Manager, Mechanical Design Jobs

Join our globally growing team at ATS Industrial Automation where we create complex automation solutions at the highest level that sustainably impact lives around the world.
At ATS, a publicly traded global company with a proud 40-year history, we help drive the future with our factory-wide automation solutions. At ATS Industrial Automation, what we do matters - both to our customers and to their customers. With 1000 skilled employees around the world, we design, build and service mission-critical automated assembly and test solutions for mobility, nuclear and specialty automation. Our customers are leaders in their industries and rely on us to deliver what we promise - on time and on budget. Combined with our broad product portfolio, financial strength and global presence, we provide our customers with the best automation solutions wherever and whenever they need them.
Major Duties
Plan, organize, direct, and control the activities of a group of mechanical designers within the mechanical engineering department using specialized knowledge of general design engineering principles and knowledge in custom Industrial Automation and Nuclear related tooling to design the system solutions that meet the customer's requirements.
Specific Responsibilities

• Assess workload, update, and forecast labor loading, assign staff to engineering projects and oversee the completion of drawings according to specific deadlines and project schedules.
• Execute innovative programs to meet industry demand.
• Review project schedules and ensure detailed design plans match schedule and budget requirements on a timely basis to ensure the mechanical automation engineering portion of projects are completed on time and take corrective action, coordinating with other departments as required.
• Provide engineering expertise for projects progressing through the manufacturing and system installation stages to overcome and correct problems and technical difficulties.
• Support employee training by analyzing needs on an annual basis using the training matrix
• Recommend and enforce design and engineering procedures and standard practices to comply with industry specific regulatory requirements
• Adhere to all health and safety rules and procedures.
• Strictly follow CSA N285/NQA Quality requirements as defined within the manual and procedures.
• Conduct/oversee employee performance evaluations recommend salary adjustments, and initiate personnel actions such as promotions, transfers, discharges, and disciplinary measures for staff reporting to him/her
• Manage the team within the budget parameters by forecasting, implementing and defining resource plans and alerting the Director of project variances within time frames that prevent budget over-runs.
• Provide technical support to the Applications and Sales departments when quoting new business.
• Support the business unit quality system by maintaining quality procedures, job descriptions, and responding to NCR’s and CAR’s.
• Set objectives on a yearly basis that align with business unit objectives and track progress throughout the year on those objectives.
• Based on business goals and annual growth, establish resource requirements skills and organizational needs that will sustain adequate capacity and leadership within the department.
• Provide engineering expertise for projects progressing through the manufacturing and system installation stages to overcome and correct problems and technical difficulties.
• Encourage and mentor direct employees to ensure that departmental morale and efficiency are maintained at the highest level. Conduct regular 1:1 with Group leads and direct reports
• Responsible for providing oversight and support to all design activities related to construction of CSA B51 and CSA N285.0 pressure boundary components within the ATS Certificate of Authorization.
• Ensure that all business activities are performed with the highest ethical standards and in compliance with the ATS Code of Business Conduct.
• Support the business unit quality system by maintaining quality system procedures, conducting a departmental audit and responding to NCR’s/CAR’s.
• Measure departmental KPI results and rework and develop improvement plans where required.

Qualifications
Education:

• A post-secondary degree in, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronic Engineering, Mechanical Technologist or equivalent.

Experience:

• Minimum 8 – 10 years of experience in automated tooling and equipment design, development and testing. 2 or more years with demonstrated experience in a leadership or management role.
• Demonstrated understanding of the systems design process, mechanics/mechatronics, robotics, vision systems, machine controls, structured problem solving, DOE, common manufacturing principles, superior drafting skills, practical GD&T application, precision engineering principles is preferred. Excellent written and oral communication skills and ability to lead and work as part of a multi-disciplinary project team is essential.
• Experience in Nuclear tooling design, radio-pharmaceuticals automation, structural engineering, pressure boundary design and GAMP/GMP is an asset.

Why should you join ATS Industrial Automation?

• We provide awesome work perks such as treat days, gourmet coffee and beverages, subsidized breakfast and lunches in our cafeteria, employee referral bonuses and lots more.
• We offer a robust total rewards package- Competitive starting salaries, comprehensive health and dental benefits, overtime pay, employee bonus, RSP matching, Employee Share Purchase Program
• Be a part of an engaged, empowered and innovative global workforce
• We are intentional about your professional growth and development through internal career opportunities and our educational reimbursement program.

ATS is in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA), 2005 and will, upon request, assist those who may require specific accommodations due to a personal disability. We would ask that those who require assistance to notify our offices as soon as possible if accommodation is necessary
If you're excited about this role, but do not meet all the qualifications listed above, you are still encouraged to apply.