Dartmouth-based oceantech company Ashored Innovations continues to grow and is hiring a Director of Engineering and a Software Engineer – two postings that headline our Jobs of the Week column.
Ashored has developed fishing equipment that reduces the dangers of animals such as whales becoming entangled in ropes as well as the hazards posed by lost equipment littering the ocean floor. Its first product, the Modular Ocean Based Instrument, or MOBI, is a lobster trap buoy that is positioned near the ocean floor and released only when the fishing boat approaches.
The Jobs 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:
Dartmouth
Ashored Innovations
The primary responsibility of this position is leading an interdisciplinary team tasked with the development, implementation, and testing of systems within Ashored’s ropeless (or Rope-On Command) fishing solutions. This will involve working collaboratively with management, the development team, and Ashored’s development partners. As an emerging company, Ashored is seeking a leader to build our team’s electronics capabilities and design methodologies.
Responsibilities
Lead development of Ashored’s gear tracking and gear recovery solutions
Manage technology plans & product roadmaps, based on market/customer requirements
Build and develop Ashored’s technical core competencies
Participate in general management decision-making of the company
Work with funding agencies, scientific research tax credits, etc.
Conduct and support engineering duties including:
Design, implement, and test printed circuit boards
Design, implement, and test microcontroller firmware – both on custom-designed circuit boards and OEM products
Work closely with other design disciplines (mechanical, software, etc.) and play a leadership role in system integration and testing
Participate in selection of design tools, establishment of laboratory space, and the creation of design processes/practices
Create supporting documentation as needed
Work with management to maintain a clear picture of project status with respect to costs, schedules, etc.
Represent the company effectively while working directly with customers and early adopters
Qualifications
Experience and Knowledge
Experience with designing circuit boards from concept through to completion
Experience with writing embedded firmware
Experience leading a multi-disciplinary team in a product development environment
Experience managing product development projects, through to manufacturing
Experience working with contractors, business development, customers, and other parties
Experience with integrating and testing full systems (required), particularly for ocean use (helpful)
Experience with digital communication systems and signal processing (helpful)
Experience with low power systems (helpful)
Experience with underwater acoustics (helpful) . . .
Read the full job posting here.
The primary responsibility of this position is the development, implementation, and testing of mobile applications for Ashored’s gear recovery and gear tracking systems. This will involve working collaboratively with management, the development team, and Ashored’s development partners. As an emerging company, there will also be a need to help build our software capability and design methodologies.
Responsibilities
Design, implement and test cross-platform mobile applications for iOS & Android
Work closely with other members of the design team – electronics, mechanical, etc.
Participate in integration and full system test – including testing on the water
Participate in selection of design tools, creation of design processes and practices
Create supporting documentation as needed
Work with management to maintain a clear picture of project status with respect to costs, schedules, etc.
Represent the company effectively while working directly with customers and early adopters
Qualifications
Knowledge and Experience
Experience with mobile application development (required)
Experience with standard development platforms, such React Native, Angular or Flutter (required)
Experience working on an agile development team
Experience with standard interfaces, such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS, would also be an asset
Experience with cloud computing platforms such as Amazon Web Services would also be an asset . . .
Read the full job posting here.
