Design custom automation equipment with SolidWorks and AutoCAD as a Senior Mechanical Designer in hybrid London, Ontario contract work. Lead projects from concept through commissioning.

This senior mechanical design position covers custom automation systems across life sciences, consumer goods, and food industries. You will create models, drawings, assemblies, and bills of materials using SolidWorks, while coordinating engineering deliverables. The work emphasizes safety, manufacturability, reliability, and customer requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

- Lead mechanical design from concept development through final release
- Create SolidWorks models, drawings, assemblies, and bills of materials
- Coordinate project deliverables against milestones and schedules




- Provide technical direction and review junior designers' work
- Support assembly, testing, installation, and commissioning activities

Requirements:

- Seven-plus years designing custom automated equipment
- Expert proficiency with SolidWorks, AutoCAD, PDM, and TotalETO
- Experience leading projects and high-speed automation designs
- Knowledge of sanitary design, tolerance stack-up, and component selection
- Knowledge of machine safety standards including CSA/CE and OSHA

Apply mechanical design leadership, SolidWorks expertise, and automation experience to complex custom equipment projects in London.

📌 Senior Mechanical Automation Designer (London)
🏢 Maple Leaf Foods
📍 London