Aurea Technologies Inc. is seeking a full-time Mechanical Engineer with a dual focus on product design and manufacturing optimization to join its innovative team at Burnside Business Park in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. As a leader in portable renewable energy solutions, Aurea has developed the world’s most compact and portable wind turbines for off-grid use. The successful candidate will bridge the gap between front-end product design and back-end production efficiency. Your main goals will be to improve how our current products are designed and assembled, so they’re easier and more cost-effective to make, and to design, test, and launch new accessories that complement our turbines.
Responsibilities:
- COGS & Assembly Optimization: Analyze and optimize the Shine 2.0 design to improve manufacturability, assembly efficiency, and reduce BOM costs using Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) principles.
- Accessory Product Development: Lead the end-to-end design, 3D CAD modeling, and prototyping of new accessory products that complement our core wind turbine product.
- New Product Introduction (NPI): Successfully transition accessory designs from prototypes into finished products ready for production, creating assembly workflows and production line guidelines.
- Production Readiness: Own BOM generation, tolerance stack-up analysis, fastener selections, and manufacturing documentation to ensure low-cost, high-yield production.
- Field Testing: Plan and run tests on our products, including hands-on testing outdoors in cold, wet, and windy conditions, sometimes at remote sites. Collect data and troubleshoot issues.
- Supplier & Component Sourcing: Interface with suppliers and our internal procurement team to source cost-effective components with proper technical specifications, and ensure timely production integration.
- Continuous Improvement: Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve mechanical design bottlenecks impacting either field performance or factory production efficiency.
- Compliance & Standards: Support product compliance and documentation for relevant certifications (e.g., CE, UL, UKCA).
Requirements:
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited institution.
- Professional Designation: Must have a P.Eng. designation that is registered with Engineers Nova Scotia.
- Experience: 4+ years of experience in mechanical design, value engineering, or product development.
- Technical Proficiency: High proficiency with 3D CAD software (SolidWorks, Fusion 360, Creo, or Inventor) and strict version control practices.
- Able to conduct structural analysis using calculations to estimate deflection, shear, and bending. Also familiar with limit state design.
- Manufacturing Knowledge: Deep understanding of cost drivers in manufacturing processes (e.g., injection molding, casting, CNC machining, sheet metal fabrication).
- Knowledge of adhesives (ex., Loctite) and waterproofing is considered an asset.
- Documentation Skills: Expert drawing interpretation, tolerance analysis, and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
- Competency in designing for electronic enclosures and equipment.
- Familiarity with FEA, heat simulation, and computer-aided fatigue analysis is considered a strong asset.
- Field Adaptability: Must be able and willing to travel and work in remote environments for rugged field testing.
- Asset: Previous experience in cleantech, outdoor consumer electronics, or rugged hardware accessories is a strong asset.
Additional Attributes:
- Proven track record of successfully reducing product costs (BOM/COGS) without sacrificing quality or performance.
- Organized, self-driven, and highly solution-oriented in a fast-paced hardware environment.
- Strong communication, documentation, and vendor-management skills.
Applicants must already be located in the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) area and legally eligible to work in Canada. This is a full-time on-site role in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Any interested and eligible candidates, please apply by submitting your resume and cover letter. We appreciate every application. However, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
