Senior Mechanical Engineer

ADVA; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in optical communications is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer in Ottawa. The role involves designing high-speed assemblies, creating working drawings, and collaborating with both internal teams and external customers. Ideal candidates will hold at least a Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering and possess strong CAD skills, particularly in CREO and Solidworks.

Qualifications

• Experience in mechanical design for high-speed assemblies.
• Knowledge of design for manufacturing.
• Proficient with design documentation and specifications.

Responsibilities

• Support design and manufacturing introduction for optical communication assemblies.
• Generate mechanical design fixtures and assembly manuals.
• Communicate effectively with internal and external customers.

Skills

CAD design software knowledge

Opto-mechanical design knowledge

Manual and automated micro-manipulators knowledge

FEA stress and thermal modeling experience

Mechanical measuring devices proficiency

Good communication skills

Education

BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Our Growth is Creating Great Opportunities!

Our team is expanding, and we want to hire the most talented people we can. Continued success depends on it! Once you've had a chance to explore our current open positions, apply to the ones you feel suit you best and keep track of both your progress in the selection process, and new postings that might interest you!

Thanks for your interest in working on our team!

The primary responsibility of the mechanical design engineer will be to support the design and introduction to manufacturing for high-speed, highly integrated assemblies for the optical communications market. A successful candidate should have experience in the following areas :

• Knowledge in CAD design software, preferably CREO and Solidworks
• Knowledge in opto-mechanical module MSA form factor requirements.
• Knowledge in manual and automated Micro-manipulars and their applications; i.e. NewPort XYZ stage and Hexapod.
• Knowledge in designing and assembling parts for electrical and / or optical Probe stations.
• Experience in performing FEA stress and thermal modeling on electro-optical assemblies

Supplementary Tasks

• Experience in generation mechanical design fixtures required for PCB test boards or optical alignment support brackets or grippers.
• Generating working drawings and mechanical assembly manuals to submit / upload to ADTRAN data management system (Agile).
• Obtain quotations and lead times and ordering prototype parts from local machine shops.
• Other duties as required.

Customers (Internal & External)

Internal

• All ADTRAN Employees

External

• All ADTRAN customers

Skills / Qualifications / Training / Experience

• BS or MS in Mechanical engineering.
• Design for Manufacturing knowledge for Mechanical design parts.
• Knowledge in using mechanical measuring devices : Vernier calipers, Micrometers, Keyence Microscope or other.
• Proficiency in writing mechanical specifications for assembly manual instructions.

Requirements & Work Environment

• Able to generate high quality design documents.
• Good communication skills. Written and verbal.
• Self-motivated and perform with minimum supervision.