Top Benefits
About the role
Department: Engineering
Location: Montréal, QC (Canada)
Date Posted: July 17, 2025
Job Description
Are you passionate about mechanical design and are you interested in the manufacturing field? Would you like to participate in key design decisions of the product development team?
At Velan, we stand out for the values that drive us, our leadership, and the passion that all members have in achieving results. With our head office in Montreal and 12 manufacturing sites worldwide, we manufacture and market ranges of complex and innovative valves for different sectors of activity.
We thus help our business partners in the primary and secondary sectors to be more efficient and competitive by reducing their total operational cost.
We are looking for a Mechanical Designer to join our team!
Primary Responsibilities:
- Design product that meets customer requirements and at the same time meet the international valve design standards
- Design product, in a cross functional team, while optimizing manufacturability, cost, and quality
- Design product using Velan engineering standards and requirements as well as basics of sound engineering practice
- Release designs, 3d models, calculations, drawings, and finite element analysis.
- Release parts lists (BOM) for production on time
- Ensure design for manufacturability and maintenance
- Assist Industrial Engineering and Production plants with the industrialization and the first assembly of new products in the production cells
- Follow technologies and products trends in associations, technical committees, social media
We offer you:
- A career path, not just a job!
- Competitive base salary, accompanied by an annual performance bonus.
- Comprehensive group insurance program, including a telemedicine program.
- Group RRSP with employer contribution.
- A hybrid work environment and summertime schedule.
- Laptop provided
- Reimbursement for annual gym fees and other wellness initiatives
- Free coffee an affordable on-site cafeteria
Requirements
If you have:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or engineering technology, or the equivalent
- Member of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ)
- 2 to 5 years as an engineer
- 1 to 2 year(s) in a similar position
- Experience in an industrial equipment manufacturing environment – an asset
- Fluency in French and English (written and oral)
- Strong understanding of design engineering methods and processes
- Good understanding of machining and assembly methods
- Knowledge and experience using 3D solid modeling CAD systems (Preference Creo)
- Knowledge and experience using engineering and design analytical software (ANSYS, CFX, MathCAD, etc.)
- Knowledge and experience with valve and pressure vessel design standards and procedures, including ASME, API, ISO, MSS, BS, DIN, etc.
If you want to learn more about this career opportunity as a Designer, we look forward speaking with you!
And if you have the ambitions described above, you could be the newest member of the Velan team! We look forward to speaking with you.
About Velan Inc.
Velan is one of the world's leading manufacturers of industrial steel valves, recognized as a standard-bearer in quality and innovation. The company was founded by acclaimed inventor and entrepreneur A.K. Velan in 1950, and continues to leverage advanced engineering capabilities and innovation to create hard-working valves that meet critical industrial needs in the areas of power generation, chemical and petrochemical, oil and gas, pulp and paper, mining, cryogenic, and ship-building industries.
Velan's many product lines are grouped into the broad categories of: gate, globe, and check valves; quarter-turn valves; specialty valves; and steam traps. Within these product groups, Velan offers one of the most comprehensive product offerings available from any valve manufacturer, in sizes varying from 1/2" to 60", with pressure ratings from vacuum to over 10,000 psi, temperature ratings of up to 1,500 °F, and availability of many material and design options. All of Velan's valves are designed and manufactured with quality as a priority, and incorporate many unique design features for environmentally friendly performance, simple maintenance, and reliable service.
Velan. Quality that lasts.
Top Benefits
About the role
Department: Engineering
Location: Montréal, QC (Canada)
Date Posted: July 17, 2025
Job Description
Are you passionate about mechanical design and are you interested in the manufacturing field? Would you like to participate in key design decisions of the product development team?
At Velan, we stand out for the values that drive us, our leadership, and the passion that all members have in achieving results. With our head office in Montreal and 12 manufacturing sites worldwide, we manufacture and market ranges of complex and innovative valves for different sectors of activity.
We thus help our business partners in the primary and secondary sectors to be more efficient and competitive by reducing their total operational cost.
We are looking for a Mechanical Designer to join our team!
Primary Responsibilities:
- Design product that meets customer requirements and at the same time meet the international valve design standards
- Design product, in a cross functional team, while optimizing manufacturability, cost, and quality
- Design product using Velan engineering standards and requirements as well as basics of sound engineering practice
- Release designs, 3d models, calculations, drawings, and finite element analysis.
- Release parts lists (BOM) for production on time
- Ensure design for manufacturability and maintenance
- Assist Industrial Engineering and Production plants with the industrialization and the first assembly of new products in the production cells
- Follow technologies and products trends in associations, technical committees, social media
We offer you:
- A career path, not just a job!
- Competitive base salary, accompanied by an annual performance bonus.
- Comprehensive group insurance program, including a telemedicine program.
- Group RRSP with employer contribution.
- A hybrid work environment and summertime schedule.
- Laptop provided
- Reimbursement for annual gym fees and other wellness initiatives
- Free coffee an affordable on-site cafeteria
Requirements
If you have:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or engineering technology, or the equivalent
- Member of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ)
- 2 to 5 years as an engineer
- 1 to 2 year(s) in a similar position
- Experience in an industrial equipment manufacturing environment – an asset
- Fluency in French and English (written and oral)
- Strong understanding of design engineering methods and processes
- Good understanding of machining and assembly methods
- Knowledge and experience using 3D solid modeling CAD systems (Preference Creo)
- Knowledge and experience using engineering and design analytical software (ANSYS, CFX, MathCAD, etc.)
- Knowledge and experience with valve and pressure vessel design standards and procedures, including ASME, API, ISO, MSS, BS, DIN, etc.
If you want to learn more about this career opportunity as a Designer, we look forward speaking with you!
And if you have the ambitions described above, you could be the newest member of the Velan team! We look forward to speaking with you.
About Velan Inc.
Velan is one of the world's leading manufacturers of industrial steel valves, recognized as a standard-bearer in quality and innovation. The company was founded by acclaimed inventor and entrepreneur A.K. Velan in 1950, and continues to leverage advanced engineering capabilities and innovation to create hard-working valves that meet critical industrial needs in the areas of power generation, chemical and petrochemical, oil and gas, pulp and paper, mining, cryogenic, and ship-building industries.
Velan's many product lines are grouped into the broad categories of: gate, globe, and check valves; quarter-turn valves; specialty valves; and steam traps. Within these product groups, Velan offers one of the most comprehensive product offerings available from any valve manufacturer, in sizes varying from 1/2" to 60", with pressure ratings from vacuum to over 10,000 psi, temperature ratings of up to 1,500 °F, and availability of many material and design options. All of Velan's valves are designed and manufactured with quality as a priority, and incorporate many unique design features for environmentally friendly performance, simple maintenance, and reliable service.
Velan. Quality that lasts.