Senior Mechanical Designer

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Senior Mechanical Designer

Mechanical Designer

High Performance Gyro-Stabilized Optical Systems

Burlington ON

Please note that to be considered for any position at PV Labs, all candidates must be eligible to meet the requirements of the Canadian Controlled-Goods Program of the Defense Production Act, and be able to hold and maintain a Canadian Security Clearance. If you are not clear about your eligibility, please consult the Government of Canada website HERE.

They're not just a company, they're pioneers in advanced imaging solutions focusing on the design, development, and delivery advanced mechatronic aerial imaging and visual information systems used primarily by the public protection, ISR, and motion picture industries.

Their work revolves around bespoke high-performance payload stabilization, optics & imaging, and data management. Their core technology forms the backbone of next-gen airborne imagingsolutions, and as part of our engineering team, you'll have the opportunity to contribute your expertise to the development of state-of-the-art electro-mechanical stabilization platforms, motion-control systems, camera and lens control systems, video-processing technologies, remote I/O subsystems, and more.

A Mechanical Designer role here is not your ordinary type of Mechanical Engineering career. Instead, it's an advanced, multi-disciplinary role that is essential to all aspects of architecture, design, development and delivery of high-performance, gyro-stabilized airborne optical systems. It's where concept turns into reality, where getting it right is a whole-team effort, and where your expertise matters.

Our philosophy is firmly rooted in modularity and component-based design because it's just the smart thing to do. Working with our engineering team not only encourages you, but it pushes you to experiment and try new things. We want you to be vocal and involved in improving the efficiency, agility and ingeniousness of our designs. We encourage you to contribute to our knowledge bases, standards and workflows in other words truly be a part of our team

Mechanical Engineering takes an interdisciplinary approach using standard and non-traditional processes to encourage out-of-the-box thinking that is essential to the specification, development, qualification, and success that weve been known for. For example, the design and test of a state-of-the-art Customer specific payload to be integrated in PV Labs Fifth Generation Advanced Stabilization Technology. Specifically. the Mechanical Designer position at PV Labs shares in the responsibility and accountability for all aspects of mechanical development related to the design, analysis, verification, manufacturing, troubleshooting, and testing of mechanical parts and subsystems.

Reporting to the Vice President of NPI, indirectly to a PMO Lead/Mechanical Technical Lead, and working alongside a small but impressive team, you will:

• Perform design and analysis of electro- and/or opto-mechanical systems, with an emphasis on aerospace applications (i.e. precision drive mechanisms, structural load paths, integration of optical and electro-optical components, ground support equipment, and user interfaces)
• Apply innovative approaches in the creation of new products for commercial and military applications, from concept generation through in service support.
• Collaborate with the Embedded Systems team in the design and packaging of electrical and electro-mechanical components for harsh environments.

• Development and maintenance of technical documentation (i.e. part and assembly drawings, manufacturing process documentation, design review presentations) using Solid Works PDM, Microsoft Office, Atlassian Suite in a highly collaborative environment
• Contribute to successful on-time delivery and quality of all products.
• Play a key role in the selection and support of suppliers.
• Close support of production team to quickly resolve issues
• Conduct structural and thermal analysis (FEA & CFD)
• Identify opportunities and recommend strategies for cost reduction and/or reliability improvement
• Break down requirements into a series of small implementable and traceable tasks with cost and schedule estimates.
• PCB layout, Flex circuit design for high density electronics, minimizing volume while optimizing access for assembly and test.
• Actively drive and participate in design reviews.

• Develop/Improve knowledge base, standards,…