Translate customer, market, and business needs into actionable requirements. Provide competitive and market intelligence to support product direction.

Recent Product

Development (NPD) & Introduction (NPI) Ensure technical reviews, risk assessments, validation plans, and release criteria are completed.

Technical

Leadership & Engineering Excellence Own product design quality, system integrity, and technical scalability for the strapping product portfolio. Lead R&D; product design and project-based product development activities. Drive design standardization, engineering methods, and technical best practices. Define design collaboration strategies with other Samuel Automation business units and external design partners. Provide senior technical guidance and support escalation resolution.

Strategic Technical Expectations

Establish product and technical requirements tools and methods. Measure and improve engineering efficiency, product quality, and team engagement.

People

Leadership & Team Development Lead, develop, and coach a multidisciplinary team of mechanical, electrical, and controls/software designers. Establish performance objectives and conduct regular performance reviews. Help the team translate complex, unclear, unknown, or evolving internal or customer requirements into robust, actionable technical specifications.

Support employee growth through mentoring, training, and career development planning.



Drive employee engagement, accountability, and continuous improvement culture. Participate in recruiting, hiring, onboarding, and workforce planning activities.

Serve as the in-house expert for applicable regulatory, safety, and industry certification requirements. Bachelor degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Systems Engineering, or related discipline. 10+ years of experience in automation, machinery design, product development, or systems engineering. Demonstrated experience leading and coaching technical teams and leading product design and standardization initiatives.

Solid understanding of industrial automation systems and engineered machinery. Knowledge of strapping equipment and packaging automation preferred. Occasional travel to customer and internal sites within Canada, USA, and globally Ability to work effectively across engineering, manufacturing, and commercial environments.

The base salary range for this position is $122,800 - $153,500 per year (CAD). Actual base salary will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, and experience, as well as internal equity considerations. This position is eligible to participate in a short-term incentive plan.

Incentive awards, if any, are based on business and individual performance and are not guaranteed. #

📌 Product Development Manager, Strapping Systems (Vaughan)
🏢 Samuel, Son u0026
📍 Vaughan