Senior Design Engineer - Vehicle Systems

About MTC

Located in Markham, Ontario, Canada, Multimatic Technical Centre (MTC) is part of Multimatic’s Engineering Group. MTC provides advanced design, simulation, testing and prototyping services to Multimatic’s production divisions and to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM’s), niche vehicle manufacturers, motorsports organizations, military equipment contractors and consumer products companies. MTC houses key engineering, testing and development capabilities under one roof, enabling rapid turnaround and tight integration between departments (vehicle systems engineering, production engineering, predictive methods, product testing and validation, composites, fabrication, and prototyping).

Additional specialized services utilize MTC’s full‑vehicle multi‑post test rig, and a proprietary vehicle dynamics simulator. These services are further enhanced by the capabilities of a fully‑equipped motorsports department.

The Vehicle Systems Department is currently seeking a Senior Design Engineer , with skills in complex systems integration and full vehicle system development. This role is suitable for high‑performance individuals with a successful history of working in fast‑paced environments. As our company undergoes a significant expansion, a successful individual would be one who welcomes change and has tremendous skills in collaboration and communication with stakeholders.

• Conduct comprehensive systems integration trade‑off studies to meet system requirements; for example, the candidate would be expected to study the effect of subsystem design decisions (e.g. subframe, suspension control arm) on overall vehicle crash requirements, or to optimize the system so that competing mass/cost/performance requirements are met.
• Using exceptional communication skills, be the voice of engineering when negotiating with stakeholders on requirements and trade‑offs.
• Conduct calculations (Excel, MATLAB/Python) to ensure systems are robust against noise factors.
• Derive and manage subsystem requirements based on customer requirements for vehicle systems (e.g. high level performance target, aero loads, active aero component design).
• Take deep‑dives into supplier/customer/regulatory specifications and ensure they are cascaded down to design direction (e.g. regulatory requirements for crash, detail design and packaging of crash rail).
• Recommend and lead component and vehicle‑level testing to verify and validate systems. Strong understanding of DOE.
• Select appropriate manufacturing processes for parts, considering production volume/cost, aesthetics (when applicable) and requirements (structural, thermal, aero). With these processes selected, the candidate would be expected to independently design in 3D (CATIA, NX) and draft manufacturing prints in 2D (full GD&T knowledge is expected). The candidate’s 3D modeling capability should be exceptional.
• Be an eager and proactive participant in prototype builds, and review progress with an eye for product and process improvement.
• Disseminate knowledge to other team members, building up the team from within.
• Work with a complex international team to make things happen the first time, traveling as necessary to get the job done.

• Minimum 8 years of directly relevant work experience developing hardware in mission‑critical applications. High degree of preference is given to candidates with motorsports experience, although sufficient experience in other industries with significant technical complexity would be considered.
• College or university degree in a relevant engineering discipline (mechatronics, mechanical or automotive engineering).
• High degree of competence in GD&T, specifically in cascading assembly tolerances to component requirements.
• High degree of competence in designing for precision machining, as well as comfort with design best practices for welding, stamping, forging, casting, injection moulding, and cold‑forming processes.
• Knowledge in rotating machinery, including basic bearing selection based on structural loads and temperature conditions.
• Strong knowledge in solid mechanics and dynamics, demonstrated by…