Hardware Engineering - Sr. Mechanical Engineer - P4

OSI Maritime Systems Ltd.; Burnaby; On-site; CAD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

OSI Maritime Systems Ltd. in Burnaby, BC, is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to lead the mechanical design of marine navigation and bridge systems for government and naval markets.

You will drive design studies, approve parts, and mentor engineers to ensure manufacturability, reliability, and cost targets. The role requires extensive naval/marine experience, a mechanical engineering degree, and the ability to obtain NATO security clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering/Applied Science or equivalent with 12+ years of direct engineering design/analysis experience, including 8+ years in naval/subsea/marine industries.
• Must obtain and maintain NATO secret security clearance.
• Experience with shipbuilding codes and standards (e.g., Lloyds Rules, DNV, ABS).
• Strong ability to lead design with reliability, manufacturability, and cost considerations.
• Proficiency in SolidWorks/AutoCAD; familiarity with FEA tools like ANSYS Workbench.

Responsibilities

• Leads detailed studies, experiments, tests and the mechanical design for navigation and bridge systems per standards and customer requirements.
• Directs mechanical design using COTS and military-grade components; approves parts and components.
• Writes and enforces mechanical engineering standards and best practices.
• Mentors engineers on standards and best practices; supports suppliers as needed.
• Interprets hardware requirements and documents; ensures compliance with system and budget requirements.
• Prepares designs, calculations, specifications and material lists; leads verification testing.

Skills

Mechanical design

Naval/marine industry exp

Leadership

DFMEA

Finite element analysis

Thermal analysis

Vibration/shock design

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

ANSYS Workbench

Shipbuilding codes

EMC/IP

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering/Applied Science

12+ years direct engineering design/analysis

Master of Engineering/Applied Science (desirable)

Professional Engineer designation (desirable)

Tools

SolidWorks

AutoCAD

FEA (ANSYS Workbench)

Job description

The Senior Mechanical Engineer is part of the engineering team that develops marine navigation and bridge systems for OSI’s government and naval markets that offer market leading performance and reliability, minimize production costs and are maintainable over an extended lifecycle. The Senior Mechanical Engineer 4 leads and executed the mechanical design.

What You'll Do

• Leads detailed studies, experiments, research and tests in contributing to the design and development of navigation and bridge system products to established codes, standards, drawings, specifications and customer requirements, for both commercial and military customers
• Leads the mechanical design effort based on COTS, military grade products and customized solutions which includes the approval of parts and components
• Writes and maintains Company’s mechanical engineering standards and best practices
• Trains and mentors Mechanical Engineers on Company’s mechanical standards and best practices
• Approves elements of the Company’s parts database
• Interprets, analyzes, and approves hardware requirements, hardware design documents, and ensures the proposed solution meets the stated requirements
• Prepares and approves written plans, calculations, designs, specifications and material lists
• Leads and reviews technical tasks requiring accuracy of calculations, completeness of data and adherence to prescribed methods
• Provides design information and guidance to support personnel and, occasionally to suppliers, in preparation of detailed design, design testing and prototype fabrication.
• Ensures that designs meet system, customer and budgetary requirements and are compliant with industry and government standards
• Clearly communicates technical and design documentation to other departments
• Through the application of Engineering expertise and analysis, ensure mechanical designs are optimized for manufacturability, weight and cost. Work closely with Production to understand, develop, and refine assembly drawings and instructions.
• Conducts and provides technical support during qualification testing. Perform engineering tests such as thermal cycling, vibration and shock testing, in the environmental test lab for both qualification and design verification testing. Design mechanical tests and test fixtures. Document and analyze results. Write formal test reports.
• Initiates and approves engineering change request (ECRs)
• Follows and promotes workplace operating and environmental, health and safety procedures and guidelines.
• Accountable to ensure that the mechanical design is adequate to meet project requirements
• Authority to approve project designs and documents
• Applies judgment and makes decisions to solve routine and complex issues

What you'll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering/Applied Science or equivalent and 12+ years of direct engineering design/analysis experience, including a minimum of 8 years in the naval/subsea/marine industry. Master of Engineering/Applied Science and Professional Engineer/ Chartered Engineer designation is desirable
• Must obtain and maintain NATO secret security clearance
• In-depth knowledge of product certification testing to civilian and military standards
• Proven mechanical aptitude and ability to analyze and solve hardware problems
• Familiarity with MS Office Suite and SharePoint
• Working knowledge of peripheral equipment, test, diagnostic and measuring equipment
• Ability to thrive as a leader and member of a Project team
• Organized, able to handle multiple projects and prioritize workload
• Experience implementing shipbuilding codes and standards for example: Lloyds Rules
• Ability to lead design in a strategic manner taking into consideration reliability, ease of manufacture, and cost
• Experience with the following is desirable:
• Design for vibration and shock for shipboard environments (ie MIL-S-901D/MIL-DTL-901E, MIL-STD-167).
• Design for assembly and manufacturing.
• Failure mode avoidance, such as DFMEA and design for Six Sigma.
• Design for cooling of electronics.
• Design for harsh climatic environments and corrosive environments
• Design of plastic, cast, sheet metal, machined and welded parts
• Design for Human Factors, Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) and Ingress Protection (IP)
• Finite element analysis, thermal, structural and dynamic
• Computational fluid dynamics for thermal analysis
• Familiarity with SolidWorks, AutoCAD and FEA (ANSYS Workbench highly preferred)
• Familiarity with naval platform environment
• Marine design codes such as DNV and ABS
• Structural design codes for aluminum design (Aluminum Design Manual) and steel design (AISC 360-10 or similar).