Mechanical Designer Job in Canada (Apply Now)

We are seeking a customer-focused Mechanical Designer to help us design, integrate and verify key technologies on world-class, state-of-the-art analytical instruments.  The role is part of the Hardware Product Development team.  In this capacity, the candidate will be part of high-performance, multi-disciplinary teams participating in all phases of product development, including product commercialization and concept realization with our engineering and scientific community.  The individual will solve problems through collaboration with multiple engineering disciplines, while following established guidelines, procedures and design practices.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Develop and design mechanical component parts and assemblies for integration into Mass Spectrometers for future and current products.
Design and deliver a complete work package including CAD modeling, detailed GD&T drawings, tolerance analysis and Bill of Material creation.
Collaborate with engineering and research scientists to develop theoretical concepts into functional prototypes.
Deliver designs to schedule, accountable for meeting deadlines, following up on outstanding issues and tracking project issues to resolution.
Assist or lead the build of prototype assemblies to test functionality, analyze the ease of assembly, troubleshoot as necessary and summarize results.
Develop, review  and release product documentation for parts and assemblies consistent with documentation guidelines.
Work closely with multiple product development groups throughout the product development process (eg Project Management, Systems Engineering, Hardware verification and validation, Manufacturing Engineering, Electrical Engineering).
Provide technical support to released products to improve manufacturing yield, field reliability and/or product cost.
Work within a LeanSixSigma/DFSS framework to improve product designs with an emphasis on product cost, product reliability and design for manufacturability.
Help the team meet and/or exceed project and design goals, including performance, schedules, cost and quality as established in the project plan.

QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS:

Mechanical Engineering University Degree (or similar)
Minimum of 5 years of design experience.
Demonstrated ability to create CAD models, detailed GD&T drawings, assembly drawings, bills of material and tolerance analysis.
Candidate must be proactive, results-oriented, self-motivated and willing to be part of a larger team working in collaboration with a group of engineers and scientists.
Candidate must have strong organizational skills and excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to discuss basic physics/science concepts is an asset.