Mechanical Design Manager M2

Who are we? At OSI Maritime Systems, we pride ourselves on delivering world-class navigation and bridge systems. With decades of experience serving military customers, we remain at the forefront of innovation in the maritime industry. Our collaborative and dynamic environment ensures every team member contributes to advancing marine safety and operational excellence. With a global presence, we are proud to have offices in Canada, UK, Taiwan, Australia and Germany. The Mechanical Design Manager leads OSI’s mechanical design function, comprising the Mechanical Engineering and CAD teams within the Hardware Engineering department. The function develops marine navigation and bridge systems for OSI’s government and naval markets that offer market-leading performance and reliability, minimize production costs, and are maintainable over an extended lifecycle. The Mechanical Design Manager is accountable for the people, processes, tools and technical quality behind all mechanical design output, from requirements and concept through 3D models, drawings and released technical data. The role ensures the teams are adequately resourced, trained and mentored, follow the Company’s standards and configuration management practices, and deliver designs that meet technical, manufacturing, cost and schedule requirements. The Manager must thoroughly understand mechanical and structural design for shipboard environments, the modeling and maintenance of large electro-mechanical systems using CAD and PDM/PLM tools (SolidWorks, AutoCAD, SolidWorks PDM, PDXpert, etc.), and how to manage resources, schedules and engineering change. What will you do? People Leadership and Development Leads, supervises and manages the Mechanical Engineering and CAD teams (mechanical engineers, mechanical designers and CAD operators), in conjunction with technical specialists Participates in the recruitment and selection of mechanical engineering and CAD staff, and provides onboarding and orientation for new team members Sets individual objectives, provides ongoing feedback and conducts performance reviews for direct reports Ensures the ongoing professional and skill development of the team by overseeing Professional Development Programs, identifying skill gaps and planning for succession Trains, mentors, coaches and provides technical guidance to engineers and CAD staff on the Company’s processes, standards, tools and best practices, and cross-trains staff to assure resource flexibility and efficiency Ensures individual and team roles and responsibilities are understood Planning, Resourcing and Delivery Works with the Manager, Hardware Engineering, to select and assign Mechanical Engineers and CAD staff to projects, and balances workload across concurrent programs Coordinates mechanical design and CAD work with other functions (electrical, systems, software, project management, production, supply chain and quality) to meet project deadlines and other requirements Monitors progress, tracks and resolves or escalates the design, modeling and drawing backlog and schedule risks, and reports progress on team activities to the Manager, Hardware Engineering, on a regular basis Works with the Manager, Hardware Engineering, to develop labor estimates and technical input for proposals, customer solicitations and new product development Works with the Manager, Hardware Engineering, to achieve departmental and divisional goals Design Authority and Technical Review Reviews the design and development of navigation and bridge system products to established codes, standards, drawings, specifications and customer requirements, for both commercial and military customers Reviews and approves hardware requirements, hardware design documents, written plans, calculations, designs, specifications and material lists in conjunction with technical specialists, and ensures the proposed solution meets the stated requirements Regularly checks the completeness and accuracy of models, detailed drawings a…

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