Mechanical Engineer, LUS

Lyft; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading micromobility company in Montreal as a Mechanical Engineer. You'll collaborate on innovative projects, lead design decisions, and ensure high-quality standards in product development. Enjoy a hybrid work environment and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Extended health and dental coverage

Life insurance

Disability benefits

Family building benefits

Health Care Savings Account

RRSP plan

Flexible paid time off

18 weeks of paid time off for new parents

Qualifications

• 3+ years of related industry experience.
• Experience in developing consumer product features.

Responsibilities

• Drive design decisions collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Lead sustaining and continuous improvement projects.
• Conduct field failure analysis and solution evaluation.

Skills

Mechanical Engineering

Problem Solving

3D CAD

Education

BS or MS degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

GD&T

Job description

At Lyft, our purpose is to serve and connect. To do this, we start with our own community by creating an open, inclusive, and diverse organization.

As a leader in micromobility, Lyft powers millions of rides daily across over 200 cities with our cutting-edge ride-sharing, bike-sharing, and scooter-sharing technologies. Our Montreal office is the birthplace of North America's first automated bike-share system, Bixi, which has since revolutionized urban mobility. Today, our pioneering system is operational in more than 50 cities worldwide, including Barcelona, Bogota, Boston, Buenos Aires, Chicago, Dubai, London, Madrid, Mexico City, Montreal, New York, Rio de Janeiro, San Francisco, and Washington DC, to name just a few. Join us and be part of the team behind some of the world's largest and most successful bike-share systems!

Responsibilities:

• Drive design decisions by collaborating with product, engineering (EE/ME/FW/SW), reliability, and systems engineering teams
• Derive technical architecture and engineering specifications from product requirements
• Use analysis to support engineering designs
• Lead sustaining and continuous improvement projects from concept through release and into field operations
• Work with GSM and Manufacturing teams to vet supply chain and production partners
• Prototype; create quick experimental mock-ups and meticulous mechanical models
• Lead post-launch sustaining activities intended to support a smooth transition into production while maintaining high quality standards
• Develop CAD databases and drawing packages, and drive handoff to manufacturers
• Support the build and test product development cycle, travel will eventually be required
• Test failure analysis and solution validation to complete successful product development
• Conduct field failure analysis and solution evaluation
• Act on feedback to learn and grow
• Effectively communicate across cross functional teams to achieve results

Experience:

• BS or MS degree in Mechanical Engineering or related technical field, and 3+ years of related industry experience
• Experience in the development of a feature or module of a consumer product
• Strong foundation in mechanical engineering fundamentals, including solid mechanics, electromagnetics, thermodynamics, and knowledge of basic engineering materials and manufacturing processes
• Experience in performing tolerance analyses and working through DFM challenges with external vendors
• Proactive problem solving, with experience in failure analysis, root cause investigation, and DOE creation
• Skilled in 3D CAD, Basic GD&T knowledge and experience releasing 2D drawings
• Experience traveling to manufacturing partners
• Track-record for successfully shipping product and working cross functionally across an organization
• Extended health and dental coverage options, along with life insurance and disability benefits
• Family building benefits
• Access to a Lyft funded Health Care Savings Account
• RRSP plan to help save for your future
• In addition to provincial observed holidays, salaried team members are covered under Lyft's flexible paid time off policy. The policy allows team members to take off as much time as they need (with manager approval).
• Lyft is proud to support new parents with 18 weeks of paid time off, designed as a top-up plan to complement provincial programs. Biological, adoptive, and foster parents are all eligible.

Lyft proudly pursues and hires a diverse workforce. Lyft believes that every person has a right to equal employment opportunities without discrimination because of race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, family status, disability, pardoned record of offences, or any other basis protected by applicable law or by Company policy. Lyft also strives for a healthy and safe workplace and strictly prohibits harassment of any kind. Accommodation for persons with disabilities will be provided upon request in accordance with applicable law during the application and hiring process. Please contact your recruiter now if you wish to make such a request.

This role will be in-office in Montreal, Canada on a hybrid schedule — Team Members will be expected to work in the office 3 days per week on Mondays, Thursdays and a team-specific third day. Additionally, hybrid roles have the flexibility to work from anywhere for up to 4 weeks per year.

About the company

Lyft, Inc. develops, markets, and operates a mobile app, offering vehicles for hire, motorized scooters, a bicycle-sharing system, and food delivery.