Director Mechanical Engineering

Generac Power Systems•Toronto, ON

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

ecobee, a subsidiary of Generac Power Systems, is seeking a Director of Mechanical Engineering to lead the mechanical design and architecture of their products. This role involves guiding a team of Mechanical Engineers responsible for product mechanical design, packaging, sustaining engineering, test equipment, and supplier quality. The position requires close collaboration with various teams including Product, Industrial Design, Electrical Engineering, and Manufacturing, as well as external suppliers, to manage products from prototype to mass production. The role is hybrid, requiring 3-4 days per week in the Toronto office.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Mechatronics/BioMedical Engineering, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
10+ years experience with consumer or industrial product development and electronics iteration.
5+ years technical leadership experience.
A hands-on engineer at heart: still fluent in CAD and able to contribute directly to design work, not only review it.
Strong leadership, mentorship, and interpersonal skills, with a bias toward listening.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to interface with internal stakeholders, external suppliers, and customers worldwide, and to distill technical detail for an executive audience.
Relentlessly organized, comfortable running issue trackers and maintaining multiple schedule versions.
Experience in electromechanical assemblies (e.g., LCDs, batteries, sensors, flex circuits, PCBs, antennas, buttons).
Experience in Design for Manufacturability (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), statistical tolerance analysis techniques, functional dimensioning, and geometric tolerancing.
Data-driven and detail focused, comfortable with statistical analysis methods.
Self-motivated, collaborative, and able to manage multiple projects and priorities within a cross functional team.
Experience with manufacturing and manufacturing processes (e.g., injection molding, compression molding, sheet metal, stamping, MIM, soft goods, and CNC machining) and process validation.
Experience with reliability, cosmetic specs, the QA process, and standard mechanical test methods.
Experience with product validation (Shock/Drop, Cycle, and Environmental Testing).
Experience collaborating with Asian manufacturing facilities in high-volume mass production, including working through DFM challenges with external suppliers.
Completion of a background check.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of high-volume manufacturing processes and/or automation.
Ability to travel internationally (approximately 4 to 5 weeks per year).
Knowledge of HVAC systems.
Experience with integration of wireless antenna (Bluetooth, GPS, Wifi) into mechanical enclosures.
Experience with design of audio subsystems (microphones and speakers).
Experience with design of optical and/or camera systems.
Experience with thermal modeling and analysis.

Responsibilities

Own and contribute to mechanical design and CAD work on the hardest problems.
Set mechanical design direction for the department that aligns with company and team goals, and foster innovative design solutions.
Mentor, coach, train, and grow a team of Mechanical Engineers.
Surface the real constraints from your team and suppliers before setting a path.
Maintain issue trackers, run multiple schedule scenarios, and manage project activities to deliver on target, on time product launches.
Work with Electrical Engineering, Industrial Design, and Manufacturing team members to ensure that new products meet design and cost requirements.
Verify and analyze designs to meet product requirements, and support and participate in VA/VE analysis.
Research materials, components, and technologies for development opportunities.
Drive selection, qualification, and ongoing evaluation of critical suppliers and manufacturing partners across a global supply base, building the relationships that enable new technologies.
Travel to suppliers to evaluate capabilities and perform first article inspections.
Identify, procure, and qualify equipment needed to test developed products.
Develop the department budget.
Distill complex technical work into clear recommendations for an executive audience.