Mechanical Design Engineer

4 days ago

Cambridge, Region of Waterloo, Canada Optalent Full-time

OpTalentispartneringwithanestablishedmanufacturerinCambridgetorecruitaMechanicalDesignEngineerforitsR&Dteam.

Thisroleofferstheopportunitytoleadproductdevelopmentfromconceptthroughproduction,withhands-oninvolvementinmechanicaldesign,prototyping,testingandvalidation.

KeyResponsibilities

  • Leadproductdevelopmentprojectsfromconceptanddetaileddesignthroughprototyping,testing,validationandproduction.
  • DevelopmechanicalandelectromechanicaldesignsusingSolidWorks,including3Dmodels,drawingsandengineeringdocumentation.
  • ApplyFEAandengineeringprinciplestoassessstructuralintegrity,performanceandsafety.
  • Developandexecuteprototypetestplans,resolvedesignissuesandsupportproductvalidation.
  • ApplyDFM,FMEA,tolerancestack-upanalysisandBOMdevelopmenttoimprovemanufacturability,qualityandcost.
  • Collaboratewithengineeringandmanufacturingteamstoresolvetechnicalchallenges,supportproductlaunchesandimproveexistingdesigns.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor'sdegreeinMechanical,MechatronicsorRoboticsEngineering,orarelateddiscipline.
  • 5+yearsofmechanicalorelectromechanicalproductdesignanddevelopmentexperience.
  • Demonstratedexperienceleadingormakingasignificanttechnicalcontributiontoacommercialproductdevelopmentproject,fromdesignthroughtestingandvalidation.
  • StrongSolidWorksandFEAexperience,withknowledgeofDFM,FMEA,tolerancestack-ups,BOMsandengineeringdocumentation.
  • Strongproblem-solvingandprojectmanagementskills,withtheabilitytotakeownershipofdeliverablesandworkacrossteams.
  • Profit-sharingprogram.
  • Employeebenefitsafterthreemonths.
  • RRSPmatchingupto2.5%afteroneyear.
  • On-sitegymandcompanysocialevents.