About the job
This mechanical engineer designs and develops equipment and tooling for hard-to-reach, high-radiation areas at CNL's Chalk River Laboratories, taking projects from first concept to use in the field. The engineer works on a multidisciplinary team and guides technicians and other engineers.
The role belongs to the CRPEG bargaining unit and its collective agreement. It is mostly on site, in offices and a prototyping machine shop, with occasional remote work if wanted, on a 37.5-hour week over five days. Some field work, off-site travel and time in radiologically controlled areas may come up. Applicants must be eligible for Reliability Status with Site Access Security Clearance (SASC), covering 3 to 5 years of verifiable history.
What you’ll do
- Design mechanical equipment, tooling and components for customer needs
- Set design requirements and critical characteristics using codes and standards
- Review drawings and calculate clearances, fits and tolerance stack-ups
- Take engineering responsibility for drawings and documents
- Lead design reviews and team meetings
- Write test plans and reports that show designs meet requirements
- Guide technicians and engineers through testing
What we’re looking for
- Honours bachelor's in mechanical engineering; MASc or PhD is an asset
- Four to eight years of mechanical engineering experience
- Professional Engineer in Ontario, or eligible for licence
- Able to apply solid mechanics, heat transfer and fluid dynamics to judge designs
- Strong spreadsheet skills and clear communication
- Robotics, automation or remote tooling knowledge is an asset
- Eligible for Reliability Status with Site Access Security Clearance (SASC)
Benefits
- Group RRSP or pension
- Paid sick days
- Benefits from day one, tuition support
Details
- Pay
- Job type
- Full-time
- Where
- 286 Plant Road, Chalk River, ON K0J 1J0, Chalk River
- Kind of work
- Professional & technical
- Listed until
- Nov 27, 2026
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