Engineering Professional - Structural Designer

Job offer: Engineering Professional - Structural Designer

• Location: Montreal
• Company: AAA Canada
• Schedule: Day shift
• Mandate: temporary for 6 to 12 months with possibility of extension depending on operational needs
• Expected start date: September 2026

Benefits and Perks

• Sick leave days to ensure your well-being.
• Comprehensive group insurance program.
• Health, wellness, and development program
• Competitive salary
• Career development and professional growth opportunities.
• Stimulating work environment with major projects in the aeronautics, ground transportation, and defense sectors.

Responsibilities

Structural Design and Definition

• Develop and review structural concepts, 3D models, assemblies, installation drawings, and detail drawings for assigned areas of the aircraft.
• Define metallic and composite parts, joints, interfaces, fastening concepts, tolerances, and provisions according to applicable design requirements.
• Apply good design practices regarding load paths, manufacturability, assembly, inspection, maintainability, weight, and cost.

Technical Integration and Collaboration

• Coordinate structural definition with loads and stress, materials and processes, systems installation, aerodynamics, interiors, manufacturing, quality, and other concerned disciplines.
• Resolve geometric and physical interface conflicts and support technical trade-off studies.
• Participate in design reviews and clearly communicate design intent, assumptions, constraints, and open points.

Maturity, Compliance, and Support

• Support justification and certification activities by providing complete and traceable design definition as well as technical justification.
• Support production, supplier, and in-service investigations, including root cause analysis and design corrective measures.
• Manage design changes and maintain product configuration and definition data in the applicable PLM environment.

Level-Specific Contribution

• Lead assigned work packages and coordinate interfaces, priorities, and deliverables among stakeholders.
• Develop and justify solutions to complex design and integration issues and formulate recommendations to project management.
• Review peers' work, share lessons learned, and mentor junior engineers in the discipline.

Profile

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in aerospace, mechanical, or electrical engineering, or another relevant discipline depending on the position. A technologist diploma may be considered based on relevant experience.
• Typically at least 5 years of relevant experience.

Technical Knowledge

• Aircraft structural configuration and detailed design
• Metallic and composite design principles, joints, fasteners, tolerancing, and GD&T
• Technical drawings, 3D definition, manufacturability, assembly, and inspection
• Materials, processes, aeronautical design standards, certification principles, and configuration management

Tools and Methods

• CATIA V5, ENOVIA, and the MS Office suite; knowledge of NX and Teamcenter is an asset.
• Knowledge of PLM processes, product definition, engineering change, and configuration management corresponding to the level.

Leadership and Behavioral Competencies

• Clear and professional written and verbal communication.
• Collaborative approach with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Good judgment, analytical and problem-solving skills, organizational sense, and accountability.
• Ability to coordinate priorities and provide constructive technical guidance.

Languages

• Mastery of English (mandatory).
• French is an asset.

Embark on an exciting adventure with AAA Canada, where every application opens the door to new possibilities.

Feel free to send your resume directly to najlae.cheddad@aaa-canada.ca

AAA subscribes to the principle of employment equity and encourages women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, and members of visible minorities to submit their applications.