The data created by this Physical AI solution enables global manufacturers in multiple packaging segments to unlock new potential in productivity, quality, and sustainability. SmartSkin is already a leading supplier to the food, beverage and pharmaceutical sectors, counting nearly every major brand, with 100's of installations all over the world. Getting it right is a mechanical challenge that your knowledge and skills will help to find a solution for.

As the Senior Mechanical Designer, you will be responsible for ensuring that our products match the customer’s external specifications, all electronics can fit inside, it can be sealed to withstand wash-down chemistry, and it can ultimately survive thousands of runs. Own the mechanical design of container twins and their accessories from first concept through to production parts. Package electronics into unique shapes and configurations, working with our electrical and firmware engineers on board outlines, connector placement, antenna keep-outs, and thermal paths.

Choose materials appropriate for the specific customer requirements including the use of food-contact and pharma-grade resins, ensuring chemical compatibility with cleaning agents, and providing customer facing documentation of materials. Produce the drawing package that lets someone else build the model including GD&T;, tolerance stacks, BoMs, assembly procedures, and change control.



Work with our assembly team on site and with external machine shops and moulders.

You will report to our Senior Lead, Mechanical, who has been building container twins for seven years. The team has a lot of hard-won product knowledge and is looking for someone who is willing to deeply learn our products and understand our customers' needs. Deep SolidWorks skills including experience modeling assemblies. ~ Experience designing for manufactures across processes including CNC milling and turning, injection moulding, and 3D printing, and the judgement to know which process to use for each part. ~ The ability to explain a design decision clearly to internal team members, external manufacturing partners, and customers.

Bonus Qualifications

Experience with injection moulding tooling, including working with moulders on tool design.

Experience with FEA for optimizing material and thickness decisions.

Experience with food-contact or pharma materials: An engineering technology diploma. We are looking for someone who will be in office regularly, working alongside the team. Highly qualified candidates outside of the region will be considered, with the expectation of regular travel to the office.

We offer competitive compensation, company-paid health and dental benefits, a Group RRSP with matching, and real opportunities to grow your career while making an impact in a cooperative, forward-thinking environment.

📌 Senior Mechanical Designer/Drafter (Fredericton)
🏢 smartskin
📍 Fredericton