Job Responsibilities

- Develop, test, and maintain automation wizards that support standardized machining processes across various departments
- Build and refine HyperMill feature‑recognition workflows, smart macros, and smart tool libraries
- Integrate automation logic based on standardized feature colors, geometries, and machining strategies

Wage Range: 90-100K/Annually

Design Library Alignment

- Collaborate closely with the Design department to automate assembly models, feature libraries, and color‑coding standards
- Ensure design libraries are structured to support downstream automation and feature recognition within CAM software
- Provide guidance to Design on best practices for model preparation that maximize automation capability

Cross‑Department Collaboration

- Act as the primary liaison between Design, Machining, IT, and external automation partners/suppliers
- Coordinate requirements gathering, testing cycles, and implementation timelines for automation projects
- Communicate progress, challenges, and outcomes to stakeholders
- Visit supplier, customer and inter‑company locations as needed for training and investigational purposes

Process Standardization & Optimization

- Analyze machining workflows to identify repetitive and high‑value automation opportunities
- Define and maintain machining standards, color schemes, feature rules, and tool‑path templates
- Continuously improve automation logic based on shop‑floor feedback and real‑world performance data

Training & Support

- Prepare work instructions/documentation as required for all processes
- Provide training to various divisional personnel (programmers, designers, and machinists) on new automation tools, software, etc.
- Support troubleshooting and refinement of automated processes as they are deployed
- Share information, research, ideas across the team




- Participate in monthly employee meetings, as needed

Education

- Post‑Secondary diploma/certificate in Design, Digital Manufacturing or Mechanical Engineering, or similar

Experience

- Experience in CNC machining processes
- Experience with CAM programming concepts
- Experience in automation scripting within CAM software (e.g., HyperMill Automation Center, macros, templates), preferred
- Experience with process mapping, standardization, or workflow automation, preferred
- Experience as a Designer, in Digital Manufacturing, or in Mechanical Engineering preferably in the Automotive Industry, an asset

Skills

- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, TEAMS)
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Strong knowledge of CNC machining processes
- Robust knowledge of CAM programming concepts
- Solid experience with HyperMill or similar feature‑recognition programming systems
- Strong understanding of CAD model preparation and feature structuring (e.g., colors, naming conventions, assembly structure)
- Basic knowledge of mould making processes
- Strong analytical thinking and a continuous improvement mindset
- Strong knowledge of Python API engine
- Strong knowledge of open source programs, NumPy, TensorFlow, PyTorch

Employment Type

Regular / Permanent

Group

Magna Exteriors

Equal Opportunity Employer

Magna is an equal opportunity employer. We hire on the basis of experience and qualifications, and in consideration of job requirements, regardless of color, ancestry, religion, gender, origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability or gender identity. Magna takes the privacy of your personal information seriously and we do not solicit applications via email or traditional mail to comply with GDPR and local data privacy laws.

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📌 Manufacturing Digital Automation Coordinator (Vaughan)
🏢 Magna International
📍 Vaughan