Ballard's Unit Cell Engineering Team requires a Product Development Engineer. This position is responsible for supporting, and eventually having design ownership, for unit cell assigned to a fuel cell product. This individual should have entry-level skills for understanding general product development method's, understand materials and their processes, perform critical component selection that are based on thoughtful trade studies, and prototyping design attributes, when needed, to support validation for meeting specific requirements. Some knowledge of engineering process tools including DFMEA, robustness, lean design, design verification methods, perform trade studies, and design sensitivity studies are helpful. The individual must also be capable for being personally involved with corrective action and failure investigation.

Key Responsibilities:

·          Support and eventual ownership of specifications for unit cell designs including design documentations, document control, change management and failure investigations.

·          Active with analysis methods to support unit cell design concept development and sensitivity studies.

·          Support failure analysis using diagnostic tools and analysis models and investigation techniques such as 8D processes.

·          Support and capable with provide design parameters used to specify MEA and plate designs (example include TPP, IPP, D/D0, channel ratios, flow sharing, etc.)

·          Determine tolerance controls and establishing design limits using measurement tools or analysis techniques, process ranges, etc to assist with design optimizing and matched process capability.

·          Provide unit cell engineers with ability to leverage modeling tools to advance their conceptual design with considerations for alternative design solutions.

·          Clever with prototype methods and adaptable with building ex-situ and in situ tools to conduct experiments to support validation of design concepts

·          Use analysis methods for assessing structural, thermal and fluid flow behaviour in unit cell designs, and prototype hardware.

·          Able to interpret test data and provide valid interpretation of their results to summarize clear objectives.

·          Able to work to time schedule and commitments for deliverables. Must be willing to determine scope of work and plan effectively toward those commitments.

Qualifications:

·          Bachelor's of Science degree in Applied Science or Engineering with at least 2 years of related experience

·          Working knowledge on flow mechanics, thermal, electrical and strength of materials

·          Familiar with design process tools such as design verification and DFMEA's methods

·          Comfortable with drawings and design standards

·          Working knowledge of analysis tools and methods used for model development, application and verification

Ballard values diversity in the workplace and is committed to Employment Equity. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates.