Senior Mechanical Engineer

Marshall Land Systems requires a Senior Mechanical Engineer in Ottawa, ON to join our growing team. Reporting to the Engineering Manager, Mechanical, this role will serve as the engineering liaison between the design team and production, providing on-site technical support to ensure the successful build of the LVM platform.

The Senior Mechanical Engineer will be responsible for resolving build issues, implementing design changes, and ensuring that engineering outputs meet program cost, schedule, and specification targets across both projects and bids.

Your responsibilities in this role:

• Lead and mentor a design team of Systems and Mechanical Engineers, fostering communication among engineering, production, and quality teams for problem investigation and resolution.
• Support Performance Development Reviews and technical competency assessments.
• Manage a small group of mechanical engineers within the engineering function.
• Offer Subject Matter Expertise in bidding and project delivery, including:
• Developing complex design architecture for new and existing product concepts.
• Providing technical input for bids and modifications.
• Generating and defining requirements and mechanical architecture.
• Ensuring compliance with Regulatory and Marshall processes.
• Designing solutions tolerant to operational environments.
• Gain in-depth knowledge of Mechanical Engineering standards and specifications.
• Apply best practices in Mechanical Engineering to support projects and business development.
• Produce and approve mechanical designs following department processes.
• Manage product, build standard, drawing, and document configuration.
• Lead and participate in design review meetings (SRR, ERR, PDR, CDR, change boards).
• Provide expertise to other departments, including production.
• Utilize Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) for configuration control and Engineering Change Notifications.
• Create and update Bills of Material (BOM) structures in PLM.
• Establish and maintain Mechanical Product Breakdown Structure (PBS).
• Monitor project progress, budgets, and timelines using design tracker, generating regular reports on metrics and KPIs.
• Create detailed design briefs that outline project objectives, requirements, and constraints.
• Other duties as assigned.

Apply if you have most of the following:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (e.g., Mechanical Engineering) from an accredited university.
• Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience.
• Hold or eligible for Professional Engineer (P.Eng) certification.
• Experience in Mechanical Engineering with a focus on Modular Shelter products and/or Aerospace & Defense sectors are preferred.
• Proven leadership in managing large, complex tasks to meet schedule and budget, demonstrating effective time management across multiple projects.
• Ability to provide mentorship and support to junior engineers.
• Proficiency in compiling technical reports and certification documentation.
• Knowledge of product safety standards and rugged environments is desirable.
• Strong attention to detail with excellent problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently while adhering to schedule and budget.
• Proficiency in computing skills with the aptitude to learn new software packages.
• Experience with Autodesk Inventor and Windchill PLM is desirable.
• Must be able to create and approve drawings to ASME Y14.5 including GD&T and AWS A2.4 weld symbols.
• Experience working to ISO standards desirable.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office software, including Word and Excel.
• Comprehensive understanding of manufacturing techniques, including sheet metal fabrication, riveting, bonding, and welding, with the ability to mentor a design team in these areas.

Must be eligible to meet the requirements of export control regulations, including the Canadian Controlled Goods Program and Canadian government security requirements.

About Marshall Land Systems:

Marshall Land Systems is a Canadian-owned global company with an unrivalled pedigree of British engineering excellence. From its origins in Cambridge, UK, through more than a century of innovation, pioneering advances from the nose of Concorde to the early Hydrogen fuel cell technology that ultimately powered the moon landings, Marshall engineers now continue to innovate specialist vehicles and infrastructure for NATO forces across the world.

From bomb disposal vehicles to deployed shelters, from command and control to CT scanners on the battlefield, Marshall Land Systems protects people in critical situations with the very best in engineering. It employs 600 people with major facilities the UK, Canada, and the Netherlands.

Marshall Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Marshall Group is an equal opportunity employer and values a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, colour, religion, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information about Equal Opportunity in the Workplace please click here.