Product Engineer
Product Engineer - Ocemida, Montreal, Canada
About Us:
At Ocemida, we create innovative and sustainable products that solve real-world problems. We partner with clients across industries to bring impactful solutions from concept to market, combining technical excellence with thoughtful design.
The Role:
We're looking for a Product Engineer to drive technical development and engineering excellence in our Montreal office. You'll own the full product development lifecycle while collaborating with our design and manufacturing teams to create exceptional products.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead end-to-end product engineering, from initial concepts through design validation, prototyping, and manufacturing handoff, ensuring both innovation and feasibility
- Develop detailed engineering specifications, CAD models, and technical documentation while maintaining alignment with industrial design vision and manufacturing constraints
- Partner with clients, design teams, and manufacturing vendors to optimize designs for production, addressing DFM/DFA requirements and cost targets
- Drive engineering research into new technologies, materials, and manufacturing processes to expand our technical capabilities and competitive advantage
- Establish and document engineering best practices, with focus on sustainability, reliability, and scalable production
- Provide technical mentorship to junior engineers and contribute to building a culture of engineering excellence
- Guide cross-functional teams through technical challenges and tradeoff decisions while maintaining product integrity
Requirements:
- Strong mechanical engineering foundation with 8+ years of product development experience, taking products from concept through mass production
- Expert-level proficiency in CAD (SolidWorks, Fusion 360) and simulation tools for engineering analysis
- Deep understanding of manufacturing processes (injection molding, sheet metal, CNC machining) and DFM principles
- Experience with GD&T, tolerance analysis, and creating comprehensive engineering documentation
- Track record of developing innovative technical solutions while balancing cost, quality, and manufacturability
- Proven ability to work effectively with industrial designers, ensuring technical feasibility while preserving design intent
- Strong problem-solving skills and systematic approach to engineering challenges
- Excellent communication abilities to present technical concepts to diverse stakeholders
- Experience mentoring junior engineers and driving engineering excellence
Benefits:
- Competitive compensation package
- Performance bonuses
- Comprehensive health and dental coverage
- RRSP matching program
- Professional development fund
- Flexible hybrid schedule (3 days in-studio, 2 days remote)
Access to advanced prototyping lab
Work on diverse, challenging products
Collaborative innovation culture
Employee product discounts
Paid volunteer time
Transit and cycling benefits
Modern, well-equipped Montreal studio
Join us in creating products that make a meaningful impact while pushing the boundaries of engineering excellence!
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Team: Engineering
Locations: Montreal
Remote status: N/A
Working at Ocemida
Life at Ocemida
- Innovation through engineering excellence defines our culture at Ocemida. Our Montreal studio combines cutting-edge prototyping facilities with collaborative spaces designed for technical problem-solving and engineering breakthroughs.
- Our engineering team thrives on technical challenges, working at the intersection of design vision and manufacturing reality. You'll join a group of experienced engineers who bring deep technical expertise across mechanical design, materials science, and production optimization. We maintain a flat structure where technical merit drives decisions, and everyone's engineering insights help shape our solutions.
- Projects span from complex mechanical systems to pioneering sustainable technologies, giving you exposure to diverse technical challenges and manufacturing processes. You'll have the opportunity to push technical boundaries while ensuring designs meet real-world production requirements.
We understand that great engineering requires both focused development time and collaborative problem-solving.
Our commitment to sustainability extends beyond product design into our engineering practices, where we constantly optimize for materials, manufacturing efficiency, and product lifecycle.
At Ocemida, you'll be doing more than solving engineering problems – you'll be developing technical solutions that scale from prototype to production, creating lasting impact through smart, manufacturable design.
ENGINEERING · MONTREAL · IN-OFFICE