About Remote Robotic Systems

The Role

What You Will Work On

• Own mechanical and product design from concept through production-ready hardware.
• Design and develop airframes, enclosures, assemblies, and integrated hardware systems.
• Create manufacturable designs that balance performance, weight, reliability, cost, and ease of assembly.
• Drive product architecture and key technical decisions throughout development.
• Develop and maintain CAD models, drawings, specifications, and engineering documentation.

• Drive part-count reduction, assembly simplification, cost reduction, and manufacturing efficiency.
• Design for automated assembly, repeatable production, and consistent product quality.
• Support the transition from prototype to low-volume and production manufacturing.
• Develop fixtures, processes, and assembly methods that improve repeatability and quality.
• Work directly with suppliers and manufacturing partners to solve design and production challenges.

• Work closely with electrical engineers on PCB and PCBA layout, mounting, packaging, and interconnects.
• Support effective ECAD and MCAD collaboration throughout product development.
• Design solutions that support cooling, environmental protection, serviceability, and long-term reliability.
• Understand how mechanical packaging decisions affect electronics performance, RF performance, and overall system reliability.

• Define and execute environmental, structural, and reliability test programs.
• Support ingress, vibration, shock, thermal, humidity, and other environmental testing.
• Analyze test results and drive evidence-based design improvements.
• Support qualification, certification, and field trials as products mature.
• Use testing and measured performance to validate design decisions and resolve technical risk.

• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers and co-op students.
• Help establish mechanical engineering practices, standards, and design approaches.
• Contribute to technical planning and direction for the mechanical engineering team.
• Review designs and help the team identify risks, trade-offs, and practical solutions.

Core Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.
• At least seven years of mechanical product development experience.
• Demonstrated experience taking physical products from concept into volume production.
• Proven design-for-manufacture and design-for-assembly results.
• Hands-on PCB and PCBA integration experience, including component placement, stack-up, mounting, and interconnect selection.
• Experience working with ECAD and MCAD workflows.
• Proven experience designing and validating sealed or environmentally protected enclosures.
• Strong SolidWorks skills or equivalent advanced 3D CAD experience.
• Experience defining or supporting environmental, structural, or reliability testing.
• Experience mentoring or providing technical guidance to other engineers.
• A hands-on, build-test-iterate approach to engineering.
• Ability to own ambiguous technical problems from definition through implementation.
• Ability to work on-site in Kanata, Ontario.

Nice to Have

• Experience with drone, UAV, robotics, aerospace, automotive, marine, defence, or industrial hardware.
• Expertise in injection-molded product design.
• Experience with multirotor or fixed-wing aerodynamics and propulsion.
• Experience designing products or assemblies for automated production.
• Familiarity with MIL-STD-810, IEC 60529, IP ratings, or similar environmental qualification standards.
• Experience integrating RF systems or antennas into compact products.
• Experience developing ruggedized electronics for demanding operating environments.
• Controlled Goods Program registration or previous experience working in a controlled-goods environment.
• An active Canadian security clearance or the ability to obtain and maintain one.
• P.Eng. designation or eligibility for licensure in Ontario.

What Will Make You Successful

• You enjoy solving difficult engineering problems that cross mechanics, electronics, testing, and manufacturing.
• You trust testing and measured performance over assumptions.
• You can move comfortably between CAD, prototypes, the lab, suppliers, and production challenges.
• You take ownership of outcomes and follow through on commitments.
• You can provide technical leadership while remaining closely involved in hands-on engineering work.
• You combine strong technical depth with practical engineering judgment.
• You enjoy simplifying products and finding elegant solutions to complex problems.
• You work effectively in a collaborative environment where the lines between design, prototyping, testing, and manufacturing are intentionally close.

What We Offer

• The opportunity to lead mechanical development for a new aircraft program from concept through production.
• Direct impact on product architecture, manufacturability, reliability, performance, and cost.
• Hands-on involvement in design, prototyping, testing, and production development.
• Exposure to robotics, aerospace, autonomy, sensing, communications, and defence technologies.
• Close collaboration within a highly technical and entrepreneurial engineering team.
• A fast-paced environment where your work has visible impact.
• Competitive compensation, benefits, and equity participation.

Employment Details

Security Clearance

Use of AI in Hiring

• Your resume.
• A short note describing a piece of hardware you helped take from concept to production.
• An example of a significant design, manufacturing, or ruggedization problem you solved and how you validated the solution.
• A portfolio of relevant hardware or mechanical design work, if available.