Top Design Jobs in Ottawa

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 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.

Designs and produces advanced multimedia content, interactive interfaces, AV systems, and custom applications for Cyber Range simulations. Develops immersive scenarios, storylines, and storyboards; coordinates live simulations and events; troubleshoots technical issues; mentors team members; researches emerging technologies; and supports promotional outreach. Requires collaboration across multimedia, IT, networking, and cybersecurity systems, along with independent problem-solving and bilingual English-French communication.

Designs detailed CAD drawings for large-diameter watermain, stormwater, and sanitary sewer infrastructure projects. Leads CAD deliverables independently, develops plan and profile views, maintains drawing standards, performs quality control, coordinates revisions with engineers, and supports proposals and project execution. Collaborates with multidisciplinary stakeholders, manages project documentation, and may mentor junior CAD staff. The role requires municipal infrastructure design experience, proficiency in Civil 3D and MicroStation, and familiarity with tender documents, as-built drawings, GIS, trenchless methods, and hydraulic modeling outputs.

Design advanced high-speed analog circuits for broadband fiber-optic modems using deep-submicron CMOS and BiCMOS technologies. Responsibilities include developing ADC-based SERDES interfaces, analog front ends, CTLEs, ADCs, DACs, clocking circuits, and power-management blocks; collaborating on layout and GDSII integration; characterizing test chips and products; and communicating technical progress. The role requires advanced circuit-design experience, industry-standard EDA tool proficiency, and an electrical engineering or related degree.

Configure, administer, maintain, and support IBM Maximo Asset Management for the AJISS program. Responsibilities include updating fields, forms, domains, workflows, security, classifications, and asset models; troubleshooting application and integration issues; managing users and access; supporting change requests, upgrades, patches, testing, documentation, and end-user training.

Leads the design, development, implementation, testing, deployment, and support of mission-critical university applications. Provides technical leadership, architectural guidance, work planning, and development standards across PHP, frontend, integration, and AI technologies. Designs REST APIs, microservices, CI/CD pipelines, and end-to-end business solutions while ensuring code quality, secure development, documentation, and adherence to the university’s technology roadmap. Collaborates with managers, technical teams, and diverse stakeholders to analyze requirements and deliver scalable application enhancements.

Architects photonic system features, optical solutions, hardware configurations, and control strategies. Authors high-level product specifications, negotiates customer requirements, develops and evaluates solutions, supports demonstrations, resolves escalated field issues, coordinates cross-functional investigations, communicates complex findings to customers and executives, and mentors junior team members.

Design and validate silicon photonics chips for high-speed optical transmitters and receivers, focusing on performance, cost, and reliability. Collaborate on circuit layouts, lead design reviews, support prototyping, and drive continuous improvements in product lifecycle performance.

The Senior Designer creates user-centered designs for web and media products, collaborating with teams, practicing innovative design, and managing projects under pressure.

Own design for established product features across the full lifecycle, translating research and business needs into workflows, interactions, visual designs, prototypes, and scalable design systems. Collaborate with product managers, engineers, researchers, and data scientists from definition through delivery. Use data to shape hypotheses and success metrics, communicate design rationale, influence stakeholders, and incorporate AI tools to accelerate prototyping and iteration.

Own design for established product features across the full lifecycle, translating research and business needs into workflows, visual designs, interactions, prototypes, and scalable design systems. Collaborate with product managers, engineers, researchers, and data scientists from definition through launch. Use research, data, and success metrics to guide decisions, contribute to strategic initiatives, plan iterative delivery, and create accessible, responsive, mobile-first experiences. Preferred work includes AI-driven product design and mentoring junior designers.

Lead design vision, strategy, and execution for a major product area. Define solutions for complex problems, partner with product, engineering, research, and data teams, synthesize insights, create scalable experiences, apply AI in the design process, influence stakeholders, and mentor designers.

Develop complex A-class 3D surface models for large-scale fiberglass waterride components, ensure manufacturability, produce technical drawings and TDPs, manage PDM documentation, validate designs through testing and field support, and collaborate with fabrication teams. Travel internationally up to 15%.

Design and develop A-class surface models and production drawings in SOLIDWORKS; produce Technical Data Packages; lead design reviews; manage PDM/ARAS documentation; prototype and test components; support installations and on-site verification; collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure manufacturability, safety, and performance.

Develop and maintain embedded software for spacecraft and ground systems supporting satellite operations. Responsibilities include Linux networking, FPGA platform development, driver integration, automated testing, validation, architecture and code reviews, system debugging, performance optimization, documentation, and technical mentorship. The role collaborates across engineering teams to define requirements, resolve complex issues, improve reliability, and evolve software architecture.

Design, develop, test and enhance embedded hardware products. Own board-level development, produce design and user documentation, support architecture reviews, evaluate new technologies, and contribute to manufacturing technical data packages while collaborating within a multi-disciplined team.

Design and test silicon photonic integrated circuits, develop opto-mechanical setups, perform simulations, troubleshoot technical challenges, and collaborate with teams.

Develops lasting customer relationships to increase sales, service, and loyalty in a luxury retail environment. Responsibilities include achieving sales quotas, building and retaining a personal client base, providing exceptional service, conducting client outreach, supporting visual merchandising and floor recovery, resolving service issues, attending product training, and maintaining product and fashion trend knowledge. Compensation includes hourly base pay plus commission.

Own the design and implementation of core systems for a pre-production F2P mobile live-service game. Build progression, combat scaling, economy, rewards, models, simulations, tuning tools, and documentation. Implement and iterate systems in Unity, collaborate with gameplay and engineering teams, use analytics and playtest results to balance systems, and translate ambiguous problems into shippable solutions.

Build functional prototypes and production-quality front-end experiences for an open-source AI product. Translate ambiguous ideas, workflows, partner feedback, and enterprise needs into usable interfaces. Define interaction patterns for chat, search, automation, knowledge retrieval, and administration while improving accessibility, consistency, security, transparency, and trust. Collaborate across product, design, engineering, and enterprise teams; contribute reusable components and design-system patterns; and provide technical leadership through mentoring, experimentation, and product judgment.

Own brand design projects from brief through delivery, developing identities, visual systems, campaigns, and creative assets. Translate business needs into compelling concepts, challenge assumptions, present recommendations, and maintain high standards of typography, composition, and visual storytelling. Collaborate with Brand, Product, Engineering, and customers while evolving guidelines, systems, templates, and processes. Support other designers and use AI to explore, prototype, and improve creative work.

Create visual content for social media, advertising, websites, campaigns, webinars, trade shows, email, and sales collateral. Develop infographics, data visualizations, illustrations, product mockups, and motion graphics while maintaining brand consistency. Partner with marketing and internal stakeholders, propose creative concepts, coordinate deliverables, and conduct A/B tests to improve campaign performance. The role requires strategic thinking, independent project management, and a strong marketing-oriented design perspective.

Design and deliver complex FPGA/CPLD systems: define architectures, implement RTL, integrate IP, run simulations, close timing, support lab bring-up/debug, perform customer demos, and produce documentation and estimates.