Engineering Manager

Responsibilities :

• Continuous improvement of existing technologies, which include thermal systems, milling machines, biomass handling, and other technologies related to engineered biochar
• Development of new processes and technologies including design, engineered drawings, fabrication, site-prep, commissioning, start-up, and continuous improvement
• Lead in-house research and development as well as trials; oversee lab work with engineered biochar products, analyses of data, and presentation of analyses
• Communicating with management team and project partners to ensure that deadlines and budgets are being met, particularly with respect to optimization and expansion goals
• Provide direction to consulting engineers, fabrication shops, and internal staff as needed
• Work within established safe workplace practices and standard operating procedures

Required Skills and Knowledge :

• Strong mechanical aptitude and eager to perform hands-on work as well as provide direction to external consultants and internal staff as needed
• Ability to effectively communicate, written and orally, technical concepts and hypotheses to a variety of different stakeholders from both technical and non-technical backgrounds
• Self-motivated with strong organizational skills to manage multiple projects at a time; an entrepreneurial spirit and appreciation for a fast-moving start-up environment

Education and Experience :

• Engineering degree with 5 years of experience in progressive engineering roles, ideally with a background in mechanical engineering or a related field
• Experience with : PLCs, ladder diagrams, electrical design and drawings, mechanical equipment (e.g. motors, pulleys, gear boxes, pneumatic systems, pumps), automation equipment (e.

g. instrumentation, thermocouples, solenoid valves, proximity sensors, analog / digital input / output signals), engineering design software (e.

g. AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Excel), and thermodynamics / heat transfer in manufacturing processes

Logistics :

• Typical hours of work are expected to be 8am through 5pm on Monday through Friday, but the Engineering Manager is expected to work with a flexible schedule in order to achieve company objectives, which may mean different hours of work from time to time.
• This position is full-time, permanent, and includes salary, bonus, and health benefits, as well as recreational use of the properties owned and managed by our client.
• Our client is located in Haliburton County and the Engineering Manager will need to be present at the facility on a steady basis.

Occasional travel within the region (e.g. to fabrication shops tasked with manufacturing equipment) will be required.

Process Details :

The equipment operated by our client includes an automated continuous biomass handling and drying system, semi-continuous batch system for converting biomass to biochar with slow pyrolysis, and a series of mills for converting raw biochar to engineered biochar.

The process is effectively closed-loop, meaning that the combustible gases produced during pyrolysis are captured and used to power the drying and pyrolysis systems.

The majority of the equipment has been designed / developed in-house with the support of external fabrication shops.