Join Ionic Mechatronics' Innovative Team

At Ionic Mechatronics, collaboration and inventive thinking are at the heart of everything we do. We tackle complex manufacturing challenges by bringing together talented people, cutting-edge robotics, and state-of-the-art technology. If you’re driven by teamwork and love solving problems in fresh ways, you’ll feel right at home here.

Why You’ll Love Working Here

- Complex, varied work to keep you engaged and challenged
- In office training and mentorship from seasoned engineers
- A diverse workplace where every voice is valued

Location

This position is based in our Lively, ON location. The successful candidate will work from the office that best aligns with business needs and their location.

Your Role: Senior Estimator

As a Senior Estimator at Ionic Mechatronics, you will play a key role in developing accurate, competitive proposals for custom machine-building and automation projects. Working closely with sales, project management, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, controls, suppliers, and customers, you will translate complex technical requirements into practical equipment concepts, project scopes, schedules, and cost estimates.

You will take ownership of the proposal development process and cost-estimating activities, identifying project risks, clarifying requirements, and ensuring that each quotation accurately reflects the required materials, labour, engineering, integration, and commissioning effort.

What You’ll Do

- Lead the preparation of budgets, quotations, proposals, and cost breakdowns for custom machinery and automation projects.
- Review customer RFQs, specifications, drawings, and project requirements to identify scope, assumptions, exclusions, and potential risks.
- Lead RFQ review meetings with customers, either on-site or at our facility, and translate requirements into actionable estimating and project information.




- Develop detailed estimates for mechanical systems, electrical systems, controls, robotics, pneumatics, hydraulics, fabrication, machining, assembly, installation, and commissioning.
- Work with mechanical and electrical engineering teams to develop preliminary machine concepts, equipment layouts, and system architectures.
- Engage with suppliers, vendors, and distributors to obtain accurate pricing, lead times, and technical information for purchased components and equipment.
- Define project deliverables, preliminary schedules, interfaces, and responsibilities to support accurate proposals.
- Prepare clear technical specifications, scope descriptions, costing assumptions, and commercial documentation.
- Identify technical, commercial, and scheduling risks early and recommend effective mitigation strategies.
- Review estimates with internal stakeholders to validate labour hours, material costs, engineering requirements, and project margins.
- Support sales and project management during customer presentations, proposal reviews, negotiations, and handoffs to execution teams.
- Identify gaps and opportunities to improve estimating tools, cost sheets, proposal processes, and project outcomes.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, suppliers, vendors, and internal teams.
- Travel <10%, with flexibility for occasional additional travel based on project requirements.

What You Bring

- Minimum of 10 years of experience in estimating, applications engineering, machine building, systems integration, or a related industrial environment.




- Demonstrated experience estimating custom machinery, automated equipment, production lines, or complex electro-mechanical systems.
- A degree or diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Business, Automation, or a related technical discipline.
- Strong mechanical or electrical background, with the ability to understand and estimate integrated electro-mechanical systems.
- Working knowledge of machine design, electrical controls, robotics, hydraulics, pneumatics, safety systems, and industrial automation is considered an asset
- Strong understanding of project costing, labour estimation, material pricing, project finance, and gross-margin analysis.
- Ability to interpret engineering drawings, electrical schematics, technical specifications, and customer requirements.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills, with excellent attention to detail.
- Ability to manage multiple estimates and proposal deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical and commercial information clearly.
- Confidence presenting proposals and technical concepts to customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders.
- Proven ability to collaborate effectively across sales, engineering, procurement, project management, and production teams.
- Experience with estimating software, ERP systems, CAD tools, or project-management platforms would be an asset.

Ready to join a company where your ideas drive innovation? Apply now to start shaping the future of manufacturing with Ionic Mechatronics!

Pay: $90,000.00-$115,000.00 per year

Benefits:

- Dental care
- Extended health care
- In office parking
- Paid time off
- RRSP match

Language:

- English (required)

Location:

- Greater Sudbury, ON P3Y 1L1 (preferred)

Work Location: In person

📌 Senior Estimator (Greater Sudbury)
🏢 Ionic Mechatronics
📍 Greater Sudbury