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Hardware Engineer (Contract, 4 Months)
Wearable Robotics
Nova Scotia, Canada (Flexible)
Contract
Ranchflow is building a livestock collar for digital fencing and is looking for a Hardware Engineer to help rapidly iterate toward a field-ready system. This is an execution-heavy contract focused on redesign, fast PCB iteration, and system integration, with close collaboration around field testing in Nova Scotia.
Role Context
- You will take real-world field feedback and turn it into practical hardware improvements across mechanical, electrical, and system design.
- The immediate focus is redesigning the collar, shipping fast PCB revisions, and tightening system integration so the hardware moves toward a reliable field-ready deployment.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Iterate on enclosure and mechanical design, with durability as the top priority
- Improve electrode and contact reliability for the stimulation system
- Validate and improve GPS performance and logging
- Prototype power system upgrades, including battery and solar integration
- Design and ship fast PCB revisions using Flux or similar tools
- Integrate subsystems, including moving the shock system onto the main PCB
Requirements
- Experience with embedded hardware and PCB design
- Strong bias toward speed and iteration over perfection
- Ability to debug across electrical and mechanical systems
- Comfort working with early-stage, evolving hardware
Preferred Experience
- Experience with wearables, agtech, or rugged outdoor devices
Success Looks Like
- Two to three hardware iterations completed within the contract period
- Clear, measurable improvements driven by real field data rather than lab-only assumptions
- A defined path toward a production-ready design
Contract Details
- Duration: 4 months
- Type: Contract
- Location: Nova Scotia (Flexible) with close collaboration with field testing efforts