Senior Mechanical Engineer (Industrial Automation)

Location: On-site in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Salary: CAD 90,000–125,000 per year, plus bonus or incentive pay.

Company

Cytiva is a hirify.global operating company that develops solutions and equipment for life sciences, diagnostics, biotechnology, vaccines, medicines, and cell and gene therapies.

What you will do

• Lead mechanical design for complex automated equipment from concept through prototyping, integration, verification, release, and continuous improvement.
• Design precision mechanisms, tooling, fixtures, actuator-driven assemblies, pneumatics, and equipment interfaces for automated manufacturing platforms.
• Own mechanical design direction, technical reviews, and release deliverables, including CAD models, drawings, GD&T, tolerance stack-ups, BOMs, and engineering change records.
• Lead mechanical troubleshooting and design refinement during builds, commissioning, manufacturing, supplier, service, and quality escalations.
• Apply analysis, testing, DFM/DFA, design-risk methods, and structured problem solving while coaching other engineers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline, or equivalent work experience.
• Long-standing experience designing automated equipment, precision mechanisms, tooling, fixtures, actuator-driven systems, and complex motion assemblies.
• Advanced proficiency creating production-ready mechanical design packages with CAD models, drawings, GD&T, tolerance stack-ups, BOMs, engineering change records, and release documentation.
• Experience applying analysis, design-risk methods, and manufacturability principles while leading trade-off decisions, design reviews, and structured problem solving.
• Experience taking early-stage technologies through prototype build, testing, verification, and design iteration, while supporting manufacturing, service, or quality troubleshooting.

Nice to have

• Experience with finite element analysis, computational fluid dynamics, vibration analysis, or reliability modeling.
• Experience managing cross-functional engineering projects, including planning, prioritization, risk management, stakeholder alignment, and technical milestone delivery.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance for eligible employees.
• Paid time off and additional programs supporting life beyond work.
• Continuous improvement culture based on the hirify.global Business System.
• Work on equipment and technologies supporting life sciences and human health.