Founding Hardware Engineer

MicroAlchemy; Southwestern Ontario; Presencial; CAD 80.000 - 115.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

MicroAlchemy is seeking a Founding Hardware Engineer to help build and operate the physical systems behind our process and prototyping stack. This role is hands-on, requiring comfort with equipment, materials, and real-world constraints, and involves moving between design, fabrication, assembly, troubleshooting, and safe lab execution.

You will work on hardware systems for fabrication and process development, plus lab setup, modification, and maintenance, prototyping fixtures, and implementing

Formación

• Strong hands-on hardware engineering ability and comfort working directly with tools, equipment, and physical systems.
• Experience with hazardous materials or safety-sensitive lab/manufacturing environments.
• Experience with manufacturing methods including 3D printing, CNC machining, or sintering.
• Ability to design, build, debug, and improve hardware systems under practical budget, tooling, and schedule constraints.
• Willingness to work across multiple disciplines in an early-stage environment.

Responsabilidades

• hardware systems for fabrication and process development
• lab and equipment setup, modification, and maintenance
• prototyping and fixture design for internal engineering workflows
• manufacturing methods for fast iteration and constrained builds
• practical engineering work that bridges process, mechanical, and electronics needs

Conocimientos

Hands-on hardware

Hazardous materials safety

3D printing

CNC machining

Sintering

Lab equipment setup

Descripción del empleo

Role description

We are hiring a Founding Hardware Engineer to help build and operate the physical systems behind our process and prototyping stack.

This is a hands-on engineering role for someone comfortable working close to equipment, materials, manufacturing methods, and real-world constraints. You should be able to move between design, fabrication, assembly, troubleshooting, and safe lab execution.

What you will work on

• hardware systems for fabrication and process development
• lab and equipment setup, modification, and maintenance
• prototyping and fixture design for internal engineering workflows
• manufacturing methods for fast iteration and constrained builds
• practical engineering work that bridges process, mechanical, and electronics needs

Ideal background

We are especially interested in candidates with experience in several of the following:

• handling or working around hazardous materials
• cleanroom work or process-oriented lab environments
• manufacturing methods such as 3D printing, CNC machining, or sintering
• systems involving high-pressure gases
• working safely with acids, bases, and other chemically sensitive processes
• equipment troubleshooting, modification, and buildout
• resource-constrained hardware projects where speed and practicality matter

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on hardware engineering ability and comfort working directly with tools, equipment, and physical systems
• Experience with hazardous materials or safety-sensitive lab/manufacturing environments
• Experience with manufacturing and fabrication methods including at least some of: 3D printing, CNC manufacturing, sintering, gas handling, or wet chemistry processes
• Ability to design, build, debug, and improve hardware systems under practical budget, tooling, and schedule constraints
• Willingness to work across multiple disciplines in an early-stage environment

Helpful experience

• cleanroom experience
• electronics prototyping experience such as PCB design, breadboarding, instrumentation, or embedded bring-up
• semiconductor, materials, or advanced manufacturing exposure
• experience building tooling, fixtures, enclosures, or custom process hardware