Design Engineer - Mechanisms
Location: Multimatic Technical Centre, Markham, Ontario, Canada
Position Overview:
Located in Markham, Ontario, Canada, Multimatic Technical Centre (MTC) is part of Multimatic’s Engineering Group. MTC provides advanced design, simulation, testing and prototyping services to Multimatic’s production divisions and to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM’s), niche vehicle manufacturers, motorsports organizations, military equipment contractors and consumer products companies.
MTC houses key engineering, testing and development capabilities under one roof, enabling rapid turnaround and tight integration between departments (vehicle systems engineering, production engineering, predictive methods, product testing and validation, composites, fabrication and prototyping). Additional specialized services utilize MTC’s full-vehicle multi-post test rig, and a proprietary vehicle dynamics simulator. These services are further enhanced by the capabilities of a fully-equipped motorsports department.
The Mechanisms Design Department at MTC provides engineering development support services to both Multimatic and outside customers. The majority of the products developed are for high volume automotive applications. Automotive products include hinges, door checks, tailgate and box steps for full-size trucks, and powered mechanisms (mechatronics).
The continued growth in mechanisms business has resulted in the need for an additional Design Engineer.
Facility Address:
85 Valleywood Drive
Markham, Ontario
L3R 5E5
Duties and Responsibilities:
Develop designs for high-volume automotive applications that are robust, lightweight, and cost effective. This will involve reviewing package data (in either NX or CATIA), creating design concepts that meet all of the performance requirements, generating DFMEAs, defining analysis requirements, optimizing the design, creating drawings for prototype and production builds, initiating tests to verify the performance, etc. Throughout the development process the Design Engineer will have to work closely with other departments at MTC (Analysis, Prototype, Testing, etc.), Multimatic’s manufacturing division(s), suppliers, and the OEM.
Education and Experience:
- College or university degree in a relevant engineering discipline (mechanical, mechatronics, or automotive engineering)
- High level of interest in automotive engineering
- Knowledge of CAD software (NX and CATIA are preferred)
- Excellent problem solving skills
- Good written and verbal communication skills, expected to interact with other engineers, customers, and suppliers
- Excellent organizational skills
- Must be able to work independently
- Mechatronics knowledge, experience developing automotive products, and/or knowledge of OEM data management systems would be an asset
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