About Us

The Hacksmith team is made up of outside-the-box thinkers who take fictional ideas from comics, movies, and video games and make real working prototypes. We make Viral Videos of our creations on YouTube, and in doing so make dreams a reality by building real life superhero tech; as seen in our channel trailer! We take pride in inspiring youth around the world to get into STEM and other related fields, while always dreaming bigger. We are social influencers and we make money by selling advertising to companies who want to reach our targeted viewer demographic. 

Our social media reach is as follows:

YouTube: 15.3 M subscribers

Facebook: 1.9M likes 

Instagram: 1M followers

Tiktok: 1.8M followers 

We are looking for someone who's passionate, motivated, and not afraid to take initiative. If you’re the kind of person who spots a problem and jumps in to fix it, you’ll fit right in. There’s lots of room to grow, take on new challenges, and really make a difference on the team.

Your job is to make real life superhero technology! You will design and build functional prototypes then test them in exciting (and destructive) ways. You will appear on camera while building and testing your creations.

Responsibilities include:

• Making awesome functional prototypes of superhero technology.
• Appearing on camera as fun, energetic, and entertaining.
• Working with the videographers to produce entertaining video content on your projects.
• Designing, sourcing materials, fabricating, wiring and finishing one of a kind functional prototypes.
• Keeping the workspace clean and organized (team effort)

About You

You are a maker / hacker that wants to build anything and everything just for the fun of it. You find the prototyping stage the best part of engineering and wish you didn't have to bother with certifications, mass manufacturing, or market viability. You want to be surrounded by other makers in a fast-paced growing company that thinks big and dreams even bigger.

You are able to take a scope and run with it, working independently, while seeking help and feedback when necessary. You aren't afraid of getting your hands dirty in the shop, machining your own parts, soldering a surface mount component, or programming an arduino.

Requirements of the role

• Post-secondary student completing their co-operative education term in the field of Engineering (Mechanical, Mechatronics or Electrical)
• Entrepreneurial mindset with interest in growing with the company.
• Ability to make something out of limited resources
• Proven experience as a "Maker"
• Strong mechanical engineering aptitude
• Experience with Solidworks or similar CAD program
• Exceptional hands on experience with various hand / power tools, metalworking, welding, etc.
• Experience with rapid prototyping including 3d printing, laser cutting, and CNC machining
• Strong electrical engineering aptitude
• Strong understanding of electrical systems.
• Experience with arduinos
• Experience designing, prototyping and debugging of basic circuits and PCBs
• Basic programming, specifically related to sensor or actuator interfacing

Perks of working at Hacksmith

• Subsidized gourmet lunch every work day (we have a very skilled chef on staff) 
• Snacks and coffee to keep you fueled
• Gym membership benefit
• Safety shoe allowance
• Employee discount on Hacksmith merch
• Green benefit
• You get to work on some of the coolest projects you can imagine!

*Applications should include a portfolio of your work*

You must be local or willing to relocate. This role is based in Cambridge, Ontario and telecommuting is not an option.