For over four decades, MDS has maintained its unrivaled position as a global leader in gas turbine engine solutions, serving prestigious clients worldwide. Specializing in aviation, industrial, and marine applications, MDS delivers fully tailored gas turbine engine test facilities - establishing itself as a trusted partner in more than 20 countries. From designing the world's most advanced, one-of-a-kind test facilities to leading cutting edge research and development, MDS continues to drive innovation.

We are looking for an experienced engineering leader who is passionate about both technical excellence and developing people. This role is ideal for someone who can combine strong technical expertise in aerodynamics, acoustics, and fluid systems with the ability to lead, inspire, and develop a team of engineers. Beyond managing projects and engineering deliverables, you will play a key role in building departmental capabilities, strengthening engineering practices, and creating an workplace where people can grow, collaborate, and perform at their best.

What you'll be doing Reporting to the Director of Engineering, the Manager of Aero, Acoustics & Fluids will provide technical leadership and overall management of the department while serving as Engineer of Record for assigned projects. This role is responsible for developing departmental talent, maintaining engineering standards, optimizing resources, and ensuring the successful delivery of high-quality engineering solutions.

Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing engineering team, fostering accountability, collaboration, and continuous learning.

Oversee recruitment, onboarding, performance management, employee development, succession planning, and resource planning.





Build a strong pipeline of technical talent and ensure the department has the skills and capacity to support current projects and future business needs.

Empower team members to take ownership, make sound technical decisions, and grow into future engineering leaders.

Engineering Delivery, Planning & Commercial Accountability

Lead the department’s engineering activities to ensure technical excellence, quality, schedule, and budget commitments are met.

Establish clear project priorities, deliverables, milestones, and resource plans, monitoring progress and addressing potential delays or cost overruns proactively.

Identify and manage technical, resource, schedule, and cost risks, developing practical solutions and communicating issues and recommendations to stakeholders.

Support business development and proposal activities through technical concepts, scope definition, resource estimates, risk assessments, and engineering cost estimates.

Collaborate with Project Management and other engineering teams to ensure a smooth transition from proposal development to project execution.

Assess proposed design and scope changes, considering their impact on technical performance, cost, schedule, quality, and project integration.

Technical Leadership, Integration & Quality

Provide technical leadership and engineering oversight for aerodynamic, acoustic,



and fluid-system design for gas turbine test facilities.

Work closely with Systems Engineering, Mechanical Design, Instrumentation & Controls, Applications, Project Management, Manufacturing, and site teams to deliver integrated engineering solutions.

Establish and maintain engineering methods, design standards, calculation procedures, and work instructions to ensure consistency and quality.

Oversee design reviews, verification, and validation activities to ensure solutions meet project requirements and applicable codes and standards.

Promote a strong engineering safety culture, sound technical judgment, thorough documentation, and effective management of technical risks.

Lead the resolution of engineering nonconformances, audit findings, and quality issues, ensuring corrective actions address root causes and prevent recurrence.

Operational Excellence & Long-Term Capability

Identify and implement opportunities to improve engineering productivity, design quality, estimation accuracy, and project delivery.

Promote standardization, reusable designs, automation, and effective engineering tools to improve efficiency and consistency.

Strengthen knowledge sharing, technical documentation, and succession planning to build long-term departmental capability.

Encourage innovation and the development of new engineering approaches that enhance MDS's technical capabilities and customer solutions.

Foster collaboration across departments, promoting shared accountability for project success and customer satisfaction.

Communicate engineering progress, technical risks, decisions, and mitigation plans clearly and proactively to management,

📌 Manager of Aero, Acoustics and Fluids (Montreal)
🏢 MDS Aero Support
📍 Montreal