Development Engineer

1 week ago

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada OpTalent Full time $120,000 - $180,000 per year
Development Engineer / Project Manager
Reports to: Director of Product
Collaboration: Director of Product & Director of Quality & Regulatory
Location: Hybrid (Canada) – travel within Canada, U.S., China
Industry: Juvenile Products / Child Restraint Systems

Position Overview
OpTalent is seeking, on behalf of a leading company in the juvenile products industry, a Development Engineer / Project Manager to drive the end-to-end development, validation, and delivery of child restraint systems (CRS) and other juvenile products for the Canadian market. Acting as a key link between Product, Engineering, and Quality & Regulatory, this role ensures products meet performance, safety, and regulatory standards while supporting timely project execution and cross-functional alignment.

Key Responsibilities

Product Development & Engineering

  • Implement design changes and modifications to address performance, safety, and validation issues.

  • Develop, revise, and approve CAD drawings and tooling designs for new or modified products.

  • Coordinate design updates with global teams to meet Canadian regulatory and QA requirements.

  • Maintain engineering documentation with full traceability and version control.

  • Support development of instruction manuals and labels for technical accuracy.

Testing & Validation

  • Plan, coordinate, and document design validation and verification testing.

  • Develop and maintain Design Validation Plans (DVPs) aligned with regulatory standards.

  • Execute validation testing, collect data, and compile full test packages for QA review.

  • Track validation progress, risks, and non-conformances, and implement corrective actions.

Supplier & Manufacturing Coordination

  • Collaborate with global teams and suppliers on tooling, validation samples, and technical issues.

  • Monitor prototype, pilot builds, and supplier outputs to ensure compliance with specifications.

  • Support process improvements, rework, and inspections linked to validation findings.

Project Management & Communication

  • Manage project timelines to align validation, tooling, and testing with new product development.

  • Provide updates to Product and QA leadership on progress, risks, and engineering issues.

  • Facilitate cross-functional meetings, design reviews, and alignment on corrective actions.

  • Act as a liaison between Product, QA, and global engineering teams to ensure compliance execution.

Continuous Improvement & Market Support

  • Capture lessons learned from validation and field performance to improve future designs.

  • Drive design-for-compliance initiatives to reduce test failures and increase first-pass success.

  • Support updates to existing products for regulatory or QA-driven changes.

Performance & Shared Goals

  • Deliver new products on time with first-pass certification success and minimal post-launch issues.

  • Maintain organized, complete validation documentation to support QA sign-off and audits.

  • Proactively reduce test rework and validation delays through engineering improvements.

Qualifications & Skills

  • Strong experience in product development, project management, and validation of juvenile products or similar regulated industries.

  • Proficiency in CAD and technical documentation.

  • Strong collaboration and communication skills across cross-functional and global teams.

  • Knowledge of Canadian, U.S., and global regulatory requirements for juvenile products.

  • Willingness to travel within Canada, U.S., and China as required.


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