Intermediate Automation Designer - Mechanical

Join our globally growing team at ATS Industrial Automation where we create complex automation solutions at the highest level that sustainably impact lives around the world.

At ATS, a publicly traded global company with a proud 40-year history, we help drive the future with our factory-wide automation solutions. At ATS Industrial Automation, what we do matters - both to our customers and to their customers. With 1000 skilled employees around the world, we design, build and service mission-critical automated assembly and test solutions for mobility, nuclear and specialty automation. Our customers are leaders in their industries and rely on us to deliver what we promise - on time and on budget. Combined with our broad product portfolio, financial strength and global presence, we provide our customers with the best automation solutions wherever and whenever they need them.

Major Duties

• Design, analyze, and oversee the creation and implementation of mechanical systems and components, ensuring compliance with standards, collaborating with various stakeholders, and maintaining documentation and safety protocols.
  
  

Specific Responsibilities

• Perform engineering calculations for machine and tool designs, including strength, speed, horsepower, temperature, pressure, and force.
• Analyze engineering drawings and specifications to determine shape, dimensions, and hardness for equipment, processes, and products.
• Assess the feasibility of using multiple machines for sequential operations.
• Create working and detail drawings, and bills of materials using AutoCAD and Solid Works.
• Ensure designs comply with applicable standards (e.g., OSHA, CE).
• Review drawings for accuracy, material selection, machining techniques, finishes, and hardness.
• Liaise with customers, in-house technical staff, and vendors for technical information and specifications.
• Communicate design changes and task progress to the Manager, Mechanical Engineering, and supervising designer.
• Formalize and update drawing documentation.
• Create drawings of existing tooling using precision measuring devices.
• Supervise mechanical design efforts on a project level, delegating tasks to team members.
• Organize project documentation, including quotes, drawing registers, correspondence, requisitions, drawings, and schedules.
• Communicate time estimates and resource requirements for design tasks to the Manager, Mechanical Engineering, and Project Manager.
• Review electrical requirements with electrical designers and machine operations with programmers.
• Assist fabricators, machinists, toolmakers, and electricians in debugging, integration, and system completion.
• Determine tools, fixtures, and equipment for fabrication and assembly of mechanical components.
• Select and requisition appropriate purchased components for mechanical assemblies.
• Examine project instructions and drawings to determine test specifications, procedures, objectives, and test equipment.
• Oversee co-op students and Junior Designers on various projects.
• Adhere to ISO procedures and ensure compliance with the ATS Code of Business Conduct.
• Follow health, safety, and environmental procedures, including reporting unsafe conditions and incidents.
• Ensure the use of required protective equipment and attend all necessary training.
  
  

Qualifications

Education

• A post-secondary diploma or degree in mechanical design, mechanical engineering or equivalent.
  
  

Experience

• A minimum of 5 years of mechanical design experience.
  
  

Skills

• Proficient in AutoCAD and Solid Works.
• Strong knowledge of drafting principles.
• Experience in designing tooling from sketches or verbal concepts.
• Understanding of pneumatics, hydraulics, and electrical devices.
• Effective communication and teamwork skills.
• Analytical skills for engineering calculations and design analysis.
• Attention to detail for reviewing drawings and documentation.
• Familiarity with ISO procedures and quality standards.
  
  

Why should you join ATS Industrial Automation?

• Be a part of an engaged, empowered and innovative global workforce
• We offer a robust total rewards package- Competitive starting salaries, comprehensive health and dental benefits, overtime pay, employee bonus, RSP matching, Employee Share Purchase Program
• We provide awesome work perks such as treat days, gourmet coffee and beverages, subsidized breakfast and lunches in our cafeteria, employee referral bonuses and lots more.
• We are intentional about your professional growth and development through internal career opportunities and our educational reimbursement program.
  
  

ATS is in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act (AODA), 2005 and will, upon request, assist those who may require specific accommodations due to a personal disability. We would ask that those who require assistance to notify our offices as soon as possible if accommodation is necessary

If you're excited about this role, but do not meet all the qualifications listed above, you are still encouraged to apply.