Sr. Product Development Engineer

The Hacksmith team is made up of outside-the-box thinkers who take fictional ideas from comics, movies, and video games and make real working prototypes.

We make Viral Videos of our creations on YouTube, and in doing so make dreams a reality by building real life superhero tech;

as seen on our YouTube Channel ! We take pride in inspiring youth around the world to get into STEM and other related fields, while always dreaming bigger.

We are social influencers and we make money by selling products on Hacksmith.store as well as advertising services to companies who want to reach our viewers.

Our social media reach is as follows :

YouTube : 14.5M subscribers / 50M + views per month

Facebook : 1.9M followers / 30M + reach per month

Tiktok : 1.9M followers

Instagram : 986k followers

Hacksmith Retail is a subset of the Hacksmith Industries umbrella corporation responsible for all products, merchandise, and collectibles that find their way onto https : / / hacksmith.

store / . We sell our products to millions of Hacksmith fans around the world. Your job is to bring fantastic products to life.

You will spearhead all stages of product development, from initial concept to final launch on Hacksmith.Store.

Are you ready to be at the forefront of innovation, turning ideas into reality? We're looking for a creative Product Development Engineer to join our team! This is your chance to bring cutting-edge products to life and into the hands of Hacksmith fans globally.

About You

You’re an experienced mechanical engineering designer with exceptional creativity and experience designing awesome products.

You enjoy working at a small company where you get to take on responsibility and meaningfully contribute to the team. If you build complex assemblies in your sleep and started your own tool collection when you were 5, then this job may be for you!

Responsibilities include :

• Designing, sourcing materials, fabricating functional prototypes for new products
• Working with various manufacturers all over the world to bring your designs to life.
• Communicating with the CEO to execute the vision and develop core product features
• Testing and analyzing new and existing products to ensure safety, durability and efficiency
• Developing and managing project schedules, milestones and deliverables for design and manufacturing related tasks
• Communicating with the Project Manager and manufacturers during product design and prototyping phases
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather required information for product development
• Create and maintain detailed documentation of the product development process, including design specifications, test plans, and validation results
• Other duties as required

Requirements of the role

• 10+ years of experience in product engineering
• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in Mechanical Engineering or a related field
• Hands-on experience in mechanical design
• Experience with manufacturing methods and designing for mass production
• Experience with communicating with manufacturers, industry standards, regulations and certifications
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Detail oriented
• Organizational skills
• Innovative thinking
• Adaptive to change
• Ability to multitask and take initiative to problem solve independently
• Proficient in CAD software (SolidWorks)
• Flexible hours in order to communicate with suppliers and manufacturers overseas (as required)

Bonus points for

• Ability to speak Mandarin
• Comfortable in front of the camera

Perks of working at Hacksmith

• Gourmet lunch every work day (we have a very skilled chef on staff)
• Snacks and coffee to keep you fueled
• Competitive vacation policy
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Gym membership benefit
• Safety shoe allowance
• Employee discount on Hacksmith merch
• Green benefit

You must be willing to work on site. This role is based in Cambridge, Ontario and telecommuting is not an option.

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