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Manager, Mechanical Design and Core Engineering

Calian
Ottawa, CAN
Full-time
Onsite
$140,000–$180,000
Discovered 2 weeks ago
Mechanical engineeringMechanical designElectronics packagingPCB design processesTest and measurement methodologiesCompliance and environmental qualification testing

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Position overview

The Manager, Mechanical Design and Core Engineering leads shared engineering capabilities, laboratories, technical infrastructure, and specialist services.

The role supports research, product development, systems engineering, and industrialization, and contributes to engineering strategy, investment planning, workforce development, and continuous improvement.

The role is based in Ottawa, Ontario, on-site. Job type: full time.

Responsibilities

  • Lead shared engineering resources, allocate them across projects, establish engineering standards, and manage performance and workforce development.
  • Oversee mechanical design, enclosure development, PCB layout support, antenna measurement and validation, compliance testing, and environmental testing.
  • Maintain laboratories and test facilities; develop measurement and validation capabilities; ensure calibration and certification compliance.
  • Improve service efficiency, standardize tools and methodologies, and implement resource planning and forecasting.
  • Develop multi-year capability roadmaps, identify future requirements, recommend investments and facility enhancements, and contribute to engineering strategy.
  • Set service delivery metrics and monitor performance.
  • Support research and prototype validation with RF and antenna teams; provide measurement, testing, design services, and new lab capabilities.
  • Support product development through PCB layout, validation, qualification, planning, design reviews, and consistent engineering standards.
  • Support systems integration, prototyping, qualification, specialized testing, and multidisciplinary issue resolution.
  • Support industrialization and production with tooling, test fixtures, compliance, sustaining engineering, yield improvement, root cause investigations, and production qualification.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.
  • 10+ years of experience in engineering development environments.
  • Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams and supporting product development organizations.
  • Broad engineering knowledge, organizational skills, and ability to manage multiple technical disciplines.
  • Technical knowledge of mechanical design, electronics packaging, PCB design processes, test and measurement, compliance and environmental qualification testing, and engineering infrastructure management.
  • Experience supporting development of electronic or embedded hardware products.
  • Plastic enclosure design, injection molding, water sealing, or outdoor electronic product experience is an asset.
  • Environmental qualification, reliability testing, ingress protection, sealing, or ruggedized product development experience is an asset.

Compensation and benefits

  • The stated compensation range is $140,000–$180,000; the pay cadence is not specified.
  • Benefits include company-paid benefits, time off, a stock purchase plan, an RRSP program, eligible-role flexible hours, and health and well-being programs.

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