One of Canada's Top 10 Research Hospitals, Sunnybrook Research Institute is developing innovations in care for the more than 1.3 million patients the hospital cares for annually.

Sunnybrook Research Institute is the research enterprise of Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, a teaching hospital fully affiliated with the University of Toronto. Research spans three Toronto-based campuses, eight programs and three scientific platforms. Our main aims are to understand and prevent disease, and to develop treatments that enhance and extend life. Our vision is to invent the future of health care. Each year, we conduct about $100 million in research across 500,000 square feet, including in the world’s first Centre for Research in Image-Guided Therapeutics.

The Focused Ultrasound Laboratory at Sunnybrook Research Institute in Toronto, Ontario is looking for a motivated and serious individual to fill the role of Machinist, doing research fabrication support. Focused ultrasound is changing the way that surgery is performed by allowing treatment of tumours and other diseases without ever making an incision. Our group is one of the leading laboratories in the world in the development of highly innovative, leading-edge technology for completely non-invasive image-guided surgery and targeted drug delivery using focused ultrasound. We are involved in a broad spectrum of projects ranging from technology development, modelling of ultrasound-tissue interactions, and evaluation of novel devices and delivery strategies in tissues and animal models. The technology being developed in our group will be used to treat benign or malignant tumours and a variety of neurological disorders non-invasively. Many of these projects are conducted with close collaboration with the medical device industry.

This research lab has a multi-disciplinary team of individuals with backgrounds in physics, engineering, biology, and medicine. The clinical relevance of this work is high, and the pace of research is fast. This is an excellent environment for a motivated individual interested in the field of medical technology and biomedical engineering to gain valuable skills and experience.

General responsibilities will include production fabrication with hardware support and minor hardware design. The position is an excellent opportunity to develop a broad skill set related to biomedical research fabrication.

In accordance with Canadian Employment and Immigration guidelines, applicants must be eligible to work in Canada. Sunnybrook Research Institute is committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). If you require accommodation for disability during any stage of the recruitment process, please indicate this in your cover letter.

Sunnybrook Research Institute is strongly committed to inclusion and diversity within its community and welcomes all applicants including but not limited to: visible minorities, all religions and ethnicities, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ persons, and all others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

Summary of Duties:

Specific responsibilities include:

• Fabrication and design of tools and mechanical devices for use in research and development

• Fabrication and design of production tooling

• Use of manual machining, CNC machining, and Additive Manufacturing technologies for prototypes and short run production

• Streamlining fabrication processes for established hardware

Qualifications:

Required Background:

• Graduate of a 2 or 3 year Mechanical Engineering Technician/Technologist Program
• Production experience in short run and prototyping environment is a benefit
• Familiarity with Rapid Prototyping technologies an asset
• Excellent writing skills, blueprint reading and strong attention to detail
• Apprentices, or willingness to pursue an Apprenticeship of Machinist and Tool and Die trades will be given higher consideration
• Strong manual machining skills, and familiarity with CNC machining - Candidates lacking machining skills will not be considered
• Solidworks and Mastercam proficiency - Solidworks and Mastercam skill sets would be considered an asset