Specialist – Mechanical Systems and Product Integration

About Balko

Balko Technologies is a Quebec-based company that designs and develops modular, interoperable data capture systems for drones, ground vehicles and maritime platforms. Our multidisciplinary team pushes the boundaries of data acquisition and fusion in the energy, infrastructure, natural resources, public safety and defence sectors.

Our mission is to democratize data capture through intelligent, modular systems designed entirely in Canada.

Join Balko to design, integrate and evolve the mechanical systems that support our products, from development through manufacturing.

Your role

As a Specialist – Mechanical Systems and Product Integration, you will contribute to the design of Balko’s new products and R&D; projects while ensuring their mechanical integration, manufacturability and assemblability.

Reporting to the R&D; Team Lead – Mechanical Engineering, you will carry out your assignments autonomously, in accordance with the team’s established directions and methods. You will contribute to product architecture, 3D modelling, 2D drawings, BOMs, prototyping, documentation and transfer to production.

In our low-volume production environment, you will also take responsibility for the mechanical integration and manufacturing of sold products, complementing the team’s electrical, electronic and firmware activities. This close involvement with manufacturing will allow you to quickly correct assembly issues and incorporate improvements into the products.

Key Responsibilities

- Contribute to defining the mechanical architecture and designing products, modules, parts, assemblies and subassemblies,



based on project requirements and the direction of the R&D; Team Lead – Mechanical Engineering.
- Create and structure 3D models and assemblies in SolidWorks, as well as 2D manufacturing and assembly drawings including dimensions, tolerances, specifications and bills of materials.
- Establish and maintain assembly structures and complete bills of materials (BOMs), taking design requirements, manufacturing processes and supply constraints into account.
- Ensure the manufacturability and assemblability of mechanical systems from the design stage onward, taking into account tolerances, functional clearances, interfaces between modules, manufacturing processes, surface treatments and assembly constraints.
- Participate in design reviews and in the manufacturing, assembly and testing of prototypes and first units; document results and prepare the required design reports.
- Establish and maintain the documentation required for transfer to production, including drawings, plans, assembly procedures, manufacturing instructions and other required technical documents.
- Release approved design and manufacturing documents, maintain a rigorous document structure, and ensure the archiving and traceability of superseded revisions.
- Transfer the manufacturing definition from SolidWorks into the ERP by creating and maintaining items, assemblies, BOMs and manufacturing recipes, and help simplify or automate this transfer.




- Take responsibility for the mechanical integration and manufacturing of sold products, including assembly, insert installation, bonding, sanding, finishing, painting, adjustments and other required mechanical operations.
- Identify and resolve mechanical and assemblability issues encountered during manufacturing, and apply the necessary corrective actions to keep assembly moving and ensure system delivery.
- Maintain and improve products based on manufacturing and supply feedback to increase manufacturability, assemblability and repeatability while preserving interchangeability whenever possible.
- Implement approved changes through the Engineering Change Management (ECM) process and consistently update models, drawings, BOMs, manufacturing documentation and ERP data before subsequent manufacturing or procurement
- Relevant college or university education in mechanical design, mechanical engineering or a related field, combined with significant product design experience.
- Excellent command of SolidWorks and the ability to effectively structure parts, assemblies, 2D drawings and complete bills of materials.
- Positive understanding of DFM/DFA, tolerancing, functional clearances and interfaces between parts, modules and systems.
- Strong interest in hands‑on work: prototyping, mechanical assembly, adjustments, finishing and troubleshooting directly on products.
- Ability to diagnose a manufacturing or assembly issue, quickly unblock production and then develop a permanent corrective solution.
- Good understanding of BOMs, document and revision control, ECM processes, and the use of an ERP/MRP system in a manufacturing environment.

📌 Specialist – Mechanical Systems and Product Integration (Quebec City)
🏢 Balko Technologies
📍 Quebec City