Manager of Hardware Engineering

Waterloo - Canada

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 15 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Department:

Engineering

Job Summary

About Voltera
Voltera is a rapidly scaling technology company that has been driving change in the additive electronics industry since 2013. Our tools help the worlds most innovative minds solve previously unsolvable problems. Our customers across the board are changing the way we think about electronics and its applications.

Our first product V-One is a multi-functional PCB printer that enables fast iteration. Product developers and educators benefit from V-Ones versatility and rapid prototyping capabilities.

Our second product NOVA is a materials dispensing system for flexible hybrid electronics. It was designed to meet the unique demands of novel electronics prototyping and materials research providing precision dispensing on numerous rigid and flexible substrates.

Were a tight-knit company looking for ambitious talented individuals. We value the importance of team culture and strive to create a work environment where you feel empowered through knowledge supported by your colleagues passionate about your work and motivated to drive the growth of the company.

About the Job

Team Leadership & Resource Management: Allocate hardware engineering resources effectively to meet product goals and deadlines.
Coaching & Development: Mentor the team through design reviews one-on-ones and growth plans.
Project Oversight: Manage concurrent mechanical and electrical projects from concept through validation and manufacturing hand-off.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with software firmware and product management teams to ensure cohesive system integration.
Consult with production and manufacturing teams to ensure hardware designs assemblies and test procedures transition smoothly from engineering to production.
Process Improvement: Identify and implement improvements to design workflows documentation standards and testing methodologies.
Recruitment & Retention: Attract onboard and retain top hardware engineering talent.
Reporting: Communicate project status risks and mitigation strategies to senior leadership.
Quality & Compliance: Uphold design standards safety and certification requirements.

About You

8 years of experience in hardware engineering with time in a leadership or management role.
Proven experience leading cross-disciplinary teams (mechanical and electrical).
Hands-on experience with electromechanical systems PCB design and mechanical assemblies.
Proficiency in project planning resource allocation and stakeholder communication.
Ability to perform design reviews assess trade-offs and make sound engineering decisions.
Excellent communication organization and people-leadership skills.

Nice to Haves

CAD & Mechanical Design: Onshape SolidWorks or Fusion 360 for enclosure fixture and assembly design.
Electronics Design: Altium Designer KiCad or OrCAD for schematic capture and PCB layout.
Simulation & Analysis: Thermal / FEA / vibration modeling tools (e.g. SimScale ANSYS).
Manufacturing Experience: DFM / DFA / DFT best practices supplier liaison and tolerance analysis.
Prototyping & Testing: Familiarity with 3D printing rapid prototyping and hardware bring-up.
Process Tools: Asana Jira or similar project-management platforms; Git or PLM systems for revision control.
Cross-Discipline Collaboration: Experience working with firmware software and test teams to deliver integrated products.
CE/FCC certification or other compliance frameworks.
Strong understanding of product development lifecycles including EVT/DVT/PVT phases.
Demonstrated success in team building change management and strategic planning.

Working conditions:

Working from the office in Waterloo at least 3 days per week.

Why Were Awesome

Were a scaling company - youre hired to have a voice not to be a cog.
Three weeks vacation to start.
Flexible work hours.
Family-friendly work culture.
Collaborative work environment.
Located in the growing tech hub of Waterloo Ontario close to restaurants and easily accessible by public transit.

If this sounds like a good fit reach out! Wed love to hear from you.

Voltera is an equal opportunity employer and we are committed to inclusion and diversity. Voltera does not discriminate based on race ancestry place of origin color ethnic origin citizenship creed sex sexual orientation gender identity gender expression age record of offenses marital status family status disability or any other basis forbidden under federal provincial or local law.

Accommodations are available upon request for candidates participating in all aspects of the recruitment process. If you require accommodation or require recruitment documents in a different format please contact us at

Required Experience:

Manager

About VolteraVoltera is a rapidly scaling technology company that has been driving change in the additive electronics industry since 2013. Our tools help the worlds most innovative minds solve previously unsolvable problems. Our customers across the board are changing the way we think about electron...