Position Description
Starting salary: $88-94,000
The Engineering Supervisor will provide technical leadership to the engineering team and oversee engineering processes that support business growth, manufacturing, product quality, operational efficiency and customer requirements.
This is a hands-on leadership role requiring a strong understanding of manufacturing engineering, technical documentation, process development and production support. The successful candidate will work closely with Production, Quality and other departments to ensure products are manufactured efficiently, consistently, and in accordance with customer specifications, engineering requirements, and applicable quality standards.
Job Duties
Engineering Leadership & Team Management
- Provide leadership, direction, and oversight of DAVWIRE's engineering activities and resources, including EWIS (Electrical Wiring Interconnection Systems) design and manufacturing engineering tasks.
- Work closely with the Lead Manufacturing Engineering Technologist to coordinate engineering workloads, allocate resources, and manage competing priorities.
- Monitor engineering workload, project timelines and resource capacity to support efficient execution of engineering activities.
- Define, propose, and implement capital equipment for process improvements.
- Provide coaching and performance management for direct reports.
- Establish and maintain effective communication between Engineering, Production, Quality, Program Management and senior management.
- Promote a culture of collaboration, accountability, continuous improvement, technical excellence, and problem-solving.
Program Governance, Planning, and Execution
- Lead engineering participation in program governance activities and ensure all engineering deliverables are completed on schedule.
- Own engineering status reporting, risks, issues, resource planning, and deliverable performance across all active programs.
- Ensure BOMs, planners, released drawings, work instructions, and engineering changes are delivered in accordance with program schedules.
- Assign engineering resources to major programs and customers.
- Facilitate weekly engineering capacity and prioritization reviews with Program Management and Operations, ensuring engineering support is proactive and milestone-based.
- Maintain a visible engineering backlog and resource plan aligned to business priorities.
- Support new product introduction, qualification activities, and AS9102 FAI requirements.
Engineering Change and Configuration Management
- Own and continuously improve the engineering change management process.
- Establish and manage a structured process including change intake, impact assessment, Change Review Board, customer approval, effectivity planning, release, and close-out in alignment with program requirements.
- Assess customer-driven changes, including drawing revisions, redlines, ECNs, and deviations within one business day of receipt and complete detailed impact assessments within two weeks and evaluate impact to programs.
- Chair the Change Review Board and coordinate reviews with Program Management, Procurement, Operations, Production, and Quality.
- Communicate material and BOM changes to Procurement immediately to mitigate supply chain risks and long-lead material impacts.
- Maintain strict configuration control and auditable records in accordance with AS9100 and customer requirements.
- Communicate material and BOM changes to Procurement immediately to mitigate supply chain risks and long-lead material impacts.
- Maintain strict configuration control and auditable records in accordance with AS9100 and customer requirements.
Commercial Support and Business Growth
- Provide engineering support for RFQs, including estimates for labour, tooling, material requirements, non-recurring engineering (NRE), and technical risks.
- Ensure engineering effort is accurately reflected in quoting and pricing activities.
- Identify opportunities to recover customer-driven engineering costs through change management.
- Develop engineering processes, tools, and capabilities necessary to support new aerospace and defence programs.
Continuous Improvement & Technology Development
- Create succession plans and cross-training initiatives to reduce single-point dependencies.
- Maintain and enforce engineering documentation standards.
- Evaluate and recommend investments in systems and tools, including CAD/CAM software to support electrical design and manufacture.
- Establish and report engineering monthly KPIs to the leadership team.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on efficiency, quality, responsiveness, and scalability.
- Create supporting documents for Scientific Research and Experimental Development program submissions.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or electrical engineering is essential.
- Expertise in Electrical Wiring Interconnection Systems (EWIS), aerospace and defence industry preferred.
- Required proof of Canadian Citizenship or permanent residency.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain the Controlled Goods Clearance in accordance with DAVWIRE’s Security Plan.
Skills & Experience
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in aerospace and defense manufacturing, including 3 years in a leadership role.
- Demonstrated experience managing engineering change and configuration control processes across multiple concurrent programs.
- Hands-on experience implementing engineering changes, including impact assessment, drawing revisions, and BOM maintenance.
- Strong knowledge of AS9100 quality management systems and AS9102 First Article Inspection requirements.
- Experience with wire harness, cable assembly, or electrical interconnect manufacturing, including IPC/WHMA-A-620 standards.
- Experience working directly with customers on technical reviews, scope definition, change management, and contract execution.
- Commercial understanding of estimating, quoting, engineering effort assessment, and cost recovery.
- Proven ability to prioritize workloads, allocate resources, and implement structured planning processes.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with customers, leadership teams, and production personnel.
Reports to Operations Manager
Location London Ontario
Position Type Full-time, permanent
Shift Regular 40 hours per week
Benefits Health & Dental after 3 months, EAP, Safety Boot Program, Safety Glasses Program
