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Mechanical Design Manager

Ats Industrial Automation 🇨🇦 Cambridge, Ontario, Canada

$124,000 - $170,500 (CAD) Full-time Manager

Lead the mechanical automation engineering team by forecasting workload, assigning resources, overseeing design deliverables, and ensuring projects meet schedule, budget, quality, and safety requirements. Develop staff and departmental capabilities, monitor KPIs and improvement plans, support project execution and sales quoting, and ensure compliance with engineering standards and nuclear quality requirements.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the mechanical automation engineering team by forecasting workload, assigning resources, overseeing design deliverables, and ensuring projects meet schedule, budget, quality, and safety requirements. Develop staff and departmental capabilities, monitor KPIs and improvement plans, support project execution and sales quoting, and ensure compliance with engineering standards and nuclear quality requirements.

Requirements

  • A post-secondary degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Mechanical Technology, or an equivalent field is required, along with 8–10 years of experience in automated tooling and equipment design, development, and testing and at least two years in a leadership or management role. Strong knowledge of systems design, mechatronics, robotics, vision systems, machine controls, manufacturing principles, drafting, and practical GD&T is preferred; nuclear-related design experience and an Ontario Professional Engineering license are assets.

Benefits

  • Annual Incentive Bonus
  • Stock Purchase Plan
  • Three Weeks Vacation
  • Health Care Benefits
  • Health Care Spending Account
  • Employee Engagement Events
  • Employee Development Programs
  • Dental Benefits
  • Overtime Pay
  • Retirement Savings Plan Matching
  • Educational Reimbursement Program
  • Subsidized Meals
  • Employee Referral Bonuses

Key Skills

Mechanical design Automated tooling GD&T Systems design Mechatronics Robotics Vision systems Machine controls Manufacturing principles Project forecasting Resource allocation Team leadership KPI monitoring Compliance with nuclear standards Engineering standards Technical documentation Client communication Budget management Schedule management Risk assessment Mentoring staff Design review CAD software 3D modeling Problem solving Strategic planning

About Ats Industrial Automation

ATS Industrial Automation is a global leader with expertise and proven experience providing end-to-end automation solutions. Our expertise includes electric vehicles (EVs) battery assembly, energy storage, process automation, e-commerce packaging, CPG assembly, and nuclear decommissioning. Our custom automation assembly and test lines are flexible, modular, and scalable, providing a consistent quality product. We leverage our expertise in laser welding, vision systems, and our Symphoni™, Illuminate™, and SuperTrak CONVEYANCE™ technologies to help you realize your product goals, deliver on time and to budget, while giving your business the best route to scale manufacturing. Your project is important, and your business cannot afford downtime. Our custom automation solutions will enable your business to meet its schedule. ATS Industrial Automation turns today’s innovation and automation into tomorrow’s reality because every day matters.

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