-living facility trusses using architectural and structural drawings. Produces truss layouts, placement plans, cut sheets, and shop drawings while ensuring code, customer, and design-standard compliance. Supports estimating, inventory optimization, customer communication, process improvements, and mentoring junior designers. The role requires strong CAD, mathematics, computer, and construction-document interpretation skills, with at least five years of large-scale truss design experience.

Senior Content Designer responsible for shaping patient communications across digital healthcare experiences, including product copy, emails, and push notifications. The role combines hands-on writing, content strategy, editing, user feedback analysis, healthcare information simplification, voice development, and cross-functional collaboration. This first content design hire will establish guidelines, processes, and AI-supported workflows while coaching teams and building the content design practice.

Produces and adapts high-volume campaign assets across print, digital, social, signage, video, and motion. Creates press-ready artwork, digital layouts, animations, video edits, reusable templates, and localized campaign versions. Uses Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma, AI, and automation to improve production workflows while maintaining brand accuracy. Performs detailed quality assurance, manages technical specifications and versioning, and collaborates with creative, account, and production teams to deliver polished work under tight deadlines.

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.

Designs, balances, and iterates on progression systems, currencies, rewards, monetization, and other live-game economies. Investigates complex problems, builds spreadsheet models, defines hypotheses and success metrics, and leads initiatives through implementation, launch, analysis, and ongoing iteration. Collaborates with Product, Engineering, Creative, Community, and design teams while monitoring player sentiment and free-to-play market trends. The role also improves design tools and processes, participates in live-ops support, and mentors other designers.

Senior visual and UI designer responsible for developing brand identities, stylescapes, brand books, presentation systems, and interface designs. The role uses Figma, Adobe Creative Cloud, and generative AI tools to create concepts and production-ready deliverables. Responsibilities include leading brand workshops, presenting to clients, collaborating with product designers and developers, and contributing to multiple agency or consulting engagements. This is a one-year contract requiring strong graphic design fundamentals and significant agency experience.

The Senior Technical Designer bridges game design and engineering for Cyberpunk 2. Responsibilities include identifying workflow friction, creating designer authoring tools, extending technical architecture, debugging C++ systems in Unreal Engine, documenting workflows, and facilitating collaboration across disciplines. The role requires 5+ years of technical design experience and at least one shipped AAA title, with hybrid or remote work available in the US or Canada.

Designs AI-native enterprise UX for complex supply chain workflows. Responsibilities include user research, problem framing, information architecture, wireframes, prototypes, interaction models, high-fidelity UI, AI-assisted design workflows, usability validation, design systems, and close collaboration with product, engineering, architecture, and AI teams. The role establishes trusted, explainable, user-controlled AI experiences while influencing product direction and implementation quality.

Develop and maintain embedded software for spacecraft and ground systems, including device drivers, kernel modules, hardware interfaces, platform services, and secure communications. Build automated testing and validation tools, participate in architecture and code reviews, troubleshoot performance and reliability issues, and collaborate across software, hardware, and operations teams. The role also provides technical leadership and mentorship while supporting high-reliability satellite operations.

Designs and optimizes PCB and substrate layouts for analog, digital, RF, and mixed-signal hardware. Collaborates with electrical, mechanical, signal integrity, packaging, and manufacturing teams to meet performance and manufacturability requirements. Produces Gerber files, fabrication drawings, and assembly documentation; performs DRC and ERC checks; applies IPC, UL, and RoHS standards; supports signal integrity, thermal management, vendor coordination, design reviews, and manufacturing issue resolution.

Designs and details mechanical power distribution systems using 3D CAD, creates manufacturing drawings and bills of materials, and performs structural and frame analyses. Collaborates with engineering, project management, production, quality, and other design teams to resolve manufacturing issues. Applies electrical and building codes, customer standards, and manufacturing knowledge involving cutting, sheet metal forming, and welding processes.

Freelance Presentation Designers will create polished presentation materials for ongoing client events. Responsibilities require strong visual design, attention to detail, advanced PowerPoint proficiency, PC comfort, technical skills, and event production experience. The work occurs intermittently from September through June and may involve international travel and remote collaboration across time zones.

Create brand identities, stylescapes, moodboards, brand books, presentations, and UI designs for client engagements. Lead visual workshops, present creative concepts, and collaborate with product designers and developers. Use Figma, Adobe Creative Cloud, and generative AI tools such as Midjourney, Figma Make, Figma Weave, Veo, Claude Code, and Claude Design to develop polished brand and interface experiences.

Conduct qualitative and quantitative UX research, including interviews, observations, usability testing, surveys, and workflow analysis. Synthesize findings into personas, journey maps, and actionable recommendations, then design intuitive interfaces through wireframes, prototypes, storyboards, and detailed specifications. Collaborate with product, engineering, QA, and clinical users from discovery through launch, promote design standards, present insights to technical and executive audiences, and mentor junior UX professionals.

Own end-to-end UX research and UI/UX design for medical imaging products. Lead qualitative and quantitative research, synthesize findings into actionable insights, and create wireframes, prototypes, specifications, and design standards. Partner with clinicians, product managers, developers, and end users to deliver intuitive interfaces, communicate design rationale, support implementation, and mentor less experienced practitioners.

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 from research and ideation through launch, creating polished mockups and prototypes across web, desktop, mobile, and Chrome Extension experiences. Contribute to the design system, ship front-end improvements using coding tools, and manage roadmaps, milestones, timelines, and issues. The role requires strong visual design, communication, leadership without authority, and comfort operating across design and product in an ambiguous environment.