Job Title: Design Engineer
Location: London ON Canada + potential travel to UK and USA
Hours: 40 hrs per week (Mon to Fri) based on-site
Vacancy Type: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: $80,000 - $100,000 CDN (subject to experience) + Bonuses + Benefits

The role

Are you passionate about combining design and manufacturing to create innovative solutions? As a Design Engineer with NP Aerospace's Canadian Engineering team, you'll play a vital role in developing advanced protective products for a range of clients. This exciting position demands a strong understanding of design engineering and the flexibility to tackle diverse challenges in a unique and fast-paced environment.

In this role, you'll contribute to the development of cutting-edge protection systems used by Canada's Military and Law Enforcement personnel. From ballistic body armour plates, shields, and helmets to ballistic and blast protection systems for vehicles, your work will directly support those who protect and serve our country.

As part of our growing Canadian team, you'll be involved in the full product development cycle-from initial concept and design through prototyping, testing, and production-delivering high-quality safety solutions that truly make a difference.

This is your opportunity to be at the forefront of innovation in defence and protection technology. Join us and help shape the future of safety for Canada's Armed Forces and law enforcement agencies!

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

We may use automated tools, including AI enabled screening, to support parts of the recruitment process. These tools do not make final hiring decisions and all outcomes are made by the hiring team.

Visit our LinkedIn page to find out more about us.

What you will get in return

At NP Aerospace, we know our success comes from our people. That's why we invest in benefits that support your health, reward your hard work, and help you grow your career:

• Performance rewards - discretionary bonus opportunities
• Health & wellbeing first - good Medical, Dental, and Life Insurance coverage
• Time to recharge - enjoy 3 weeks' paid vacation plus 2 company floater days and some time off between Xmas and New Year
• Grow with us - career development and advancement opportunities within a global business
• Supportive environment - a team culture built on innovation, collaboration, and purpose

What you'll be doing

1. Development of military vehicle sub-systems that, in parallel, satisfy the needs of efficient and effective manufacture / assembly and ongoing supportability, while not compromising in terms of robustness and reliability
2. Generating design concepts for new and next generation products, including, CAD, Material selection, defining processing parameters, tooling, and drafting to the department's standards and procedures.
3. Interact with production and quality teams to investigate and obtain any necessary corrective action data.
4. Support other areas of product design engineering, as required
5. Technical support to the Quality and Manufacturing Engineering teams for proposed designs.
6. Undertake problem solving of design and product issues to resolve functional issues as they arise throughout the development and service life cycle.
7. Support Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) efforts to ensure a sustainable support solution.
8. Support Operations to ensure that components and assemblies can be manufactured effectively and efficiently
9. Recognise the need for engineering change and raise engineering change requests as appropriate.

The above statements are not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities.

Our team embraces modern technologies, including AI-assisted tools, to work smarter and deliver better results. Candidates should either have experience using AI tools or demonstrate a willingness to learn and apply them in their role.

Critical outputs

• Successful delivery of concept designs and launch of new products, on time, to cost and on schedule.
• Support first off and prototype builds.
• Creation, checking and reviewing of CAD and detailed designs.

Experience

Essential

• Degree or equivalent (i.e. diploma or experience) in an appropriate Mechanical Engineering or similar discipline
• Previous experience working on design and development projects, inception to launch, within an engineer to order technical environment
• 5+ years of design experience using 3D CAD software, preferably PTC CREO 6.0 or higher.
• Familiar with the use of PLM software, preferably Windchill 10.1 or higher.
• Understanding of engineering drawings and design standards including Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing, ideally to automotive / defence requirements.
• Ability to communicate effectively on a technical level and contribute to team projects.
• Proficient user of MS office software.
• Familiar with configuration control and change management processes
• Familiar with the compilation of Design FMEA's.
• Experience with the design of machined components of steel and aluminium.
• Able to obtain security clearances.

Desirable

• Experience working with composite materials and knowledge of composite manufacturing processes (infusion, compression moulding, etc).
• Tooling design & design for manufacturability.
• Jig and Fixture Design for welding, assembly, and machining.