Company Overview
OZ Optics Limited is a leading worldwide supplier of fiber optic products, test equipment and sensors. It is located in Canada's capital city of Ottawa and established in 1985.
Company Perks:
- Every employee receives full benefits including medical, dental, optical and life insurance with the premiums paid for by OZ Optics.
- Opportunity to work along side with subject matter experts in fiber optics
- Opportunity to work on world-class products with cutting-edge technologies
- Best recreational facilities company can offer. Squash and basketball courts, weight-training rooms, indoor pool, sauna, and hot tub for use by employees
- Staff events - adult and children's holiday parties, Easter egg hunt, family summer barbecue, and soccer games.
- Free on-site parking
Position Summary:
The Opto-Mechanical Design Engineer is responsible for the physical design of precision subsystems that integrate optical, electronic and mechanical elements.
Typical Duties:
- Apply creativity and a solid knowledge of mechanical engineering and manufacturing principles to develop new solutions. Evaluate the merits and risks of alternative design concepts. Identify and recommend optimum design solutions.
- Apply analysis tools to predict stress states of opto-mechanical subsystems subjected to thermal and mechanical influences, model dynamic behavior of opto-mechanical structures
- Apply 3D mechanical CAD tools (CAD, SolidWork) to develop fully-documented detailed mechanical designs.
- Apply the OZ Optics Ltd. mechanical engineering design process to compile design requirements, evaluate conceptual designs, deliver detail design documentation and confirm performance of realized designs.
- Participate as a positive team member, working effectively with colleagues to ensure that design decisions which span multiple disciplines are balanced and optimized for the overall performance of the product.
- Communicate effectively with internal and external partners and stakeholders.
Education:
- Graduate degree in Mechanical Engineering or other specialty related to opto-mechanics.
- Bachelors level degree in Mechanical Engineering, Engineering, Engineering Physics or similar.
- Minimum (10) years experience.
Experience:
- Practical and theoretical knowledge of a variety of fabrication processes and their associated design rules: metal machining, sheet metal, injection molded plastics, extrusion, additive.
- Experience applying FEA and CFD analysis tools to complex engineering problems.
- Proficiency in producing part and assembly drawings compliant with ANSI drafting standards.
- Knowledge of and ability to apply Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GDT) practices, perform complex tolerance analyses.
- Knowledge of mounting and alignment techniques applied in the construction of commercial free-space optical assemblies and electro-optical systems.
- Familiarity with properties and application of epoxies in construction of optical assemblies.
- Knowledge of reliability engineering and Quality systems.
- Studies and/or applied experience in the specialty of opto-mechanics or mechanical design of optical products.
Skills:
- Ability to articulate a rich intellectual understanding of the fundamentals of the mechanical engineering curriculum including: thermodynamics, heat transfer, solid mechanics, fluid dynamics, machine design, dynamics, materials science.
- Highly motivated and energetic with an internally driven desire to learn.
- Demonstrates both a creative and an analytic approach to effective problem solving.
- Exhibits excellent engineering and design judgement.
- Aptitude and “feel” for detailed mechanical design.
- Internally motivated to consistently apply attention to detail in pursuit of the highest quality expectations.
- Demonstrated ability to design and conduct scientific experiments and analyze the results.
- Proficiency in the use of a 3D solid modeling mechanical CAD tool.
- University-level proficiency in application of statistical analyses related to experiment design and product quality.
- Ability to communicate effectively in written and verbal English Desired Qualifications.
Candidates must be legally eligible to work in Canada.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site gym
- On-site parking
- Vision care
Education:
- Bachelor's Degree (preferred)
Experience:
- Mechanical engineering: 10 years (preferred)
Work Location: In person
