Job Description

Engineering Design Release Coordinator

Department: Engineering

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Oakville, Ontario HQ

Reporting To: Akhil Rajagopal Kozhipuram

Compensation: $80,000 - $95,000 / year

About You:


You are a detail-oriented engineer or technical professional who enjoys bringing structure to design changes and supplier transfer projects. You like working across engineering, quality, and suppliers to make sure drawings, specifications, BOMs, and verification activities are complete, accurate, and ready for release. You are comfortable managing multiple change requests at once, asking the right questions, and keeping projects moving in a highly collaborative, regulated environment.

What you'll do:

• Manage and execute Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) and Engineering Change Orders (ECOs).
• Collaborate effectively within engineering and cross-functional teams.
• Pull together design packages including drawings, specifications, and Bill of Material (BOM)
• Liaise between all stakeholders for the ECO to ensure all documentation is reviewed in a timely manner.
• Ensure implementation plans for the ECO are executed and the repositories of documents are kept up-to-date with the latest released information.
• Work with suppliers to understand requirements and answer technical questions
• Drive design changes (ECOs) to add alternate supplier or change the approved supplier
• Drive verification of transferred items and First Article Inspections (FAIRs)
• Partner with Modality engineers to understand scope and impact of the transfer

What you'll need:

• Background in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering (mix of Mechanical& Electrical Engineers ideal).
• Solid understanding of Medical Device Quality Management System (QMS) processes, with hands-on experience.
• Proven experience managing end-to-end design change projects.
• Electrical Engineering background, preferably with medical device knowledge
• Design Change experience (Inputs, Requirements, Verification, Transfer)
• Ability to read and interpret engineering specifications, drawings, and BOMs

Bonus points for

• Experience driving ECR/ECO workflows in a regulated environment.
• Familiarity with supplier qualification, FAIRs, and design transfer activities.
• Experience supporting cross-functional product development or operations teams.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced environment where priorities can shift quickly.
• An appreciation for puns and a collaborative team culture.

Why Join Us?

At Vital Bio, you will:

• Help move critical design changes and supplier transfers forward in support of next-generation diagnostics.
• You’ll work closely with engineering, quality, and suppliers on projects that directly impact product readiness, compliance, and scalability.
• This role offers the opportunity to build depth in design release and change management while contributing to a fast-moving team that values ownership, clarity, and collaboration.

Compensation will be determined based on the individual’s demonstrated experience, education, training, relevant certifications or licensure, and other applicable business and organizational factors.

This role is a current, onsite vacancy.