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Product Designer

Tigercat | Macdonald Steel 🇨🇦 Brantford, Ontario, Canada

Onsite Full-time Mid-level

The Product Designer will create detailed mechanical designs, perform necessary calculations, and develop prototypes for components intended for rugged forestry equipment, ensuring compliance with performance and safety standards. This role requires close collaboration with cross-functional teams to integrate designs into production and involves conducting various tests to validate and optimize component performance.

Responsibilities

  • Create detailed designs, perform calculations, and develop prototypes for mechanical components
  • Analyze and select appropriate materials based on mechanical properties, cost, and manufacturing processes
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of designs into production
  • Conduct tests to validate designs and optimize performance
  • Create technical documentation, including design specifications and bills of materials

Requirements

  • Solid understanding of engineering principles, material properties, and manufacturing processes
  • Experience with computer-aided design (CAD) software
  • Ability to create visually appealing and user-friendly products
  • Effective communication and reasoning skills
  • Adaptability to a changing work environment

Benefits

  • Family-Oriented Company with social events and activities
  • Competitive Wages and Profit Sharing
  • RRSP Matching Program
  • Skills Development and Training Reimbursement
  • Company-Paid Healthcare Benefits and EAP
  • Active Social Committee with various events and activities

Key Skills

Mechanical engineering design Computer-aided design (CAD) software Material properties and manufacturing processes Communication and reasoning skills Adaptability and problem-solving Collaboration and teamwork Technical documentation and specification writing SolidWorks FEA and simulation Machine design fundamentals Mechanics and materials science

About Tigercat | Macdonald Steel

Tigercat and TCi timber harvesting systems, material processing solutions and industrial equipment for the toughest applications.

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