Protocase, the Sydney-based manufacturer of custom electronic enclosures, is looking for an R&D Mechanical Engineer and a Mechanical Engineering Technologist, and these headline our Jobs of the Week column today.
Established in 2001, the company focuses on combining advances in software with advanced manufacturing techniques to offer unique custom manufacturing to the engineering, design, and research industries. The company has more than 175 employees and 12,000 clients.
The Job of the Week column features openings posted on the Entrevestor Job Board, which focuses on jobs in technology, innovation and startups in Atlantic Canada. The Entrevestor Job Board helps match job openings and candidates in the tech and startup communities and is operated by Entrevestor and Alongside.
Here is an excerpt from the headline postings this week:
Sydney
Protocase
Mechanical Engineering Technologist
Protocase is currently seeking two Mechanical Engineering Technologists to join its Engineering and Design Services team in Sydney (Cape Breton), Nova Scotia.
Our customers – engineers, scientists and designers from the upper echelon of innovation and science – depend on Protocase to manufacture custom sheet metal products from scratch that meet their design specifications, all within our signature 2-3 day turnaround time. As a Mechanical Engineering Technologist, you will assist in preparing designs, drawings and specifications, based on customers’ inquiries and orders. A key part of your job entails interpreting customer-submitted designs in order to properly estimate costs and materials, schedule tasks and flag any issues.
As with all Protocase employees, the successful candidate must be focused on our customers, who depend on us to accurately and efficiently manufacture quality custom products. Attention to detail and diligently following procedure is an absolute must.
We provide full training to our new team members. If you have the right aptitude and attitude, with a keen desire to learn and immerse yourself in our processes and procedures, you will be a great fit!
Qualifications
Essential Skills
One or more years’ experience in a mechanical engineering technology role, or equivalent experience
Education: Completion of college/CEGEP/vocational, technical training or university, or equivalent
Experience using Computer-aided design (CAD), such as SolidWorks and AutoCAD
Other key pieces of software: Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Word
Knowledge of Computer numerical control (CNC) machines would be considered a major asset
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Effective interpersonal skills
Attention to detail
Critical thinking and problem solving
Excellent time-management and organization skills
Dependability
Enjoy working in a team environment
Focus on client satisfaction . . .
Read the full job posting here.
Protocase is on a rapid growth curve. We are looking for new talent to help expand it, including entry-level Mechanical Engineers for our Research & Development Team.
We are hiring highly-motivated engineers who hold a degree in mechanical engineering (or a related discipline), and also enjoy being hands-on with things technical. The ideal candidates should be a flexible thinker with excellent problem-solving skills. Above all else, you should have a passion for machinery and making things.
Protocase’s entire business model is built around rethinking custom manufacturing in order to remove as much of the craft aspect as possible, and replacing it with well thought-out, repeatable processes. The end result is our customers get highest-quality parts in an extremely fast 2-3 days. As a Protocase R&D Mechanical Engineer, you will be responsible for carrying out a variety of projects that will increase the team’s productivity and capabilities.
Responsibilities
In this role, you will be responsible for a variety of duties:
Planning, managing, and overseeing the development, implementation, and evaluation of complex R&D projects
Developing hypotheses, testing, and documenting results for our operational knowledgebase
Monitoring progress and performance of projects against the project plan
Analyzing our stream of work, through process and business metrics, examination of jobs, and by direct observation on the plant floor
Using your analytic skills and creativity to identify patterns in our stream of work, and come up with process improvements to innovate in order to increase quality and productivity
Improve existing production stations
Choose, install, commission, development processes, and integrate new machinery into our work flow. . . .
Read the full job posting here.
