Mechanical Designer

Job Title: Mechanical Designer

Job Description

As a Mechanical Designer, you will develop mechanical design solutions for armored vehicles, containerized mission systems, and logistics equipment. You will complete design tasks efficiently while ensuring full compliance with customer requirements, industry standards, and established engineering best practices. This role offers the opportunity to work on rugged, high-reliability electro-mechanical systems used in demanding environments and to contribute to impactful defense and aerospace projects.

Responsibilities

• Design and analyze mechanical systems for armored vehicles, containerized mission systems, and logistics equipment.
• Assist with product development and mechanical design to meet contract requirements and project objectives.
• Ensure all designs comply with applicable commercial, military, and industry codes, standards, and engineering best practices.
• Prepare, review, and update design documents, engineering drawings, and technical specifications.
• Produce layouts and design concepts that support functional, manufacturable, and cost-effective solutions.
• Provide technical input and recommendations across various projects and multidisciplinary teams.
• Perform and verify standard engineering calculations and detailed design work to ensure accuracy and reliability.
• Initiate and propose new design ideas that improve performance, manufacturability, and cost-effectiveness.
• Prepare for and participate in design reviews, presenting design rationale and responding to technical feedback.
• Develop and maintain Bills of Materials (BOMs) to accompany drawings and support configuration control within engineering environments.
• Apply Design-to-Cost and Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA) principles to optimize designs for production.
• Interpret engineering specifications and requirements and incorporate them into product design decisions.
• Collaborate with manufacturing teams to ensure designs align with processes, materials, and fabrication methods.

Essential Skills

• 5+ years (Intermediate) or 10+ years of mechanical design experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience designing rugged, high-reliability electro-mechanical systems for harsh environments.
• Strong mechanical design skills with expertise in sheet metal design.
• Proficiency with CAD modeling tools, including Inventor and AutoCAD.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and technical specifications.
• Knowledge of Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) principles.
• Knowledge of Design-to-Cost and DFMA principles and their application in mechanical design.
• Understanding of manufacturing processes and materials, including metals, polymers, ceramics, composites, and fabrication methods such as machining, forming, casting, fastening, and finishing.
• Knowledge of engineering standards (commercial, military, and industry) and their application to mechanical design, drafting, and technical documentation.
• Knowledge of mechanical drafting standards and engineering documentation systems.
• Knowledge of BOM development and configuration management in engineering environments.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to convey technical information clearly.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Three-year College Diploma as a Mechanical Engineering Technologist or equivalent education.
• Experience in defense or aerospace environments, including work on armored vehicles and mission systems.
• Familiarity with containerized mission systems and logistics equipment design.
• Experience applying design principles in ruggedized and high-reliability applications.
• Ability to collaborate effectively in cross-functional engineering and manufacturing teams.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality and compliance.

Work Environment

This position operates in a hybrid work arrangement, with at least two days per week in the office and the remaining time available for remote work. You will work in a professional engineering environment focused on defense and aerospace projects, including overhauling military vehicles and supporting containerized mission systems used by NATO forces. The role offers long-term employment opportunities, including the potential to transition from contract to full-time. You will use modern CAD tools such as Inventor and AutoCAD and collaborate closely with engineering and manufacturing teams in a structured, standards-driven setting. The organization emphasizes career advancement, providing benefits, paid time off, and access to major industry projects, while maintaining a professional dress code appropriate for an office and engineering environment.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Ottawa, ON.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $40.00 - $60.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Ottawa,ON.

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