Why you want to work here

Our employees make all the difference. The diversity of our workforce brings all cultures together for the same mission: Build it right, build it better. We build really cool products for our customers and are committed to reducing our environmental footprint.

Who we are

SigmaPoint is a contract electronic manufacturer that focuses on lean manufacturing to reduce waste in the process, save money for our customers and reduce non-value added steps in the process while focusing on the employee to make their job easier. 

What we make

Multi-layer, complex circuit boards such as those used in surveillance drones, military communications devices, license plate recognition consoles found in police cruisers, high-speed rail inspection cameras and medical devices.

Our top customers 

Manufacturers of commercial drones, aerospace security, defence, industrial IoT, advanced network systems and medical devices.

Our workplace culture

We are all about LEAN!  Lean manufacturing that is, by eliminating waste and continuous improvement. We have a huge commitment to the environment and reducing our carbon footprint. Additionally, everyone at SigmaPoint is on a first-name basis. From top to bottom, everyone works in unison.

Career advancement 

It’s limitless. Where do you want to be? We encourage everyone to live their dream, ask questions and advance in your field of interest. We have so many great stories about people who started in entry level positions and are now project managers, product leaders, senior lean agents, supply continuity specialists, tactical buyers, account managers, value stream managers – the list goes on.

Fun stuff

Gender-balanced workforce, service awards at five, 10, 15 and 20 years of service, summer BBQs for all shifts, summer picnic, daily fitness breaks, Christmas parties, Dragon Boat Races, Big Bike for Heart & Stroke , financial aid for education related to your field, Company softball team. 

Our values

We sponsor many local charities and events including Sparky’s Christmas Toy Drive, Baldwin House, The Children’s Treatment Centre and OSPCA, among others. We’ve also committed to a $15,000 donation to the Ottawa Heart Institute over the next three years. Elsewhere, we divert more than 120,000 kilograms of waste from landfills through recycling annually. More recently, we created a “SigmaGarden” – an in-house wall garden to share the “fruits of our labour” with all employees.

Meet the team

Name: Devan Lambert Age: 27

Years at company: 2

Educational background: Bachelor of Electrical Engineering

What do you do on a day-to-day basis at your job?

I help our team produce products based on our customers design.

How did you arrive at your current position? What was your professional or career path?

I began as a co-op student in the summer of 2017, when I spent the majority of my time with component engineering processes. I returned as a co-op student in the winter of 2018. I spent part of that work term on an updated baking process for components that have been exposed to excess moisture. I spent the other half of my work term working with the test engineering department to evaluate the efficiency of their test platform for a military customer. My final co-op term later that year was spent developing a component engineering dashboard to illustrate various workload trends, track ongoing projects, illustrate various performance yields and day-to-day priorities.

After graduating from Memorial University of Newfoundland, I was offered a full-time position with SigmaPoint.

What is the best part about your job?

The people. It is clear that SigmaPoint values honesty, integrity and teamwork in its employees. Working alongside such people makes the fast-paced manufacturing environment a much more relaxed atmosphere.

Meet some of our summer students

Nolan Seguin  - Carleton University, Bachelor of Science, Major in Biology

Second summer working here and it is helping to pay off student loans while getting a great experience working in the growing field of electronics that will have a great impact on my future growth.

Best part of my job is the friendly & helpful people here.

Zachary St Pierre – Carleton University – Electrical Engineering

Second summer working here and I’m working on a real-time databse to log the test results from the ICT (In-Circuit Test) machine to work in conjunction with a tool which presents the data to my Manager. 

Best part of my job is definitely the people you get to work with! 

Gavin McClelland – Queen’s University, Computer Engineering 

First summer – an opportunity to supplement my academic background and give me an opportunity to do meaningful work, learn about a business enterprise and have some fun along the way !  The project I’m working on with the IT Team is to develop a cloud-based business intelligence architecture to provide a more modern, automated solution for reporting corporate-level metrics.  The object is to provde people with the numbers (data) they want to see at their fingertips, with no manual manipulations of spreadsheets.  

Best part of my job is I get to leverage my technial skills to work on an open-ended solution in the business realm.  I am constantly learning and the guidance from my mentors will be instrumental in solidfying my professional skills for years to come. 

Cole Beckstead – Algonquin College, Business Administration, Supply Chain & Finance

First summer – with a focus on Supply Chain, I’m working with a team on NCMR’s (Non-Conformance Material Report’s)  I’m dealing with the parts or components that are broken, damaged or not suitable to the build that they were purchased for and going to the root cause.  

Best part of my job is the reality check!  This is the real world of work. I’m learning people skills, business skills and most importantly, I’m learing what its like to work in my field and now I’m know its exactly what I want to do !

Tim Caudle – Memorial University, Newfoundland – Mechanical Engineering

First summer (CO-OP)  and I’m working with the Process Engineering Team completing thermal reflow profiling on the circuit boards we produce here.  Secondly, I’ve also had the opportunity to design a 3D print jig that may be implementted into one of the assembly work instructions.  This mini-project into 3D printing has sparked an interest within the Engineering Team and the possible investment in an industrial model to print more advanced tools.  

Best part of my summer internship is the people.  I couldn’t ask for a more welcoming team and a community ot make me comfortable and capable of performing my best work!

Bruce Baker – Queen’s University, Philosophy, Politics & Economics

First summer – while my role in assisting the Customer Experience Team is not directly related to my studies, I knew it would be an interesting opportunity to test my adaptability skills.   The project I’m working on falls under Profit Optimization. I’m taking large amounts of data, making comparisons and finding anomolies. These anomolies are brought to the Account Managers for further analysis and hopefully, the Company saves money!  

The best part of my job is the working environment.  It’s nothing like I’ve seen at other offices. The morning stretches, the new vertical garden growing vegetables, there’s always stuff to do and good people do do them with. 

Marie Eve Ethier – La Cite Collegiale, Ottawa – Dental Hygiene Program

First summer – and I was drawn in by the interesting work that is being done here, right in Cornwall.  The cool projects I’m working on this summer is building the radios for the military and knowing they eventually get installed into army tanks.  So cool !

The best part of my job is the people!  There is always work to do, you don’t get bored and the people are personable, nice and that makes my day !

Tareq Azmeh – University of Ottawa – Chemcial Engineering

First summer (CO-OP) and saw their job posting.  Researched them and applied. Now I’m working on a conformal coating system within the Process Engineering group.  This report (FMEA = Failure Mode & Effects Analysis) evaluates the possible failures that could occur in the coating process and suggests preventative measures that could be taken to possibly eliminate all potential defects. The objective of this project is to maintain quality control and maximize efficiency in the process. This report can further be used to evaluate the feasibility of purchasing conformal coating machines and using them on the floor here at sigma point.    

The best part of the summer job here is the transferable skills that you tend to develop on a daily basis throughout your work term. Responsibility, leadership, problem-solving, communication skills, focus, creativity and flexibility, people skills, patience, programming, organizational and time management skills. It’s a long list of skills that can be used to your favor in future career endeavors no matter what work environment you end up in.