Responsable technique fondateur Deep-Tech : Systèmes de contrôle actif d'écoulement

À propos de TandemLaunch

TandemLaunch est un constructeur d'entreprises deep-tech canadien qui transforme les recherches universitaires révolutionnaires en startups évolutives. Nous fournissons aux fondateurs du capital de pré-amorçage, un accès à des installations de pointe, ainsi qu'un réseau de mentors, de partenaires industriels et d'investisseurs. Notre mission est de créer des entreprises qui redéfinissent les industries en tirant parti de matériaux disruptifs, de matériel informatique et d'innovations en IA.

Notre prochaine entreprise commercialisera une plateforme révolutionnaire dans le domaine de la technologie des surfaces adaptatives : des surfaces conçues pour moduler activement le comportement des écoulements afin d'améliorer les performances aérodynamiques et hydrodynamiques dans un large éventail d'applications.

À propos de l'opportunité

Nous recherchons un entrepreneur technique fondateur pour diriger une startup dans le domaine de la modulation active des surfaces pour le contrôle des écoulements. En influençant dynamiquement la couche limite, ces technologies peuvent réduire la traînée, prévenir le décollement de l'écoulement, améliorer la portance et accroître l'efficacité des systèmes interagissant avec les fluides. Les applications potentielles couvrent les avions commerciaux et militaires, les drones (UAV), les éoliennes et turbines à réaction, les navires, les systèmes de propulsion marine et les véhicules spatiaux.

En tant que leader fondateur, vous identifierez les points d'entrée commerciaux à plus forte valeur ajoutée, développerez des systèmes prototypes et orienterez la feuille de route technique, de la preuve de concept jusqu'aux solutions déployables et industrialisables.

Vos responsabilités

• Développer et perfectionner des systèmes prototypes démontrant le contrôle actif d'écoulement sur des géométries pertinentes (par exemple, profils aérodynamiques, pales de turbine, surfaces de coque, diffuseurs).
• Traduire les concepts d'actionnement de surface à l'échelle du laboratoire en procédés évolutifs et industrialisables, adaptés aux environnements aérospatiaux et marins.
• Mener une découverte client précoce afin d'identifier les points de douleur urgents en matière de performance et d'efficacité dans les marchés cibles (équipementiers aéronautiques, énergie éolienne, défense navale, fabricants de drones, etc.).
• Collaborer avec l'équipe d'investissement de TandemLaunch pour élaborer la stratégie de mise en marché, valider les parcours réglementaires et de certification, et sécuriser les premiers clients ou partenaires pilotes.
• Recruter et diriger une équipe technique fondatrice composée de spécialistes en dynamique des fluides, d'ingénieurs en contrôle et d'experts en systèmes électromécaniques.

Profil recherché

• Expertise technique approfondie en mécanique des fluides, aérodynamique ou hydrodynamique, avec une expérience pratique du comportement de la couche limite et du contrôle des écoulements.
  • Doctorat ou maîtrise en génie aérospatial, génie mécanique, physique appliquée, génie électrique, mécanique appliquée ou domaines similaires.
• Connaissance des technologies de surface actives ou passives, telles que les actionneurs intelligents, les structures morphologiques ou la texturation de surface, ainsi que de leur effet sur la dynamique des écoulements.
• Expérience avec des outils expérimentaux ou computationnels : essais en soufflerie ou en bassin hydrodynamique, CFD, dynamique structurelle ou intégration de systèmes électromécaniques.
• Antécédents en recherche appliquée ou en développement de produits dans les systèmes aérospatiaux, les turbomachines, l'ingénierie navale ou des domaines connexes.
• Esprit entrepreneurial : stimulé par l'incertitude, motivé à agir rapidement et désireux de bâtir une entreprise à partir de zéro.
• Solides compétences en communication, capable d'interagir avec des experts techniques, des clients et des investisseurs.
• (Optionnel mais apprécié) Expérience antérieure en startup, en recherche translationnelle ou dans l'industrie de la défense ou de l'aérospatiale.

Notre offre

• 600 000 $ en financement de pré-amorçage et un soutien opérationnel concret pour lancer votre entreprise.
• Accès à des installations de pointe pour le prototypage de surfaces, les essais d'écoulement et l'intégration de systèmes.
• Un réseau soigneusement sélectionné de partenaires industriels dans l'aérospatiale, l'énergie éolienne et les systèmes de défense avancés.
• Une collaboration avec notre équipe d'investissement pour le développement client, la levée de fonds et la constitution d'équipe.
• Un ensemble de rémunération compétitif pour les fondateurs, incluant une participation significative au capital et un soutien sous forme d'allocation.

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Deep-Tech Founding Technical Lead: Active Flow Control Systems

About TandemLaunch

TandemLaunch is a Canadian deep-tech venture builder that transforms breakthrough university research into scalable startups. We provide founders with pre-seed capital, access to cutting-edge facilities, and a network of mentors, industry partners, and investors. Our mission is to create companies that redefine industries by leveraging disruptive materials, hardware, and AI innovations.

Our next venture will commercialize a breakthrough platform in adaptive surface technology: engineered surfaces capable of actively modulating flow behavior to improve aerodynamic and hydrodynamic performance across a wide range of applications.

About the Opportunity

We are seeking a Founding Technical Entrepreneur to lead a startup in the space of active surface modulation for flow control. By dynamically influencing the boundary layer, these technologies can reduce drag, prevent flow separation, enhance lift, and improve the efficiency of fluid-interacting systems. Potential applications span commercial and military aircraft, UAVs, wind and jet turbines, naval vessels, marine propulsion systems, and spacecraft.

As the founding leader, you will identify the highest-value commercial entry points, develop prototype systems, and guide the technical roadmap from proof-of-concept to deployable, manufacturable solutions.

What You'll Do

• Develop and refine prototype systems demonstrating active flow control on relevant geometries (e.g., airfoils, turbine blades, hull surfaces, diffusers).
• Translate lab-scale surface actuation concepts into scalable, manufacturable processes suitable for aerospace and marine-grade environments.
• Conduct early customer discovery to identify urgent performance and efficiency pain points in target markets (aviation OEMs, wind energy, naval defense, UAV manufacturers, etc.).
• Collaborate with TandemLaunch's venture team to shape go-to-market strategy, validate regulatory and certification pathways, and secure early adopters or pilot partners.
• Recruit and lead a founding technical team of fluid dynamitists, controls engineers, and electromechanical systems specialists.

What We're Looking For

• Deep technical expertise in fluid mechanics, aerodynamics, or hydrodynamics, with hands-on experience in boundary layer behavior and flow control.
• PhD or master’s in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Applied Physics, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Mechanics or similar fields.
• Familiarity with active or passive surface technologies, such as smart actuators, morphing structures, or surface texturing and their effect on flow dynamics.
• Experience with experimental or computational tools: wind tunnel or water tunnel testing, CFD, structural dynamics, or electromechanical system integration.
• A track record of applied research or product development in aerospace systems, turbomachinery, naval engineering, or related fields.
• Entrepreneurial mindset: excited by uncertainty, motivated to move fast, and eager to build a company from scratch.
• Strong communication skills, capable of engaging with technical experts, customers, and investors.
• (Optional but valuable) Prior startup, translational research, or defense/aerospace industry experience.

We Offer

• $600k in pre-seed funding and hands-on operational support to launch your company.
• Access to state-of-the-art facilities for surface prototyping, flow testing, and system integration.
• A curated network of industry partners in aerospace, wind energy, and advanced defense systems.
• Collaboration with our venture team for customer development, fundraising, and team building.
• A competitive founder compensation package, including significant equity and stipend support.

Summary: We are seeking an experienced Associate Product Lifecycle Management professional to oversee end-to-end product lifecycle activities, ensuring seamless transitions and efficient execution with minimal inventory impact. This role involves leading new product launches, orchestrating cross-functional teams, and driving product optimization initiatives and reports to the Product Lifecycle Manager.

Responsibilities:

• Manage end-to-end product lifecycle activities including renovations, transitions, and delistings.
• Ensure changes are executed efficiently while minimizing write-offs, obsolescence, and excess inventory.
• Lead multiple new product launch projects post-approval, ensuring alignment to the approved business case in partnership with finance.
• Coordinate cross-functional execution to ensure launches are delivered on time, in full, and without aged or stranded inventory.
• Track launch readiness, risks, and post-launch performance.
• Act as the single source of truth for product lifecycle plans, timelines, and decisions.
• Align cross-functional teams around one integrated product plan, reducing confusion and duplication.
• Proactively identify technical, operational, or supply chain risks related to launches, renovations, or delistings.
• Drive mitigation plans in collaboration with relevant functional teams to protect service, cost, and inventory outcomes.

Required Skills:

• Experience in product lifecycle management within CPG or Manufacturing environments.
• Strong understanding of product launches and cross-functional execution.
• Comfortable managing multiple projects simultaneously with competing priorities.
• Collaborates: Builds strong relationships and works effectively across functions to achieve shared objectives.
• Product Lifecycle & Change Management: Strong understanding of launch, transition, and delisting processes.
• Cross-Functional Coordination: Ability to manage complex interdependencies across Supply Chain, Operations, and Commercial teams.
• Analytical Thinking: Uses data to identify risks, trade-offs, and optimization opportunities.
• Execution Excellence: Delivers against timelines and business cases in a fast-moving environment.
• Problem Solving & Risk Management: Anticipates issues and drives practical mitigation actions.
• Project Management: strong project management and administration skills

Position Summary/Objective:

The position ensures successful continues improvement of Riverside’s Food Safety and Quality Assurance System by providing leadership through strong knowledge and experience of managing food safety and quality incidents, conducting root cause analysis, risk assessment, CAPA program and meeting the food safety and quality targets. You will be responsible for initiatives to enhance the food safety and quality performance of products and processes within Riverside Natural Food Ltd. They are PASSIONATE about Riverside’s values and purpose, solving problems, food safety, quality (delighting our consumers) and always lead with a continuous improvement mindset.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate and uphold Riverside Natural Food’s core values
• Manage (lead investigations, root cause analysis -RCA, collect or identify data that needs to be collected, etc.) food safety and Quality Incidents including consumer and customer complaints, product holds, internal non-conformances to ensure product safety and quality
• Take the OWNERSHIP on leading investigation and root cause analysis to identify possible issues affecting food safety and quality of the products and processes, place necessary products on hold in SAP systems
• Review and analyze data from food safety records and quality verification checks to identify trends and areas for improvement and implement corrective action
• Lead cross-functional teams in identifying opportunities for food safety and quality improvement by addressing root cause of issues, writing incident reports, and ensuring comprehensive action plans are implemented and completed to prevent future issues
• TEAMWORK and work closely with Production, Sanitation, Maintenance, Engineering, Facility, R&D and other relevant departments to implement and sustain food safety and quality improvement initiatives
• Ensure consistent execution of current Food Safety and Quality Management Programs, internal procedures and compliance with BRC requirements
• Establish, develop, implement and monitor food safety and quality improvement strategies, plans and KPIs aligned with organizational goals. Communicate and report improvement, progress and results to stakeholders to measure success
• Use statistical methods, data analysis and sampling plans to track and monitor product and process performances and capabilities affecting safety and quality and reduce defects and minimize inconsistencies. Identify upper and lower specifications limits to build run charts to monitor CTQs and CTPs. Understand the process to create and implement control charts for existing and new products working with R&D and production team.
• Develop, update, and implement improvement policies and procedures and Food safety and quality plan
• Identify training opportunities, train the trainer and ensure employees are trained in food safety and quality improvement methodologies and tools such as root cause and hazard analysis, risk assessment, corrective and preventive action development.
• Promote a culture of excellence and improvement awareness across the organization
• Develop innovative solutions to food safety and quality related issues and provide improvement reports on the status improvement projects to senior leadership.
• Comfortability working different shifts, when needed. 
• Keeps the work atmosphere FUN by keeping it light and welcoming
• Be a Riverside Brand Ambassador: Stay relentlessly close to our consumers and represent the brand in every interaction, decision, and deliverable. Bring the consumer voice into your work by protecting product quality, availability, and experience, acting early when standards slip, and delivering consistent value that earns trust, advocacy, and long-term brand love.
• Other duties, as assigned to support the execution of FSQA programs.

Reporting Relationship:

Reports directly to the plant FSQA Leader. Plant FSQA leaders report to corporate. There are no direct reports.

Education & Qualifications:

• or Diploma in Engineering, Food Science and technology, Chemistry, Microbiology, pharmaceutical and other related disciplines
• A minimum of 5 years of FSQA experience in food manufacturing and relevant food safety and quality programs in similar roles (Quality improvement, continues improvement, process improvement).
• Experience with highly automated food manufacturing lines for continues and batch processes.
• Strong understanding of hazards analysis, HACCP, GMPs, FM prevention, microbiology, pest control and other food safety related programs
• A minimum Lean Six Sigma- Green belt certification and experience in QI (quality improvement) focused environment. Demonstrated application on actual projects on production sites.
• Strong understanding of statistics, product sampling standards/programs and SPC and experience in SPC technologies such as Minitab
• Understanding and knowledge of commercialization processes, food safety and quality attributes and its impact
• Experience in investigation process, root cause analysis methodologies and corrective action plans (CAPA)

Skills & Abilities:

• Ability to be persuasive, assertive while also being collaborative with diverse TEAMS.
• Exceptional time management, organizational and implementation skills.
• Self-starter with a high level of initiative and ADAPTABILITY
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with follow-through
• Analytical, with problem-identification and problem-solving capabilities, detail oriented.
• PASSIONATE and curious individuals with a positive attitude and desire to learn and
• Aptitude to exhibit, RESPECT and protect Riverside’s Core Values in a rapidly changing
• Be Bold & Courageous: Challenge the status quo, act with intent before conditions are perfect, and learn fast. Try new approaches, adjust quickly, and pursue win-win outcomes without compromising quality or trust.

Job Title: Manufacturing Technical Operator

Department: Manufacturing / Production
Reports To: Production Supervisor
Location: 2233 Sheppard Av West
Job Type: Full-Time

Job Summary:

We are seeking a Manufacturing Technical Operator to join our food production team. In this role, you will operate, maintain and troubleshooting production machinery and equipment in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring product quality, minimizing downtime, and performing basic maintenance while minimizing downtime and supporting continuous improvement on the production line.

Key Responsibilities:

• Operate and monitor automated or semi-automated production machinery according to standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Perform equipment set-up, calibration and changeovers
• Perform in-process quality checks to ensure product meets specifications.
• Troubleshoot equipment issues and make minor mechanical adjustments or repairs as needed and escalate major issues to the maintenance team.
• Perform basic maintenance checks and preventative tasks to avoid unplanned downtime.
• Conduct pre-operation checks to ensure equipment functionality
• Carry out routine cleaning and maintenance tasks to maintain machine performance and workplace safety.
• Complete production logs, downtime reports, and other documentation accurately and on time.
• Collaborate with maintenance and engineering teams to resolve complex equipment issues.
• Adherent to health and safety standards, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), and company policies always.
• Support continuous improvement activities to enhance productivity, reduce waste, and improve quality.
• Participate in health and safety meetings, audits, or training as required.
• Participate in daily shift handovers and team briefings to communicate issues or updates.
• Train or mentor new/existing operators or temporary staff on equipment functionality and troubleshooting techniques.
• Participate in Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and corrective action implementation when problems occur.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Technical/vocational training or equivalent.
• 1-3 years’ experience in a manufacturing or production environment.
• Mechanical aptitude with the ability to understand technical manuals and troubleshoot machinery.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality.
• Good communication skills and ability to work effectively in a team.
• Able to stand for long periods and lift above 20kg (e.g.) as required.
• Willingness to work shifts, including nights, weekends, and overtime as needed.
• Exposure to lean manufacturing, 5S, or Kaizen processes is an asset.