Co-op Test Engineering - Mechanical

• Pay or shift range: $23.50 CAD to $27.50 CAD The estimated range is the budgeted amount for this position. Final offers are based on various factors, including skill set, experience, location, qualifications and other job-related reasons.

Our Marine organization is a trusted provider of innovative solutions for the worldwide boating and boat building industry, and we recently expanded our scope to lead the boating industry into an electrified future. Dometic has won numerous NMMA Innovation Awards over the years, and we are always striving for new ways to make boating easier, safer, and more enjoyable.

We are on a journey of continuous growth – now looking for our next star – a passionate Co-op Test Engineering - Mechanical
. This position reports to Test Engineering Manager and will work in Vancouver, B.C.

** Please note that this position is open to current students enrolled in a Canadian accredited university and co-op program.

Dometic Marine’s headquarters are in Vancouver, British Columbia in Canada. The facility develops and manufactures hydraulic, electronic, and combustion-based products.

As Co-op Test Engineering - Mechanical on the Vancouver team, you will be involved in a wide variety of tasks supporting administrative, engineering, and technical staff throughout the facility.

• Prepare test samples
• Conduct and document multiple tests simultaneously
• Ensure continuous operation of test benches, and assist in maintaining or modifying as required
• Perform troubleshooting and root cause analysis on test samples and equipment
• Complete preliminary data analysis
• Prepare reports on completed and in-progress testing
• Assist in the selection, installation, and integration of sensors (pressure, force, strain, displacement, etc.)
• Provide recommendations to improve product testing (processes, methods, analysis, etc)
• Research and design concept solutions

Here is what our previous students have told us as to why they liked their co-op terms:

• Lots of hands-on opportunities: build prototypes or equipment; test products and components; analyze product performance; disassemble, inspect, and analyze tested components; design and optimize assembly processes and equipment; analyze machining data and develop mechanical and software tools to optimize production
• Wide variety of tasks – usually 2-3 projects on the go at a time
• Great supervision and mentorship but also get to work independently
• Supportive engineering and technical staff throughout the facility
• Great comradery among the co-op students’ cohorts, as well as, within the engineers
• Often opportunities to do some of the following: design components or equipment with CREO; work with hydraulic and pneumatic systems; use high precision measurement equipment; program PLCs; analyze product performance using data acquisition equipment
• Experience in mechanical/electrical/software blend for both product design, and manufacturing & machining equipment designing along with its processes
• Exposure to both worlds of product development and manufacturing processes since we do it all in one facility!

You are offered an interesting role in a dynamic, fast paced and global environment with great opportunities to grow, evolve with the company and take on new challenges.

• Statutory Holidays
• Free on-site parking
• Company events
• Opportunities to make an impact

• Must be enrolled in an Engineering program at an accredited university
• Strong hands-on experience and mechanical aptitude
• Experience with hand tools and/or shop machinery
• Solid problem solving and decision-making abilities
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• Well-developed organizational skills with the ability to manage a variety of tasks
• Profess…