Posted 19 days ago
Mechanical Designer
@ JENOPTIK AG
Barrie, Ontario
Overview
Prodomax Automation, part of the Jenoptik Group, is hiring Mechanical Designers in Barrie, Ontario, for automation and welding systems. The role designs jigs, fixtures and sub-assemblies in SolidWorks at junior, intermediate or senior level depending on experience. Shifts may include overtime, and compensation is $60,000 to $100,000 annually plus performance bonuses.
Pay:
$60,000–$100,000 a year
Responsibilities:
- Design jigs and fixtures in SolidWorks
- Prepare detailed drawings for manufacturing and assembly
- Support production and engineering teams
- Design complex fixtures interacting with robots (intermediate)
- Review customer specifications and design compliance (senior)
Requirements summary:
- Engineering degree or engineering technologist/technician credential
- Working knowledge of SolidWorks and AutoCAD
- 3 to 5+ years with automated welding and assembly equipment (intermediate)
- 5 to 8+ years with automated welding and assembly equipment (senior)
- Ability to work overtime
Tools & skills
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Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-18
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-09
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-01
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Job details
| Department | Engineering |
| Schedule | overtime |
| Work setting | Office, Plant or factory |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | P. Eng. |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (preferred), College diploma (preferred) |
| Fields of study | Engineering, Engineering Technology |
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JENOPTIK AG
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Jenoptik – MORE LIGHT. We are a company where bright ideas are born. Changing the world with light demands for an exploring spirit. Discover challenges the world is facing, at Jenoptik you change the world. 💡PHOTONICS: Optical technologies are at the heart of our business. Explore the variety of our photonics-based products and services: We’re on Mars with NASA. We’re behind the quality of your smartphone camera lenses. We enable smart manufacturing with laser & metrology solutions customized to your manufacturing environment. We make roads and communities safer. 🚀MARKETS: Our key target markets primarily include the semiconductor equipment industry, electronics, life science and medical technology, metrology as well as smart mobility incl. road traffic safety and civil security. 🌎LOCATIONS: The Jenoptik Group headquarters are in Jena, Thuringia, Germany. Next to our major sites in Germany, we maintain production and assembly sites in the USA, France, the United Kingdom and Asia-Pacific. 🌳SUSTAINABILITY: Together with our customers, we create forward-looking trends in the fields of energy efficiency, healthcare, the environment, mobility, and safety. With our products we can make significant contributions to meeting the societal challenges we face as well as to the conservation and efficient use of resources. 🌈INCLUSION: As an international company with about 4,600 employees, we are aware of our responsibility to create an appreciative and unprejudiced working environment and support diversity, equity and inclusion in our teams. We are committed to increasing the number of international und female managers in our company and signed the “Charta der Vielfalt”, an employer initiative for diversity, in 2020. Grow with leading and bright ideas. Become a JENIUS. Impressum, Legal Notice: https://www.jenoptik.com/legal-notice
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Jenoptik – MORE LIGHT. We are a company where bright ideas are born. Changing the world with light demands for an exploring spirit. Discover challenges the world is facing, at Jenoptik you change the world. 💡PHOTONICS: Optical technologies are at the heart of our business. Explore the variety of our photonics-based products and services: We’re on Mars with NASA. We’re behind the quality of your smartphone camera…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing |
| Company size | 1,001-5,000 employees |
| Headquarters | Jena, Thüringen |
| Organization type | Public Company |
| Year founded | 1991 |
| Specialties | photonicsmicroopticsoptoelectronicslife scienceshealthcarediagnosticsdigital imagingautomationlasersmetrology |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 10 |
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MECHANICAL DESIGNER
Reports To: Mechanical Design Manager
Location: Welham Road, Barrie, Ontario
Collaborates With: Production, Controls, Robotics and Project Design Teams
Objective
We are actively seeking Mechanical Designers to join the Prodomax Team.
About Prodomax Automation
For over 55 years, Prodomax has been a leader in the design, engineering, and turnkey integration of custom automation solutions. As a key part of the Jenoptik Group, we are renowned for our expertise in welding and assembly systems for structural components in automotive and industrial applications. We pride ourselves on our core values of People, Solutions, Integrity.
The Opportunity
You will provide Mechanical Design solutions in an automation environment reporting directly to the Mechanical Design Manager and receiving project direction from a designated Design Lead.
Your level within the role will be determined by the skills and experience you bring when taking on this exciting career opportunity to join the Prodomax Team. Responsibilities are noted as you progress within the role.
Junior:
Job Responsibilities:
- Provide mechanical design support to Production and Engineering teams.
- Design simple jigs and fixtures using SolidWorks
- Prepare detailed drawings for manufacturing and assembly.
Growth Focus: Actively seek mentorship and takes ownership of progressively complex tasks to transition from assisting on projects to independently managing sub-assembly designs. Work towards an Intermediate level position.
Level of Education/Experience:
- Engineering Degree or Engineering Technologist/Technician (BSc. P. Eng. or CET.) recent or in progress. Entry level design experience
Intermediate:
Job Responsibilities:
- Design complex jigs and fixtures with multiple motions and interacting with robots.
- Specify and size appropriate purchased components for fixtures.
- Perform load and stress calculations.
- Support production team to troubleshoot tool functionality.
- Understand electrical and fluid power equipment required that interact with tool design.
Growth Focus: Demonstrate technical leadership by identifying design efficiencies and taking a lead role in project scoping, preparing to move from execution to high-level conceptual design. Works towards a Senior level position.
Education/Experience:
- Engineering Degree or Engineering Technician/Technologist Diploma
- 3 - 5+ years of direct working experience with automated welding and assembly equipment
Senior:
Job Responsibilities:
- Concept tools using GD&T drawings and part data.
- Implement and suggest design solutions based on understanding of production environment.
- Take ownership of the mechanical design standards and "Best Practices" library to ensure consistency across all projects.
- Review customer specifications and ensure design compliance.
- Serve as the primary technical point of contact for cross-functional meetings (Controls, Project Management, Sales) and customer meetings.
- Review the work of Intermediate and Junior designers for technical accuracy and adherence to project timelines.
Education/Experience:
- Engineering Degree or Engineering Technician/Technologist Diploma
- 5 - 8+ years of direct working experience with automated welding and assembly equipment
Qualifications, skills and abilities
- Passion for Safety, Health & Wellness
- Positive attitude
- Active listening skills, embraces change, and a passion for professional development
- Self-awareness and knows when to raise her/his hand to ask for help
- Effective working knowledge of AutoCAD and SolidWorks design software
- Effective working knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- High energy and the flexibility to perform under short time constraints to meet deadlines
- Positive attitude and works well as a member of a team
- Strong organization skills, attention to detail disciplined approach to work
- Ability to work overtime
What We Offer
Competitive Annual Compensation: * $60,000.00 - $100,000.00
- The actual compensation a successful candidate will be offered within this range will vary based on factors relevant to the position.
- Performance-based bonuses tied to organizational performance and your success in achieving annual project goals set/reviewed annually with your Supervisor.
- Comprehensive Benefits: RRSP matching, healthcare spending account.
- Environment: A collaborative, high-tech culture where creativity and data-driven decision-making are celebrated.
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