Job Title: Automation & Product Engineer
Job Summary
The Automation & Product Engineer supports the development, deployment, and continuous improvement of robotics products and automation solutions across its portfolio. This role bridges customer applications, product engineering, and system integration to ensure solutions address real-world manufacturing challenges and can be deployed safely, reliably, and at scale.Working closely with customers, plant teams, product development teams, and technology partners, the Automation & Product Engineer translates application requirements into product enhancements, deployment best practices, and future product opportunities.
Responsibility
- Evaluate customer and manufacturing applications to identify opportunities for robotics and automation solutions.
- Translate application and deployment requirements into product and system requirements.
- Support product development, validation, benchmarking, and deployment activities across the robotics portfolio.
- Collaborate with customers, plant teams, suppliers, and technology partners to ensure successful solution deployment.
- Evaluate and integrate complementary technologies including tooling, vision, safety, and automation systems.
- Support safety, compliance, and risk assessment activities for robotics applications.
- Capture lessons learned from deployments and drive continuous improvement of products and applications.
- Develop technical documentation, standards, and best practices to support product adoption and scalability.
Academic/Educational Requirements
- Diploma or degree in Automation, Mechatronics, Electrical, Mechanical, or related Engineering field.
Required Skills/Experience
- 3-5 years of experience in automation, robotics, manufacturing engineering, or industrial systems.
- Experience deploying or supporting robotic and automated systems in industrial environments.
- Familiarity with robotics, controls, machine vision, sensors, safety systems, and industrial automation technologies.
- Experience working with customers, integrators, suppliers, or manufacturing operations is an asset.
What Linamar Has to Offer
- Competitive Compensation
- Employee Benefits package includes but not limited to, Drug, Dental & Vision etc.
- Opportunities for career advancement.
- Sustainability Counsel
- Community based outreach supporting both local and global initiatives and charities.
- Discounts for local vendors and events, including auto supplier discounts.
The wage band for this role is $72K - $105K.
About Us
Linamar Corporation is a Canadian-founded global manufacturer, renowned for its advanced engineering and innovative product development across diverse industries and markets. Our journey started in 1966 under the visionary leadership of our founder, and today, we remain committed to cultivating a culture of innovation and collaboration.
With access to state-of-the-art tools and resources, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact alongside a team of driven and passionate professionals. Join us and be part of a company where innovation, collaboration, and growth are at the heart of everything we do.
Linamar is committed to promoting accessible recruitment as outlined in the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. Linamar will attempt to accommodate persons with a disability in an appropriate and effective manner throughout all stages of the recruitment process. Accommodations will be provided upon request.
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Skills Required
- Diploma or degree in Automation, Mechatronics, Electrical, Mechanical, or a related engineering field
- 3-5 years of experience in automation, robotics, manufacturing engineering, or industrial systems
- Experience deploying or supporting robotic and automated systems in industrial environments
- Familiarity with robotics, controls, machine vision, sensors, safety systems, and industrial automation technologies
- Experience working with customers, integrators, suppliers, or manufacturing operations
What We Do
Linamar Corporation (TSX:LNR) is an advanced manufacturing company where the intersection of leading-edge technology and deep manufacturing expertise is creating solutions that power vehicles, motion, work and lives for the future. The Company is made up of two operating segments – the Industrial segment and the Mobility segment, both global leaders in manufacturing solutions and world-class developers of highly engineered products. The Industrial segment is comprised of Skyjack, MacDon and Salford. Skyjack manufactures scissor, boom and telehandler lifts for the aerial work platform industry. MacDon manufactures combine draper headers and self-propelled windrowers for the agricultural harvesting industry. Salford also supplies the agriculture market with farm tillage and crop fertilizer applicator equipment. The Mobility segment is focused on propulsion systems, structural and chassis systems, energy storage and power generation for both the global electrified and traditionally powered vehicle markets, and is subdivided into three regional groups and one global product group: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and the newly formed Structures Group. The Regional Mobility groups are vertically integrated operations combining expertise in light metal casting, forging, machining and assembly. The Linamar Structures Group offers competitive lightweight innovations for safety-critical components and systems for the global mobility market. In addition, the eLIN Product Solutions Group focuses on Electrification and McLaren Engineering provides design, development, and testing services for the Mobility segment. Linamar’s medical solutions group, Linamar MedTech, focuses on manufacturing solutions for medical devices and precision medical components. Linamar has over 31,000 employees in 70 manufacturing locations, 14 R&D centres and 28 sales offices in 19 countries in North and South America, Europe and Asia, which generated sales of more than $7.9 billion in 2022.
