Mechanical Designer

Insight Global; Kirkland; On-site; CAD 75,768 - 85,411; Part time

Job summary

A major Canadian space company is seeking a Mechanical Designer of ground support equipment to work with a multidisciplinary team. You will be responsible for the mechanical design of components, from concept to detailed definition, ensuring safety and compliance. A Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and at least 3 years of experience is required. This role offers competitive pay and involvement in innovative space projects.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years' experience in mechanical design.
• Experience in mechanical design of tooling and jigs.

Responsibilities

• Mechanical design of ground support equipment.
• Understand customer specifications and suggest new concepts.
• Develop detail and assembly drawings, parts lists, and user guides.

Skills

Mechanical design

Teamwork

CAD design (NX, Creo or Catia)

Documentation preparation

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or related field

Tools

MS Word

MS PowerPoint

MS Project

MS Excel

Job description

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Base pay range

CA$55.00/yr - CA$62.00/yr

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Job Description

Insight Global is seeking a mechanical designer of mechanical ground support equipment (MGSE) to join a major Canadian space company. As a Mechanical Designer of MGSE, you will work with a multidisciplinary team of engineers to develop subsystem components, products or structures used to manufacture, assemble or test state-of-the-art satellite products or subsystems. As part of one or more project teams, under the supervision of experienced engineers, you will be responsible for establishing the mechanical concepts and associated documentation for ground support equipment such as tooling, fixtures, jigs and mechanisms to assemble, test or deliver customized space products for our international customers. From the brainstorming phase through to detailed definition, you define the mechanical assembly components that ensure the safety of personnel and products. To define the product, you will use a range of advanced 3D modeling and simulation software to model concepts and predict their behavior. You will also participate in the preparation of the documentation required for the manufacture and use of the equipment. As a technical member of the design team, you will help coordinate activities related to your designs to ensure smooth project progress (configuration/distribution of documentation, follow-up of purchasing and assembly activities and utilization).

Responsibility/Tasks:

-Mechanical design of ground support equipment used to manufacture/assemble or deliver antennas, payloads or space electronics.

-Understand customer specifications

-Suggest new concepts to meet these requirements

Select/design components according to constraints

-Integrate concepts from electrical, manufacturing, alignment, thermal and structural analysis into 3D models

-Develop detail and assembly drawings, parts lists and user guides

-Monitor operations of component suppliers

-Support the use of designed and assembled equipment during integration and testing activities.

Required Skills & Experience

-Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, automated production engineering or equivalent

-Experience in mechanical design of tooling and jigs including complex and high precision tooling

-Ability to work as part of a team

-Minimum 3 years' experience in mechanical design

-Knowledge of MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Project and MS Excel

-CAD design skills (NX, Creo or Catia)

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

-Knowledge of geometric tolerancing, drawing standards

-Knowledge of the space industry

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Design

• Industries

  Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing

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