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Who We Are Velocity Bolting designs engineered products that solve the most complex bolting problems in the world. Our patented Velocity Washer technology is used globally by the largest industrial players, helping them work more safely, efficiently, and reliably in demanding environments. We're in the process of launching our next product. We have lots of gritty startup energy, but we're past the ?idea stage.? We have real product?market fit, customers around the world, and growing traction across multiple industries. Our work sits at the intersection of engineering, manufacturing, and real-world industrial application - where problems are hard, constraints are real, and solutions actually matter. As we grow, we're focused on building a team that: Works collaboratively to solve complex problems. Cares about building a sustainable, long-term business. Takes pride in doing high-quality work. And genuinely enjoys working together along the way. This is not a grind-for-the-sake-of-grinding culture. We believe in working hard on meaningful problems, supporting each other, and building something we're proud of together. The Mission Accelerate new product development by owning the execution of our engineering and lab work. Model it, build it, test it, document it - so that design iteration is never waiting on capacity, and so the people designing new products get real data back fast enough to act on it. tl;dr - You are a hands-on mechanical engineer who can take a concept from CAD to a test stand and tell us what actually happened. Why Now We're bringing multiple novel products to market over the next twelve months, and we're designing and building a new R&D lab to support them. You're joining early enough to shape how that lab works - the test stands, the fixtures, the methods, the way data gets captured - rather than inheriting someone else's setup. The first physical test platform is yours to design and build. What Success Looks Like: This role is measured against a hiring scorecard with specific, agreed targets. These are the outcomes - how you hit them is up to you. Directionally, in your first 12 months you would: Design and build a physical test platform for validating product performance - the rig and fixturing itself, not just the data and simulation side. Experimentally validate our hydraulic design model by testing prototypes to failure on that stand. Experimentally determine K-values for a novel product. Establish and run the lab's inbound and outbound process for prototypes, parts, and samples. Produce fully parameterized models and manufacturing drawings for a novel product and a Velocity Washer design revision. Assess and optimize a novel product and all Velocity Washer variants using design automation. Proactively pick up the engineering and lab work that frees the rest of the team to build new tools and models faster. You'll see the full scorecard with exact numbers and dates during the interview process. We want you to know what you'll be measured against before you accept any offer. This needs to be a good fit both ways. What You'll Own: Design & Analysis: Fully parameterized SolidWorks models and manufacturing drawings, with GD&T and tolerancing that hold up at the supplier. Simulation work, and the validation that tells us whether the model was right. Design automation - building the tooling that lets us evaluate a family of variants instead of one part at a time. Analysis a Location Burnaby , BC Work location On site Salary $ 80,000 to $ 88,000 YEAR annually Terms of employment Full time Starts as soon as possible vacancies 1 vacancy Source Talent.com #633719161506831814 Various locations Burnaby, BC
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That number is real. WorkMundi's database shows 144,883 open engineer roles across the world. India has the most with 31,687 jobs, followed by the United States with 30,084. If you just finished reading one job ad and felt paralyzed by choice, you're not alone—but this scale is actually an advantage. It means you can afford to be selective.
Start by geography and language. The majority of engineer ads—117,837 of them—have the job posting text written in English. Use that as one filter, but remember: the ad text language tells you nothing about whether the role actually requires you to speak English day-to-day. Read the job description carefully. Then check which countries have the volume you're targeting. Singapore, Poland, and Australia round out the top five after India and the US.
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When you interview, expect the question every engineer hears: 'Tell me about a time you had to debug a problem that wasn't in your job description.' Have a specific story ready—not a general one. Name the tools, the deadline pressure, and what you learned. Hiring managers listen for whether you see problem-solving as part of the role itself, not a favour.