Steve Caelers

Steve Caelers has a diverse work experience in the engineering field. Steve is currently working at ecobee as a Staff Mechanical Engineer since November 2021. Prior to this role, they held positions at ecobee as a Senior Mechanical Engineer from July 2020 to November 2021, and as a Manufacturing Engineer from December 2018 to July 2020.

Before joining ecobee, Steve worked at Morgan Solar Inc. in various roles. Steve served as the Director of Engineering - Simba X from January 2018 to December 2018, where they directed the development of new technologies for the solar industry. Prior to this, they were the Product Engineering Manager from March 2017 to January 2018, responsible for managing design, development, and validation activities for MSI's utility scale low concentration solar technology. Steve also worked as a Senior Product Engineer from February 2013 to March 2017, managing tooling vendors and R&D projects for the development of CPV and illumination products. Additionally, they worked as a Design Engineer from November 2011 to February 2013 at Morgan Solar Inc.

Steve's earlier experience includes working as a Junior Design Engineer at Amphenol Canada Corp from May 2010 to November 2011. In this role, they were involved in product design and development for specialty interconnect devices.

Steve also worked as a Mechanical Design Engineer at CUC Pty Ltd from August 2008 to April 2009, where they focused on design for manufacture and continuous improvement activities for medical, defense, and aerospace technology.

Overall, Steve Caelers has demonstrated expertise in mechanical engineering, particularly in the areas of solar technology, interconnect devices, and medical, defense, and aerospace manufacturing.

Steve Caelers completed their Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) degree in Mechanical and Aeronautical double major from The University of Queensland, where they enrolled from 2003 to 2008. In 2006, they briefly attended the University of Waterloo, although no specific degree or field of study is provided for this period.

Additionally, Steve Caelers obtained a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification from McGill University - Desautels Faculty of Management in March 2019. Steve also holds a P.Eng. certification from PEO - Professional Engineers Ontario, although the specific month and year of obtaining this certification are not provided.