Position Details:
Industry: Retail Technology / Hardware Engineering
Title: Visiting Faculty & Engineering Program Consultant
Location: North York, ON - Onsite 3 days/week
Duration: Contract - 6 months (40 hours/week)
Bill Rate: $34 - $37/hr
Start Date: Mid-March

Benefits Info:
The Company offers a total rewards package in accordance with all applicable federal, provincial, and local laws and requirements. Benefit eligibility and offerings vary based on role, employment status, and work location.
For contractor positions, benefits are limited to those entitlements and protections required by applicable law, which may include (as applicable) vacation pay, public holidays, leaves of absence, and other legally mandated benefits or payments.

AI use Disclosure:
We may use AI-enabled and/or automated tools to support parts of our recruitment process, including application screening, interview scheduling, and candidate communications. These tools are used to enhance consistency and efficiency. All hiring decisions involve human review and are not based solely on automated processing.

Job Description:
Our retail technology client is looking for a Visiting Faculty & Engineering Program Consultant who will build and mentor a brand-new hardware engineering intern program, providing hands-on guidance in device engineering while establishing long-term best practices.

What You’ll Do:

• Design and run the daily structure for two hardware engineering interns.
• Teach interns how to break open and analyze physical devices (like camera hardware).
• Help them understand components, wiring, and how everything fits together.
• Guide them to create schematics and solve real device problems.
• Document best practices so future interns can follow the same system.

Must-Have Experience:

• 5+ years of real-world hardware/device engineering experience.
• Mechanical Engineering degree.
• Strong hands-on experience with CAD tools (SolidWorks, AutoCAD, etc.).
• Prior experience mentoring or leading junior engineers/interns.
• Comfortable building structure where nothing exists yet.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with camera or imaging hardware.
• Previously built training programs or curricula.
• Worked with universities or academic environments.
• Strong documentation and process-building mindset.