Senior Hardware Systems Engineer

Vital Bio•Oakville, ON

4d•CA$105,000 - CA$140,000•Onsite

About The Position

You are an experienced, hands-on mechanical engineer who thrives on owning a subsystem end-to-end rather than checking off assigned tasks. You're comfortable being the technical interface with contract manufacturers, running root-cause investigations, and coordinating across Mechanical, Electrical, Optical, Firmware, Software, Manufacturing Engineering, Design Transfer, and Quality to get a product through verification and into manufacturing. You take full ownership and accountability for your subsystem's performance, manufacturability, reliability, and cost throughout its lifecycle, and you proactively flag risks before they become schedule problems.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent experience
5-10 years of product development experience
Strong CAD skills, SolidWorks preferred
Experience working directly with contract manufacturers
Experience supporting products through manufacturing builds
Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills
Comfortable coordinating across multiple engineering disciplines
Excellent communication and organizational skills
Experience in regulated industries, medical devices preferred

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary engineering interface with contract manufacturers building your assigned hardware modules
Resolve technical issues affecting production, assembly, calibration, and testing
Support manufacturing builds by investigating failures, coordinating corrective actions, and driving issues to closure
Own technical communication with suppliers during production and integration activities
Own the technical success of your assigned hardware subsystem, tracking performance from manufacturing through system integration and verification
Coordinate issue resolution across Mechanical, Electrical, Optical, Firmware, Software, Manufacturing Engineering, Design Transfer, and Quality
Drive root-cause investigations and corrective actions
Support integration of hardware modules into the complete instrument, investigating integration issues and coordinating multidisciplinary solutions
Support verification activities including V&V testing, design verification, manufacturing validation, and reliability testing
Ensure subsystem readiness for major development milestones
Identify and execute opportunities to improve cost (COGS), BOM optimization, reliability, manufacturability, serviceability, and assembly efficiency
Execute engineering change orders and design updates, owning continuous improvement of your subsystem throughout development
Develop and modify mechanical designs using CAD, producing engineering documentation and release packages
Support tolerance analysis, DFM/DFA, and prototype evaluations

Benefits

Vital is revolutionizing point-of-care diagnostics with our VitalOne platform, delivering real-time care wherever patients are.
Our mission is to democratize health technology, making healthcare more accessible and proactive.
Our global team of experts spans chemistry, software, engineering, and microfluidics.
We thrive on change, operate on trust, and value diverse perspectives.
Our growth-minded culture empowers front-line decision-making and fosters impactful work.
We seek tenacious, bold individuals ready to transform healthcare.
At Vital, your talent will make a difference as we work to ensure everyone has access to care when and where they need it.
Vital Biosciences Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity in the workplace.
We are therefore happy to accommodate any individual needs in keeping with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.
If you require accommodation in order to participate in our hiring process, please contact us to make your needs known in advance.
As part of our recruitment process, we may use automated or AI-supported tools to assist with application review and screening.
These tools are used to support, not replace, human decision-making.
Final hiring decisions are always made by our hiring team.