Lead Mechanical (Automation) Engineer
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30+ days ago
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Job Summary
LMI Technologies recognized as one of Canadas Best Workplaces is a medium-sized technology company built on a culture of openness respect and professional excellence. At LMI our staff work passionately toward the common goal of designing and delivering innovative 3D machine vision solutions to OEMs and System Integrators working in industrial factory automation around the world. The result of this teamwork is high-performance easy-to-implement and cost-effective 3D sensor technologies that deliver the best results in even the most challenging 3D inline inspection applications.
What will you do as a Lead Mechanical (Automation) Engineer
LMI Technologies is seeking a hands-on technical leader to spearhead the Design Development Automation and Validation of our next generation of high-accuracy industrial measurement and inspection systems. Working as part of our global Technology (R&D) team you will report to the Senior Product Engineering Manager and work at our Burnaby head office.
You will lead a team to design complex automation starting from ideation component sourcing design prototyping and production rollout.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead Design & Development: Directly manage and contribute to the mechanical design lifecycle of complex high-precision machinery ensuring designs meet stringent accuracy speed and reliability targets.
- Precision Architecture: Take ownership of critical mechanical subsystems including the specification design and validation of linear motion systems high-stiffness structures kinematic mounts Robot arms and custom stages.
- Validation & Metrology: Define and execute the rigorous validation plan for system performance focusing on precision metrology techniques to prove compliance with nanometer/micron-level specifications.
- Leadership: Mentor and manage a team of engineers driving projects through concept detailed design (CAD/FEA) prototyping testing and industrial deployment.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Operations/Production Electrical and Software teams to ensure seamless hardware/software integration but maintain ultimate accountability for the mechanical system performance.
What do you need to be successful
The ideal candidate has spent a significant portion of their career contributing directly to the design and development of automated systems.
- Engineering Foundation: Bachelors or Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering or Mechatronics Engineering is required.
- Leadership Track Record: Experience leading technical projects or small engineering teams from concept definition through to successful industrialization.
- Hands-On Hardware Expertise: Deep demonstrable experience in the design and development of precision positioning equipment such as CMMs high-resolution 3D Printers advanced robotics end-effectors or similar tools.
- Metrology Focus: Direct experience designing or implementing precision measurement and calibration methodologies to verify machine performance.
- Core Technical Skills: Proven proficiency in Kinematic Design Dynamic Analysis Tolerance Stacking/GD&T and material selection for high-accuracy applications.
Salary Range: $97600 - $139000
How to submit your interest
If you are interested in this exciting opportunity and working for a fast-growing global technology company with an inspiring and engaging workplace environment please submit your application to our Human Resources team in confidence by clicking the Apply Now button.
While we appreciate your interest in LMI very much we are only able to respond to candidates selected for further consideration. We look forward to talking to you about the possibilities of beginning a rewarding new chapter of your career!
Why being inclusive is important to us
At LMI Technologies we are an Equal Opportunity employer and we value the diversity of the people we hire and serve. We strive to build and grow our team that fosters variety in backgrounds perspectives experiences and skills. We embrace inclusiveness in our workplace so we can utilize each persons talents and strengths.
If you are interested in working for a fast-growing global technology company with an inspiring and engaging workplace environment we invite you to apply and talk about the possibilities of beginning a rewarding new chapter of your career.
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Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Continuous Integration
- APIs
- Automotive software
- Test Cases
- Electrical Engineering
- Junit
- Distributed Control Systems
- Testng
- Java
- Test Automation
- Programmable Logic Controllers
- Selenium
About Company
Our smart 3D laser, snapshot, and line confocal sensors improve factory production by providing fast, accurate, reliable machine vision inspection solutions.
