Senior Staff Engineer,Viking Design Transfer Job Oakville area,Ontario Canada,Engineering

About you:

The Senior Staff Engineer, Viking Design Transfer will spearhead the design transfer of a cutting-edge analytical IVD (in vitro diagnostics) instrument. This is a high-impact, on-site leadership role in a fast-paced environment, requiring exceptional technical expertise, cross-functional collaboration, and a proactive mindset. As Senior Staff Engineer, you will guide a multidisciplinary team of engineers from design transfer to manufacturing. You will play a central role in ensuring the technical integrity of the instrument while balancing complex and often competing requirements from software, consumables, product design, and manufacturing stakeholders.

What

you'll do:

Lead and mentor a team of mechanical and electrical engineers in the design transfer of an analytical IVD instrument into procurement and manufacturing.
Own end-to-end responsibility for the hardware design transfer under tight timelines, ensuring manufacturing and operations teams are successful in their timelines to deliver instruments through R&D and NPI.
Drive engineering design release process by convening and enabling design and technical reviews in a timely manner. Discharging this responsibility will require close collaboration with QA, Supply Chain, Instrument and Integration teams.
Engage with supply chain to identify tactical and strategic sourcing issues; then be the glue that connects the design and supply chain teams to deploy creative solutions to maintain product release timeline and quality.
Work in close collaboration with manufacturing, instrument, SW and system integration teams to develop and deploy manufacturing process test methods (in-line and EoL). Identify fixturing needs and develop fixtures for assembly and tests.
Provide engineering guidance to shape the interactions with external laboratories to plan and execute product testing, verification, validation, and certification activities.
Drive proactive risk identification and mitigation, using sound judgment and engineering rigor.
Foster a collaborative and high-performance culture, bringing a hands-on, team-first approach.

What you need:

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Biomedical, or related Engineering discipline.
10+ years of engineering experience with demonstrated success in hardware design for complex instruments or medical devices.
4+ years of direct people management experience in an engineering leadership role.
Strong background in both mechanical and electrical design for product development.
Proven experience managing and delivering projects under tight schedules and shifting priorities.
Deep understanding of product development lifecycle, from concept through design transfer and manufacturing ramp-up.
Experience working with software/firmware teams and an appreciation of embedded systems development.
Familiarity with regulatory and compliance testing, ideally for medical or IVD devices.
Exceptional communication, cross-functional collaboration, and organizational skills.
Must be on-site 5 days a week and thrive in a highly interactive, hands-on environment.

Why Join Us?

Play a key role in keeping our labs and production lines supplied with the right materials at the right time.
You’ll see a direct connection between your work and our ability to build, test, and ship diagnostic products that impact patient care.
You’ll collaborate closely with Supply Chain, Inventory, Manufacturing, and Quality in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment.
As we scale, you’ll have the opportunity to refine shipping and receiving processes, contribute to new workflows, and grow your skills alongside a team that values clarity, ownership, and thoughtful execution.

At Vital Bio, you will:

Play a key role in keeping our labs and production lines supplied with the right materials at the right time.
You’ll see a direct…