Top Employer: Northern Digital Inc. / NDI

Recognized as one of Waterloo Area's Top Employers (2021):

By Richard Yerema and Kristina Leung, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors (Dec 2, 2020)

Here are some of the reasons why Northern Digital Inc. / NDI was selected as one of Waterloo Area's Top Employers (2021):

Northern Digital encourages lifelong learning with tuition subsidies for courses related and indirectly related to an employees' current role (to $1,000) and also provides subsidies for professional accreditation
Northern Digital cultivates an ownership culture through a share purchase plan, available to all employees and offers generous referral bonuses for employees who successfully refer a candidate (up to $2,500) -- and introduced additional spot bonuses during the pandemic

Northern Digital employees in the research and development department

Highlights

Industry	Advanced spatial measurement systems
Established in Canada	1981
Publicly traded	yes
Parent company	Roper Technologies, Inc.
Parent company head office	Sarasota, FL, United States
Major Canadian hiring locations	Waterloo ON
Full-time employees in Canada	141
Part-time employees in Canada	3
Average age of employees in Canada	43 years
Longest serving employee	27 years
Long-term savings	matching RSP
Health plan premium	as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 100% of the premiums
Flexible work options	flexible work hours, shortened work week (fewer hours with less pay), telecommuting
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job
Outside survey period	outside consultant surveys are held every 18 months
Employee performance reviews	employees receive individual performance reviews every 12 months
In-house training initiatives	in-house training, online training, mentoring, paid internships
Related tuition subsidies	employer covers up to 100% of tuition per year
Annual tuition maximum	employer pays up to $1,000 in tuition subsidies for job-related courses per year
Employee charitable involvement	employees are involved in selection of charities, employees receive paid time off to volunteer, (up to 1 paid day)

COVID-19

Pandemic response

ongoing response surveys to gather employee feedback during the pandemic, additional pay for production associates ($200 per pay period), spot bonuses for exceptional employee responses during the pandemic

The Career Directory

Northern Digital Inc. / NDI has been selected for The Career Directory, our guide to entry-level recruitment for recent college and university graduates.

A Northern Digital employee uses the company's electromagnetic tracking tool

Highlights for New Grads

Industry	Advanced spatial measurement systems
Full-time employees in Canada	101 to 250
Parent company	Roper Technologies, Inc.
Parent company head office	Sarasota, FL, United States
Major Canadian hiring locations	Waterloo ON
Student opportunities	paid internships, co-op opportunities
Training	subsidies for professional accreditation, orientation program, online training, in-house training, mentoring, in-house career planning services
Annual tuition maximum	employer pays up to $1,000 in tuition subsidies for job-related courses per year
Typical new grad positions	System & Integration Specialist, Firmware Developer, Technical Applications Specialist
Work benefits	health benefits for new employees, flexible work hours, telecommuting, employees receive paid time off to volunteer, (up to 1 paid day)
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 3 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job

Academic fields recruited

Bachelor of Engineering
- Biomedical Electronics
- Computer Engineering
- Electrical
- Mechanical

Recruits at these schools

McMaster University

Queen's University

University of Waterloo

Western University

Northern Digital Inc. / NDI

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