Senior Hardware Systems Engineer

You are an experienced, hands-on mechanical engineer who thrives on owning a subsystem end-to-end rather than checking off assigned tasks. You're comfortable being the technical interface with contract manufacturers, running root-cause investigations, and coordinating across Mechanical, Electrical, Optical, Firmware, Software, Manufacturing Engineering, Design Transfer, and Quality to get a product through verification and into manufacturing. You take full ownership and accountability for your subsystem's performance, manufacturability, reliability, and cost throughout its lifecycle, and you proactively flag risks before they become schedule problems.

Key Responsibilities
What you'll do:

Serve as the primary engineering interface with contract manufacturers building your assigned hardware modules

Resolve technical issues affecting production, assembly, calibration, and testing

Support manufacturing builds by investigating failures, coordinating corrective actions, and driving issues to closure

Own technical communication with suppliers during production and integration activities

Own the technical success of your assigned hardware subsystem, tracking performance from manufacturing through system integration and verification

Coordinate issue resolution across Mechanical, Electrical, Optical, Firmware, Software, Manufacturing Engineering, Design Transfer, and Quality

Drive root-cause investigations and corrective actions

Support integration of hardware modules into the complete instrument, investigating integration issues and coordinating multidisciplinary solutions

Support verification activities including V&V testing, design verification, manufacturing validation, and reliability testing

Ensure subsystem readiness for major development milestones

Identify and execute opportunities to improve cost (COGS), BOM optimization, reliability, manufacturability, serviceability, and assembly efficiency

Execute engineering change orders and design updates, owning continuous improvement of your subsystem throughout development

Develop and modify mechanical designs using CAD, producing engineering documentation and release packages

Support tolerance analysis, DFM/DFA, and prototype evaluations

Skills, Knowledge And Expertise
What you'll need:

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent experience

5-10 years of product development experience

Strong CAD skills, Solid Works preferred

Experience working directly with contract manufacturers

Experience supporting products through manufacturing builds

Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills

Comfortable coordinating across multiple engineering disciplines

Excellent communication and organizational skills

Experience in regulated industries, medical devices preferred

Compensation:
$105,000 - $140,000 / year

Benefits
Vital is revolutionizing point-of-care diagnostics with our Vital One platform, delivering real-time care wherever patients are. Our mission is to democratize health technology, making healthcare more accessible and proactive.

Our global team of experts spans chemistry, software, engineering, and microfluidics. We thrive on change, operate on trust, and value diverse perspectives. Our growth-minded culture empowers front-line decision-making and fosters impactful work.

We seek tenacious, bold individuals ready to transform healthcare. At Vital, your talent will make a difference as we work to ensure everyone has access to care when and where they need it.

Vital Biosciences Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity in the workplace. We are therefore happy to accommodate any individual needs in keeping with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. If you require accommodation in order to participate in our hiring process, please contact us to make your needs known in advance

As part of our recruitment process, we may use automated or AI-supported tools to assist with application review and screening. These tools are used to support, not replace, human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are always made by our hiring team.

About Vital Bio
Vital is revolutionizing point-of-care diagnostics with our Vital One platform, delivering real-time care wherever patients are. Our mission is to democratize health technology, making healthcare more accessible and proactive.

Our global team of experts spans chemistry, software, engineering, and microfluidics. We thrive on change, operate on trust, and value diverse perspectives. Our growth-minded culture empowers front-line decision-making and fosters impactful work.

We seek tenacious, bold individuals ready to transform healthcare. At Vital, your talent will make a difference as we work to ensure everyone has access to care when and where they need it.

Vital Biosciences Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity in the workplace. We are therefore happy to accommodate any individual needs in keeping with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for…