Epocal Career Opportunities

The Senior Mechanical Engineer, will assume the primary role in leading the development of product and automated manufacturing equipment providing leadership to a talented multi-disciplinary team of contributors.

The Senior Mechanical Engineer will be directly involved in and provide leadership to the design and development of complex mechanical devices.

Major Activities:

• Project management of multi task work assignments in collaboration with senior management to achieve strategic business goals.
  
• Ensure a fast prototyping cycle so new designs can be efficiently evaluated.
• Proactively identify and resolve technical and non-technical issues
• Turn data into knowledge and decisions by relying on a strong working knowledge of statistics.
•  As some resources are shared, and negotiation of priorities with parallel projects is likely, a collaborative nature is required:
      i. Apply judgment to prioritize efforts and resolve issues in a timely fashion.
      ii. Collaborate with cross functional teams to transfer new products to manufacturing or resolve product quality issues.
• Work according to established company policies and regulatory requirements.

Requirements:

• Demonstrate ability to perform well in very dynamic work environment and provide leadership role to other members of the work team. It is essential to grasp the multi-disciplinary nature of Epocal’s products, processes and activities and develop good understanding of requirements related to the products and production equipment.
• Understand how the chemistry in the devices work.
• Understand the manufacturing processes.
• Use this knowledge to get to root cause and propose new designs and solutions.
• Continuously evaluate new technological solutions.
• Degree in Mechanical Engineering supported with minimum of 15 years of related work experience.
• Experience in design and development of high speed automated production equipment.
• Proven record of project management.
• Knowledge of computer aided design tools (preferably SolidWorks)
• Familiarity with PLC programs and image processing systems.
• Familiarity with Quality Management System.
• Demonstrate expertise and strength in automation .
• Experience in technology deployment into manufacturing and post-transfer support.
• Ability to quickly assess and diagnose complex automation problems and implement effective solutions.
• Ability to manage rapid change in processes and equipment.
• Effective communication and organizational skills and must be able to prepare competent documentation.
• High level of analytical skills related to design of electro/mechanical devices.

The Accounting Analyst is responsible for the general ledger, including accounts receivable, sales tax, warranty reserve, account reconciliations, and financial analysis.

Major Activities:

• Prepares weekly accounts receivable, including receivable inquiry and cash application.
• Performs sales tax assessments.
• Performs customer credit checks.
• Prepares monthly, quarterly, and annual journal entries to general ledger.
• Completes monthly financial and variance analysis.
• Assists with year-end audit and tax reporting.
• May be asked to complete ad-hoc analysis, including forecasting, cost analysis etc.
• Frequent interaction with customer service, tax team, banking institutions.
• Repetitive and tedious data entry tasks.
• High level of accuracy is essential
• Ability to juggle and prioritize multiple tasks
• Ability to work independently and solve problems

Requirements:

• Applies knowledge of business, accounting, and financial principles.
• Analyzes and prepares business cases, budgets, reports, forecasts, and variances.
• Ability to manage and operate on-line (lockbox) banking software.
• Advises functional management on financial issues.
• Applies learned skills and knowledge to structured and routine tasks.
• Focus on learning and practicing by doing.
• Makes decisions in consultation with others.
• Works under close supervision and receives regular guidance from others.
• Progress and output is regularly reviewed, and feedback is provided to support training.
• University degree in accounting or finance.
• 0-2 years relevant experience.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Computer literate including MS Office (i.e., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Acrobat, etc.)
• Honesty and integrity.
• Positive, can-do attitude.
• Energetic, dedicated, self-motivated individual.
• Willingness to learn and grow with small company.
• Logical, meticulous, and organized.
• Effective oral and written communications skills.
• Adaptable and willing to take on new tasks and responsibilities.

The Process Engineer (Card Manufacturing) is responsible to ensure reliable and efficient test card manufacturing operation.

Major Activities:

• Troubleshooting of card manufacturing process, equipment, and procedural issues to minimize downtime.
• Monitoring and reporting of manufacturing-related data and improvement of data collection procedures.
• Coordination and evaluation of process, equipment, and component validations and verifications.
• Supervision of assembly operators, including assignment of their day-to-day tasks.
• Continuous improvement of manufacturing processes and procedures.
• Generation and modification of manufacturing documentation.
• Enforcement of Good Manufacturing Practices.
• Breadth of required technical understanding: from detailed chemical reactions to mechanical engineering.
• Dynamic “start-up” environment with extremely short decision-making hierarchy and cross-functional interdependence.
• Shiftwork, including overnight shifts.

Requirements:

• Previous positions in a manufacturing company, with demonstrated experience in process sustaining and continuous improvement practices.
• Understanding and facility with statistical methods related to product or process validation, gained through both theory and practice.
• Familiarity with manufacturing operations in regulated industries would be an asset.
• Honest, open manner of work.
• Positive, “can do” attitude toward challenging problems.
• Focus on learning and practicing by doing.
• Ability to shut out distractions and focus on priorities.
• Good communicator.
• Requires minimal supervision to achieve goals.

The Chemical Preparation Technician is responsible for the preparation of sensor print mixes, stock solutions, or other chemical mixtures.

Major Activities:

• Accurate and timely preparation of chemical mixes for sensor and test card assembly processes.
• Interact with card assembly personnel to ensure adequate supply of chemical mixtures throughout a shift. Follow written procedures for each mixture, and maintain appropriate records for each activity.
• Carry out routine maintenance and basic troubleshooting of chemprep lab equipment, and record these activities in maintenance logs.
• Maintain chemprep room cleanliness and organization.
• Track inventory of chemprep lab supplies and initiate orders when necessary.
• Participate in chemprep process and equipment improvement efforts when necessary.
• Cross training with other areas of card manufacturing may be required in the future.
• Routine nature of chemical preparations.
• Despite routine nature, attention to detail is still required.
• Shiftwork, including overnight shifts.

Requirements:

• chemical lab experience is required.
• Proven ability to work effectively in a team environment while satisfying personal responsibilities
• Demonstration of successful on-the-job training
• Experience in a regulated industry is an asset.
• Honesty and Integrity.
• Satisfaction derived from solid completion of tasks.
• Insistence on clearly defined goals for work.
• Ready to speak up about concerns.
• Requires minimal supervision to achieve goals.

Design, development and document software for Epocal’s in-house and product software applications (primarily .NET environment).

Major Activities:

• Design, develop, implement and document application software for Epocal’s PC / Pocket PC based diagnostic testing products.
• Uses applicable technologies that include: C#, .NET, T-SQL, Windows Form, OO, SQL Server 2003, 2005 database.
• Mature knowledge in developing software applications in multi-threading, windows based networked environments and in utilizing network communications protocols. [Typically not as advanced for less senior positions].
• Full autonomy and accountability for project’s deliverables. [Typically not as advanced for less senior positions].
• Project manages at least medium scaled projects, responsible for technical aspects and co-ordination of varied Epocal and outside interfaces. [Typically not as advanced for less senior positions].
• Provide guidance to less experienced staff. [Typically not as advanced for less senior positions].
• Work outputs can be trusted as accurate and sound without detailed review. [Typically not as advanced for less senior positions].
• Recommends and develops software architecture and high level design. [Typically not as advanced for less senior positions].
• Requires a degree of independent requirements analysis and liaison with internal and external sources.
• FDA/GMP/ISO - highly regulated operating environment.

Requirements:

• Bachelors’ degree in software related engineering or related discipline, 1-5 years related experience.
• Mature software engineering skills with knowledge of multiple technologies. [Typically not as advanced for less senior positions].
• Well organized work habits.
• Good analytical skills.
• Good people skills.