Supervisor Mechanical Design

Job summary

Lead and develop the mechanical design team, including recruitment, work assignment, performance reviews, staffing, succession planning, and competency development. Oversee departmental facilities, budgets, processes, audits, safety, and technical support while promoting design for manufacturing, process improvement, and alignment with program and business needs.

Job details

Aversan Inc. (www.aversan.com) is a trusted multi-service engineering and electronics manufacturing company. Aversan delivers leading-edge and reliable safety-critical electronics and software systems to the aerospace, defence, and space industries. We are currently seeking a qualified Supervisor Mechanical Design to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in mechanical design, strong leadership skills, and experience managing teams in a dynamic environment. Location: Montreal, QC Job Type: Full Time Working Arrangement: Hybrid Responsibilities Recruits’ employees, assigns, direct and evaluates their work. Monitors and manages overall employee performance, conducts annual performance appraisals and sets individual objectives. Provides staffing expertise to support the demand of Programs, R&D, and Business Development. Ensures that staffing supports the demand of current and future MDA programs. Develops staff to ensure necessary skill sets. Establishes and regularly updates succession plans for key skills to avoid single point failures and bottlenecks in resource allocation. Ensuring group competency remains abreast of state-of-the-art techniques in the respective engineering/manufacturing / support service disciplines. Oversee engineering facilities, processes, and tools required to support department activities and program needs. Identifies and manages facility conflicts between all programs for flight or development activities as appropriate to the department. Supports management of departmental overhead budget within allocation and provides forecasts to finance as required. Supports coordination of capital planning for the department. Proposes necessary capital investment items with proper financial justification and implements the procurement. Ensures the proper application of the company’s collective agreements. Participate in or lead Technical Overview Board (TOB) meetings. Coordinates and ensures distribution of lessons learned. Supports internal and external audits and ensure corrective actions are implemented as required. Promotes a Design for Manufacturing (DFM) culture. Participates in or leads technical troubleshooting and problem solving. Provides expert support to MRBs and customer enquiries where needed. Ensures proper application and adherence to overall company policies and processes by staff in the department. Supports development and maintenance of departmental specific policies, processes, work instructions and standards and ensures they are available to and followed by staff. Proposes and leads new initiatives or participates in initiatives for business process improvement (BPI) to improve departmental or global efficiency. Acts as the area owner and ensures all Health & Safety procedures and policies are adhered to and maintained. Provides support and participate in proposal activities Makes recommendations to the product development organization for new products and R&D initiatives in line with the company’s strategic direction. Supports and coordinates patent applications in conjunction with the product development organization. Ensures that the company’s trade secrets and proprietary information is protected and handled securely. Performs other tasks as required such as; leading proposals at the front end of the business, managing small projects or parts thereof, providing support to subcontract management, participating in collective agreement negotiations. Basic Qualifications Minimum 5 years’ experience in the field of engineering / manufacturing Demonstrated superior ability for people skills, conflict resolution and leadership skills. Career aspirations to managing teams of people in a dynamic environment. Experience or interest in developing skills in resource management, negotiations, risk management techniques and financial reporting. Bilingual – more French than English Soft skills – people-oriented personality – KPI management / experience with 1:1 | performance reviews | pays | timesheets | motivation – growth conversations Mechanical engineers Knowledge of the tools will be an asset Strategic mindset Minimum 5 years’ experience in the field of engineering / manufacturing preferably in the space industry or related area. Please Note Interested applicants must apply directly to to be considered for this position. The name of the file for the resume should be the applicant's full name and the position title you are applying for. The resume format should be PDF. Compensation: $90,000 – $120,000 CAD (annual salary) The base salary or rate offered to an applicant within this range is determined by considering several factors, including the individual's geographic location, skills, competencies, and unique qualifications. This ensures compensation is fair and aligned with the specific requirements and attributes of each candidate. Vacancy Status: This posting is for an existing vacancy. AI in Hiring: We use AI tools to assist with application management (e.g., organizing submissions and surfacing potentially relevant qualifications). AI is not used to make hiring decisions. All decisions are made by our hiring managers and recruitment team. Our use of AI is governed by security and privacy risk assessments aligned with our cybersecurity framework

What you’ll do

Lead and develop the mechanical design team, including recruitment, work assignment, performance reviews, staffing, succession planning, and competency development. Oversee departmental facilities, budgets, processes, audits, safety, and technical support while promoting design for manufacturing, process improvement, and alignment with program and business needs.

Requirements

Candidates need at least five years of engineering or manufacturing experience, preferably in the space industry or a related field, along with strong people skills, leadership, and conflict-resolution abilities. Mechanical engineering knowledge, a strategic mindset, and experience or interest in resource management, negotiations, risk management, and financial reporting are also sought; French proficiency is emphasized over English.

Listed skills

• Financial Reporting · Preferred
• Leadership · Preferred
• Risk Management · Preferred
• Staff Development · Preferred
• Conflict Resolution · Preferred
• Process Improvement · Preferred
• Bilingual communication · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Mechanical Design
• People Management
• Leadership
• Conflict Resolution
• Resource Management
• Performance Management
• Staff Development
• Risk Management
• Financial Reporting
• Design for Manufacturing
• Technical Troubleshooting
• Process Improvement
• Budget Management
• Audit Support
• Bilingual Communication

Job areas

• Engineering
• Management & Leadership
• Manufacturing