Associate Mechatronics Designer

The Role: Associate Mechatronics Designer

The Associate Mechatronics Designer contributes to physical testing investigations completed within the Product Group. This role will contribute to ongoing investigations and definition and development of new testing infrastructure for the development of RAM and SAB products. While maintaining safety and test data integrity, the Associate Mechatronics Designer will design, develop, program, procure, build, commission, calibrate, operate and schedule the test equipment and systems.

Working within the framework of Svante Values and Goals the Associate Mechatronics Designer will deliver data pertaining to test investigations carried out. This will include maintaining full lifecycle documentation including but not limited to: requirements defined at inception, design/build documentation, purchasing documentation, commissioning, calibration, operation and data acquired. This data and documentation will be controlled and catalogued for the benefit of the company.

The Associate Mechatronics Designer ensures that Svante Goals and Values are represented to internal and external customers and suppliers.

Customers:

• VPP & CPTL – new technology development recommendations
• SABL – investigation results
• Computation Core Products – investigation results
• Seal Core Products – investigation results
• SABM – manufacturing testing support
• Supply chain – documentation and support for purchasing
• Rapid Prototyping Group – drawings and specifications

Suppliers:

• VPP & CPTL– Vision, Goals and Objectives
• SABL – investigation requirements
• Computation Core Products – investigation requirements
• Seal Core Products – investigation requirements
• SABM – investigation requirements
• Supply chain – purchased parts
• Rapid Prototyping Group – machined parts

Key Responsibilities/Accountabilities:

• Under the direction of the Test Team Lead, Core Team system leaders and RAM and SAB product leaders, design develop and procure new test equipment.
• Maintain and upgrade existing test infrastructure including mechanical, systems, and programming design tasks.
• Respond to requests for testing and investigation.
• Develop methodologies to achieve the requirements of requested investigations.
• Prepare physical drawings and specifications to meet needs of the test plan.
• Develop software to operate/perform the required tests.
• Source test equipment and tools.
• Assemble and operate test equipment.
• Prepare test reports.
• Maintain data for test equipment/stations, as assigned.
• Complete calibration of test equipment, as assigned.

Key Qualifications:

• Experience: Co-op placement experience in mechatronics field. Ideally this should be within technologies similar to Svante’s.
• Proven experience of advancing technology through the use of investigative technologies and testing is highly desirable.
• Experience: using Creo, Solidworks, Labview, AutoCAD. PLC programming software, such as TwinCAT and Studio 5000.
• Experience: hands-on, building and implementing equipment controlled by software preferably in an industry associated with the flow of gases.
• Knowledge: Excellent grasp of first principles in mechanical engineering, mechatronics, fluid dynamics and thermodynamics.
• Attitude: Must naturally espouse Svante values and believe in our Goals and Objectives.
• Education: Engineering to, at least, technologist level.
• Registered, or eligible to be registered with EGBC as an EIT or P.Eng.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Svante is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on merit and business needs. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. This Equal Employment Opportunity policy applies to all practices relating to recruitment and hiring, compensation, benefits, discipline, transfer, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment. All Svante employees share in the responsibility for assuring that, by our personal actions, the policies are effective. Accommodations will be provided as requested by candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.