Marshall Canada requires a Senior Engineer – Mechanical Design in Ottawa, ON to join our team. Reporting to the Engineering Manager – Mechanical, this role is responsible to provide advanced design engineering services which support land projects. The Senior Engineer – Mechanical Design will perform specific design tasks to add engineering outputs to program schedule, cost, and specification for both project and bids.
Your responsibilities in this role:
- Lead and mentor a design team of Systems and Mechanical Engineers, fostering communication among engineering, production, and quality teams for problem investigation and resolution.
- Support Performance Development Reviews and technical competency assessments.
- Manage a small group of mechanical engineers within the engineering function.
- Offer Subject Matter Expertise in bidding and project delivery, including:
- Developing complex design architecture for new and existing product concepts.
- Providing technical input for bids and modifications.
- Generating and defining requirements and mechanical architecture.
- Ensuring compliance with Regulatory and Marshall processes.
- Designing solutions tolerant to operational environments.
- Gain in-depth knowledge of Mechanical Engineering standards and specifications.
- Apply best practices in Mechanical Engineering to support projects and business development.
- Produce and approve mechanical designs following department processes.
- Manage product, build standard, drawing, and document configuration.
- Lead and participate in design review meetings (SRR, ERR, PDR, CDR, change boards).
- Provide expertise to other departments, including production.
- Utilize Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) for configuration control and Engineering Change Notifications.
- Create and update Bills of Material (BOM) structures in PLM.
- Establish and maintain Mechanical Product Breakdown Structure (PBS).
- Monitor project progress, budgets, and timelines using design tracker, generating regular reports on metrics and KPIs.
- Create detailed design briefs that outline project objectives, requirements, and constraints.
- Execute other duties as assigned by the Engineering Manager – Mechanical.
Apply if you have most of the following:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (e.g., Mechanical Engineering) from an accredited university.
- Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience.
- Hold or eligible for Professional Engineer (P.Eng) certification.
- Experience in Mechanical Engineering with a focus on Modular Shelter products and/or Aerospace & Defense sectors are preferred.
- Proven leadership in managing large, complex tasks to meet schedule and budget, demonstrating effective time management across multiple projects.
- Ability to provide mentorship and support to junior engineers.
- Proficiency in compiling technical reports and certification documentation.
- Knowledge of product safety standards and rugged environments is desirable.
- Strong attention to detail with excellent problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently while adhering to schedule and budget.
- Proficiency in computing skills with the aptitude to learn new software packages.
- Experience with Autodesk Inventor and Windchill PLM is desirable.
- Must be able to create and approve drawings to ASME Y14.5 including GD&T and AWS A2.4 weld symbols.
- Experience working to ISO standards desirable.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office software, including Word and Excel.
- Comprehensive understanding of manufacturing techniques, including sheet metal fabrication, riveting, bonding, and welding, with the ability to mentor a design team in these areas.
Must be eligible to meet the requirements of export control regulations, including the Canadian Controlled Goods Program and Canadian government security requirements.
About Marshall:
Marshall Canada is part of the 110-year-old Marshall Group of Companies, an independent private organization headquartered in Cambridge (UK).
Located in Ottawa, Abbotsford and Moncton, Marshall Canada provides military and commercial customers with a range of world-leading applied engineering services and product solutions across Canada and beyond. Marshall seeks to develop and deliver long-term value to its customers, whilst remaining firmly committed to enhancing the communities in which it operates and creating exciting opportunities for its people.
Within Aerospace, we offer world-leading engineering support and solutions to 18 Air Forces across the globe. From maintenance, repair and overhaul to complex modifications, our highly skilled engineers use their expertise to help keep critical platforms in the air.
For decades, our Land Systems team has been providing configurable, modular, highly advanced infrastructure solutions such as: laboratories, medical facilities, command and control centres, communication hubs and tactical shelters. From the heat of the desert to sub-zero temperatures we have also provided vehicle systems and platform integrations that enabled us to provide protection for people and equipment operating in the most challenging environments.
We are growing and we would love for you to join our team. This is truly an organization where you can have an enormous impact on the world around you. If you want to make your mark in an organization where people really matter, this could be the opportunity you’ve been looking for.
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