Mechanical Design Manager

Join Armo Tool as a Mechanical Design Manager, providing technical leadership for innovative automation solutions while mentoring a skilled engineering team. Help drive the quality, service, and long-term customer partnerships that have defined our success across North America for more than 50 years, with competitive benefits and opportunities to make a lasting impact.

Job Summary:

The Mechanical Design Manager provides technical and administrative leadership to the Mechanical Design team and is responsible for the execution, quality, and on-time delivery of mechanical design activities. The role supports company objectives through effective resource management, continuous improvement, standardization, technology development, and cross-functional collaboration.

The responsibilities for this position will include:

• Lead, mentor, and develop the Mechanical Design Team through coaching, performance management, training, and recruitment activities.
• Lead departmental initiatives focused on continuous improvement, standardization, technology adoption, and engineering capability development.
• Develop and maintain mechanical design standards, procedures, and best practices to support quality, efficiency, manufacturability, and consistency.
• Monitor departmental performance through KPIs including engineering utilization, schedule adherence, on-time delivery, quality, and non-conformance metrics.
• Manage departmental resource planning and ensure qualified design resources are effectively allocated to meet project and business requirements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support successful project execution within scope, schedule, budget, and quality objectives.
• Participate in engineering reviews to ensure technical accuracy, scope compliance, and standardization.
• Provide technical leadership and support resolution of design, manufacturing, commissioning, and field-related issues.
• Support engineering change management, root-cause investigations, corrective actions, and continuous improvement activities.
• Ensure compliance with applicable engineering standards, customer specifications, regulatory requirements, and safe engineering practices.
• Evaluate engineering tools, software, and emerging technologies to improve department efficiency and scalability.
• Support quotation reviews, concept development, and customer technical discussions as required.

Education, Skills and Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree, college diploma or relevant experience in mechanical engineering.
• Strong leadership, mentoring and coaching skills.
• Strong negotiation skills as well as conflict resolution skills.
• 10+ years of experience in automation design.
• Proficient use of SolidWorks.
• Strong computer skills in all MS Office applications.
• Experience in working with multi-disciplinary projects.
• Knowledge of industry and regulatory standards and codes.
• Working knowledge of machining and metal fabrication processes.
• Thorough knowledge of pneumatics, hydraulics, servos, robots, electrical devices, and other automation components.
• Strong ability to conceptualize and create solutions for complex design requirements.
• Strong written and oral communication skills as well as a high attention to detail.
• Able to provide clear direction while remaining open to feedback and collaboration.

Armo offers a competitive compensation package that includes:

• Flex time.
• Supportive training and education.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and AD&D benefits.
• Registered pension plan.

This is a current vacancy.

We thank you for your interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

This recruitment process does not use artificial intelligence (AI) in evaluating applicants.

Armo Tool Ltd. is an equal opportunity employer. Upon individual request, Armo Tool will endeavour to remove any barrier to the hiring process to accommodate those candidates with disabilities. Please inform us should accommodation be required at any point in the recruitment and selection process.