Vention helps some of the most innovative manufacturing companies automate their production floor in just a few days. Vention's online-first manufacturing automation platform (MAP) enables its clients to design, automate, order, and deploy manufacturing equipment directly from their web browser. Vention is headquartered in Montreal, Canada, with offices in Berlin and Boston, and is used in over 3,000 factories on 5 continents. In May 2022, with 300 employees (and growing), Vention announced the closing of US$95M in Series C financing, which will be used to grow Vention's go-to-market strategy, expand the company's global distribution footprint, and accelerate the development of its hardware and software platform.

As Design Portfolio Engineer, you will be responsible to transform the public design library of Vention into a competitive advantage that cannot be replicated by competitors who do not own a design platform like MachineBuilder. More specifically you will:

• Work closely with marketing to data science to understand lead volume originated from public designs
• Identify growth tactics and viral loops to increase lead volumes generated by public designs (i.e., keyword research, page structure optimization for SEO, design categories driving most demand)
• Increase volume of public designs  (i.e., Ready-to-Operate, Vention official, Community Design) with intent to grow organic traffic
• Work in collaboration with Product Line Manager, Program Manager and Application R&D to prepare launch of new applications, including marketing & sales asset creation, creation of various design configurations
• Work with Product Line Manager to established "configuration and standardization strategies" for new and existing applications
• Support Web and MachineBuilder product managers, identifying product-led growth and user experience enhancement ideas
• Maintain public library of design to ensure Application Engineers and Vention user can jump start their design with minimal rework and modifications
• Support marketing to ensure "demo design" in Customer Experience Centers and various tradeshows are the latest version
• Prepare and lead technical training to sales, application engineers and customer success, from material creation to training delivery
• Identify opportunities for products and component standardization in collaboration with Product Line Managers and Program Managers.
• Work in collaboration with OEM Partners (i.e., Fanuc, UR, Doosan, etc.) to promote Vention application on their respective online libraries and marketplaces

• Degree in mechanical engineering
• 3-5 years’ experience designing, assembling, and deploying industrial equipment and/or robot cell
• Familiar with major cobot brands, including Universal Robots, Fanuc and Doosan
• Strong analytical toolkit with proven ability to run advanced analytics
• Passion for "business model engineering, SEO, growth tactics" and self-learner mindset
• Commercial acumen
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with quick turnarounds and good time management
• Knowledge of PowerBI and SQL queries is a plus

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