Manufacturing Engineer

Who We Are North Vector Dynamics is a Canadian-owned and controlled defence technology company specializing in precision interception, autonomy, and advanced propulsion. NVD is building a full-spectrum missile capability, from counter-UAS solutions to hypersonics, designed to serve and defend NATO member states and their allies and partners.

About the Role North Vector Dynamics is building next-generation defence systems, and the CM70 is moving from prototype builds to a controlled, repeatable production line in a new Calgary manufacturing facility. We’re looking for a Manufacturing Engineer to design and build the tools, fixtures, equipment, and production methods that let us make our platforms faster, cheaper, and the same way every time.

Reporting to the Head of Manufacturing directly, you’ll join a small, hands-on team and own the hardware side of how we build: jigs and fixtures, gauging and inspection tooling, additive and machined parts, equipment selection and setup, and the design-for-manufacturability (DFM) loop with our Systems Engineering team. You’ll work closely with our Process Engineer, who owns routings, work instructions, and quality data, so that the process on paper and the tooling on the floor are designed together.

Your first big projects will be helping stand up our new manufacturing space, from layout and equipment moves to commissioning and re-validation, and turning prototype build know-how into production-ready tooling as the CM70 design baseline is frozen.

This is a ground-floor role for someone who is technically rigorous, happiest with their hands on the hardware, and energized by building from a clean sheet rather than inheriting a mature line. You’ll work side by side with our technicians and design engineers, along with senior leadership, and your work will define how North Vector Dynamics builds hardware as we scale.

If you want to build the machines that build platforms which will one day support soldiers in the field, save lives, and serve sovereign national interest - this role was written for you.

What You’ll Do Tooling, Fixtures & Equipment

Design, build, and validate assembly jigs, fixtures, gauges, and inspection tooling for the CM70 and future products, so every technician builds and checks the same way, every time.

Specify, source, install, and commission production and test equipment, including additive manufacturing systems, machining, automation, wiring harness, and electronics assembly equipment as we bring more work in-house.

Own our additive manufacturing capability: printer and material selection, print parameters and post-processing, part qualification, and the cost and shelf-life trade-offs that decide what we print versus buy.

Set up calibration and maintenance plans for the tools and equipment you put on the floor, and keep tooling under identification and revision control.

Lead tool control and point-of-use storage: tool check-in and check-out, shadow boards, and workstation layouts that support FOD and ESD control.

Design for Manufacturing & Production Support

Partner with Systems Engineering on DFM and design-for-assembly reviews, BOM and CAD scrubs, tolerance stack-ups, and material and process choices, and feed what we learn on the floor back into the design.

Support the move from prototype to production as the CM70 design is baselined: build readiness, pilot builds, first article inspections, and engineering change cut-ins.

Be the first line of engineering support on the floor: solve build problems in real time, lead root cause analysis on equipment, tooling, and process failures, and drive corrective actions through to closure.

Identify the constraints that limit how many units we can build per cycle (method, machine, material, and manpower) and engineer them out through better tooling, automation, and flow.

Work with Supply Chain on make-versus-buy decisions, supplier technical questions, and qualification of machined, printed, and electronic parts from new and second-source suppliers.

New Facility & Continuous Improvement

Help plan and execute the layout of our new manufacturing space: equipment placement, material flow, utilities, workstation design, and controlled areas for quarantine, calibrated tools, and controlled storage.

Lead equipment moves, commissioning, and re-validation so production restarts at the new site with minimal downtime.

Track cycle time, yield, scrap, and equipment uptime, and lead kaizen, 5S, and line-balancing efforts as volumes increase.

Support our MES and ERP rollouts with tooling, equipment, and station data, and help build processes that meet AS9100 and Controlled Goods Program requirements.

Step into whatever the mission demands: this is a startup, no two weeks will look the same

What You Bring Require