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Manager, Mechanical Design – Mechanical Engineering

mda space • Canada
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Leads the Design Office team at MDA Space in Brampton, accountable for the end-to-end mechanical design lifecycle from concept through manufacture, qualification, delivery, and support. Sets strategic direction for mechanical design teams, establishes and modernizes engineering processes, standards, and toolsets, and ensures design quality and manufacturability for space robotics systems. Requires experienced people leader with strong mechanical design background; responsible for recruitment, retention, development, succession planning, and cross-functional collaboration.

Key Highlights
Lead a large Design Office team overseeing the end-to-end mechanical design lifecycle for custom space robotics systems.
Establish and modernize engineering processes, standards, and toolsets (CAD/PDM, drawing release, configuration management).
Oversee recruitment, retention, development, and succession planning while driving cross-functional collaboration and continuous improvement.
Set strategic direction aligned with department objectives and contribute to corporate planning cycles.
Validate bid/solution proposals assessing design approach, risk, cost-effectiveness, and resource availability.

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Key Responsibilities
Lead and oversee the end-to-end mechanical design lifecycle from concept through design release, manufacture, qualification, delivery, and support of mission operations
Set strategic direction for mechanical design teams in alignment with department and corporate objectives
Establish, standardize, and modernize Design Office processes, standards, and toolsets including CAD/PDM and configuration management
Monitor and manage mechanical design outputs to ensure suitability for machining operations and ease of build
Validate costed technical solutions in proposals assessing design approach, risk, cost-effectiveness, and resource availability
Proactively identify and address operational and delivery risks and ensure timely issue resolution
Independently audit and assess technical risk on planned program work through the program lifecycle
Recruit, onboard, assign, coach, and evaluate team members and develop succession plans
Oversee capacity and workforce planning to meet current demand and anticipate future program needs
Strengthen collaboration with engineering and other stakeholders to drive execution and continuous improvement
Technical Skills Required
Mechanical Design Engineering Leadership DFMA

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Benefits & Perks
Relocation and visa sponsorship
Extended healthcare and flexible drug plans
Dental and vision benefits
Disability income protection
Life insurance
Group retirement savings plans
Employee and family assistance program

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Nice to Have
Eng (Professional Engineer) designation in Ontario or eligibility to obtain
Security clearance at reliability status level
Controlled Goods Program (CGP) assessment
ITAR assessment

Job Description

Building the space between proven and possible

MDA Space is a trusted mission partner to the global space industry. A robotics, satellite systems and geointelligence pioneer with a 55-year+ story of world firsts and more than 450 missions, MDA Space is a global leader in communications satellites, Earth and space observation, and space exploration and infrastructure. The MDA Space team of more than 3,800 space experts in Canada, the US and the UK has the knowledge and know-how to turn an audacious customer vision into an achievable mission – bringing to bear a one-of-a-kind mix of experience, engineering excellence and wide-eyed wonder that's been in our DNA since day one.

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Job Overview
Posted Nov 09, 2026
Employment Full-time
Experience Not Applicable
Location Canada
Category Programming
Company mda space
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