Senior Advanced Quality Engineer - Mechanical
Ecolab · Calgary
Join CoolIT, an Ecolab Company, a global leader in Direct Liquid Cooling technology for data centers, supercomputers, and high-performance computing environments.
The Senior Advanced Quality Engineer - Mechanical is a member of the Product Quality team, responsible for ensuring product quality on mechanical parts during the product development process. This role requires an experienced quality professional with a strong background in mechanical design and manufacturing processes for metal, plastic and seal components (e.g. welding, machining, injection molding and other fabrication processes). This position reports to the Advanced Quality Manager.
What’s in it For You
- Day 1 Coverage: Employer-paid comprehensive benefits, including dental, prescription drug, vision, paramedical coverage, and a $1,000 annual Health Spending Account.
- RRSP: 2% employer-sponsored contribution.
- Enjoy three weeks of vacation, six flex days, and a one-week paid company-wide holiday shutdown.
- $1,000 Annual professional development allowance to support your ongoing learning, skill development, and career growth.
- Dress for your day in a casual, professional environment.
What You Will Do
- Drive mechanical quality planning activities across all phases of New Product Introduction (NPI), ensuring robust design and manufacturing processes from concept through production launch.
- Conduct detailed mechanical design reviews of CAD models, drawings, specifications, tolerances, materials, interfaces, and engineering changes (ECNs) to identify and mitigate product quality risks.
- Assess dimensional and tolerance-related risks, including drawing requirements, tolerance stack-ups, fit/function, measurement feasibility, and capability considerations.
- Perform design-for-manufacturability (DFM) assessments for mechanical parts (metal, plastic, and seal components, including machining, welding, injection molding, fabrication, and related manufacturing processes).
- Lead and support APQP deliverables, including DFMEA, PFMEA, Control Plans, process validation, and PPAP activities, ensuring mechanical design risks are effectively translated into manufacturing controls.
- Partner with Design Engineering, suppliers, and other cross-functional teams to establish robust mechanical requirements, critical-to-quality characteristics, inspection criteria, and acceptance methods.
- Support early identification and mitigation of product and process risks across the development lifecycle.
- Collect and analyze quality and process data using statistical methods to evaluate capability, identify trends, and drive risk-reduction and improvement actions.
- Lead root cause analysis, implement corrective and preventive actions using structured problem-solving methodologies (e.g. 8D).
- Act as a subject matter expert (SME) for mechanical quality and manufacturability, providing cross-functional guidance and supporting continuous improvement of quality planning practices.
- Maintain quality planning and validation documentation in accordance with internal quality systems, applicable standards, and customer requirements.
Minimum Qualifications
- Master’s or Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in Quality Engineering or Mechanical Engineering within a manufacturing environment, including 1+ years in a senior or lead role, and experience supporting product development and/or NPI.
- Strong knowledge of mechanical design principles, engineering drawings, GD&T, tolerance analysis, materials, and dimensional inspection methods.
- Practical understanding of manufacturing processes for metal, plastic, and seal components, including machining, welding, injection molding, fabrication, and related processes.
- Must be legally eligible to work in Canada without company sponsorship.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with APQP tools (e.g., PPAP, PFMEA, Control Plans, MSA).
- Hands-on experience with design-for-manufacturability (DFM) and mechanical component validation.
- Experience working with suppliers on tooling, process readiness, qualification, and resolution of mechanical quality issues.
- ISO 9001 Internal Auditor certification.
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and/or Certified Quality Engineer (CQE).
- Registered or eligible for registration with APEGA is considered an asset.
Skills (competencies):
- Strong mechanical design review and manufacturability assessment capability.
- Strong systems-level technical thinking across product design, component interfaces, and manufacturing processes.
- Ability to interpret complex engineering drawings, specifications, tolerances, and manufacturing requirements.
- Strong project management, prioritization, and execution abilities.
- Excellent cross-functional collaboration and ability to influence technical decisions.
- Clear and effective verbal and written communication.
- Structured risk identification, technical problem-solving, and data-driven decision-making.
- High ownership, accountability, attention to detail and discipline.
We thank every candidate in advance; however, we will contact only those selected for an interview. Please note: immigration sponsorship is not available for this role.
Successful candidates for this position will be required to undergo background checks, including criminal record checks and education verification.
ABOUT COOLIT, AN ECOLAB COMPANY
Founded in Calgary, Alberta in 2001, CoolIT Systems is the leading Direct Liquid Cooling technology provider for data centers, supercomputers, and desktop computers. We design and manufacture solutions used by the largest tech companies globally.
Recognized as one of “The Americas’ Fastest Growing Companies 2023” by Financial Times and honored with the Deloitte Fast 50 Clean Technology award in 2022, as well as the Deloitte Fast 500 distinction in both 2021 and 2022, CoolIT's rapid growth is capturing global attention.
As demand for generative AI, high-performance computing and cloud solutions rapidly expands, there has never been a more exciting time to join our team.
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Successful candidates will be required to undergo pre-hire background checks as a condition of employment.
Our Commitment to a Culture of Inclusion & Belonging
Ecolab is committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants and furthering the principles of Equal Opportunity to Employment. We will recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement based on individual qualifications and job performance in all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement. Ecolab will not discriminate against any associate or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin,citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, or disability.