Our client is a well-established automation and custom equipment organization supporting manufacturing, tooling, automation, and process-improvement projects within major automotive production environments.
This opportunity is ideal for a practical Mechanical Design Engineer who enjoys hands-on problem solving, customer interaction, equipment improvement, and working closely with both engineering teams and production environments. The right person will also bring the maturity, initiative, and communication ability to grow into broader project, technical, or team leadership responsibilities over time.
Who this role is for
This opportunity is well suited to a Mechanical Design Engineer or Mechanical Engineering Technologist who:
- Has hands-on experience within automation, custom machinery, fixture design, or manufacturing equipment environments
- Is comfortable working directly within customer manufacturing facilities
- Can communicate professionally with engineers, production teams, and technical stakeholders
- Enjoys solving real-world mechanical and process challenges
- Values ownership, flexibility, and project variety
- Combines strong technical capability with professionalism and people skills
- Has the maturity, initiative, and ownership mindset to grow into broader project, technical, or team leadership responsibilities over time
This is not a highly siloed CAD-only design role.
The right person must be comfortable operating independently within customer environments, collaborating with multiple stakeholders, and professionally representing the company within large manufacturing settings.
What you will be doing
- Analyze and support improvements to existing automated manufacturing cells and production processes
- Update and streamline engineering documentation to accurately reflect floor-level equipment and process conditions
- Create and revise AutoCAD drawings and related engineering documentation
- Support mechanical updates, process improvements, and equipment modifications
- Work closely with customer engineering, production, and technical teams within a major automotive manufacturing environment
- Support BOMs, setup documentation, process documentation, and equipment changeover documentation
- Coordinate with controls and technical teams where automation or controls-related updates are required
- Assist with equipment retooling and process standardization initiatives
- Support technical presentations, documentation reviews, and internal/customer-facing communication
- Participate in varied automation and custom equipment projects across the business
What we’re looking for
- 3+ years of mechanical design or mechanical engineering experience
- Strong AutoCAD capability
- SolidWorks experience
- Strong blueprint reading ability
- Experience within automation, custom machinery, fixture design, machine tool, or manufacturing environments
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Comfortable working independently within customer manufacturing facilities
- Professional, consultative, and service-oriented approach
- Practical mechanical problem-solving capability
- Strong documentation and organizational skills
- Comfortable using Microsoft Office tools including Excel and PowerPoint
Nice to have
- Automotive manufacturing exposure
- Exposure to automated production cells
- Basic controls understanding or ability to collaborate with controls engineers
- Customer-facing project exposure
- Experience supporting equipment retooling or manufacturing process improvement initiatives
What’s in it for you
- Long-term opportunity with a stable, well-established organization
- Exposure to major automotive manufacturing environments and varied automation projects
- Opportunity to grow into broader project leadership, technical leadership, or team leadership responsibilities over time
- Approximate salary range of $82,000 to $95,000 depending on experience and overall fit
- Collaborative, team-oriented engineering and manufacturing environment with ongoing project variety
- Benefits package including dental coverage, extended health care, company events, and RRSP matching
If your experience aligns and you enjoy practical engineering work tied directly to automation, manufacturing, and real production environments, we would welcome the opportunity to connect.
Thank you for your interest and time. While all applications are reviewed, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. All applications are handled confidentially.
Pay: $82,000.00-$95,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company events
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- RRSP match
Experience:
- Mechanical design in automation or custom equipment: 3 years (preferred)
- AutoCAD: 3 years (preferred)
- SolidWorks: 1 year (preferred)
- Blueprint reading: 3 years (preferred)
Work Location: In person
