Product Designer - Mechatronics - Cambridge

The role involves designing and developing mechanical engineering designs, drawings, and specifications for equipment used in challenging forestry terrain, while also creating detailed designs, performing calculations, and developing prototypes for mechanical and electro-hydraulic systems.

Responsibilities

• Create detailed designs, perform calculations, and develop prototypes for mechanical systems, ensuring they meet performance, safety, and industry standards
• Develop electro-hydraulic, computer-controlled systems integrating hydraulic components, sensors, input devices, and control logic to directly, remotely, automatically, or autonomously control mobile machines
• Create efficient and user-friendly interface systems for operators and service technicians
• Analyze and select appropriate materials and components based on mechanical properties, cost, and suitability for manufacturing processes
• Collaborate and work closely with cross-functional teams including designers/engineers, manufacturing, and quality control, to ensure seamless integration of designs into production
• Conduct tests such as stress analysis, fatigue testing, vibration analysis, and control logic to validate designs and optimize performance, strength, response to stress, and other characteristics

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechatronics or Mechanical Engineering preferred
• Previous design experience within similar industries to forestry such as mobile heavy-duty equipment used in construction, transportation, mining, oil and gas, material handling, landscaping, land clearing, and farming an asset
• Strong understanding of machine design fundamentals, mechanics, machine control theory, sensor technologies, remote control, and autonomous control systems
• Software experience including 3D modeling (SolidWorks)
• Design experience in any of the following: Welded steel fabrications for manual and robotic welding, Hydraulic cylinders and components, as well as control valve and plumbing details; implementing advanced hydraulic power and electronic control systems, sensors, and controllers

Benefits

• Family-Oriented Company : Lots of social events, BBQ’s, pizza parties and more!
• Competitive Wages and Profit Sharing : In addition to competitive wages, we celebrate our financial success together through profit sharing
• RRSP Matching Program : Retirement planning? We’ve got your back!
• Skills Development and Training Reimbursement : An opportunity to self-identify industry-related learning opportunities available for pre-approval and repayment
• Company-Paid Healthcare Benefits and EAP : Your well-being matters. Our healthcare benefits go beyond prescriptions and medications. Take advantage of massages, physiotherapy, vision coverage and more! Plus, our Employee and Family Assistance Program (EAP) offers many exciting free programs

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