About the Job

As Site Manufacturing Engineer, you will represent CRWS on site at a key manufacturing partner and act as the single point of technical truth. You will ensure production aligns with engineering intent, quality requirements, and schedule commitments, while providing hands-on execution support and real-time issue resolution.

What You’ll Be Doing

This role operates in a high-urgency industrial and rail environment and is ideal for an engineer or technologist who is comfortable working autonomously on site, coordinating across teams, and driving execution without compromising safety, quality, or compliance.

Key responsibilities

• Act as CRWS’s official on-site technical representative.

• Serve as the primary interface between Montréal-based engineering teams and on-site production.

• Take engineering decisions on the spot or collaborate with head office to quickly resolve production snags.

• Perform on-site measurements, inspections, sampling, and photographic documentation.

• Identify, document, and report deviations between drawings and actual production.

• Participate in design reviews and provide field-based technical feedback.

• Produce structured weekly technical and execution reports.

• Coordinate day-to-day execution between CRWS and the manufacturing partner.

• Help the PM monitor production progress, workforce mobilization, and schedule adherence.

• Support achievement of critical production milestones.

• Act as CRWS’s “eyes and ears” for quality on site.

• Perform ad-hoc conformity checks against drawings and specifications.

• Support inspections, deviation management, and corrective actions.

• Co-develop and maintain a site-specific Quality Plan with the manufacturing partner.

• Review and contribute to technical documentation, including drawings, BOMs, procedures, and as-built records.

• Support change management and technical decision traceability.

• Coordinate logistics and onboarding for visiting CRWS personnel.

• Ensure proper setup and day-to-day operation of CRWS’s on-site office.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial, or Electrical Engineering.
• 5–10+ years of experience in manufacturing, fabrication, or industrial project environments.
• Strong exposure to mechanical systems and shop-floor execution.
• Experience in rolling stock, transportation, or heavy industry is a strong asset.
• Proven ability to act as a liaison between engineering and production teams.
• Strong ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and specifications.
• Practical understanding of fabrication processes and industrial production.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 (Excel, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint).
• Strong technical writing and structured reporting skills.
• Comfortable working independently in a remote or semi-autonomous site environment.
• Bilingualism (English/French) is an asset.

How You Work

• You are execution-focused and hands-on.
• You communicate clearly and document decisions rigorously.
• You are comfortable managing ambiguity and resolving field issues.
• You take ownership and act with professionalism.
• You remain effective under schedule pressure.

Working Conditions

• Full-time on-site role in New Richmond, QC.
• Occasional travel to Montréal for coordination or training.
• Exposure to manufacturing and industrial environments; PPE required.

Why Join us?

• Act as a trusted on-site technical authority.
• Work at the intersection of engineering, manufacturing, and quality.
• Play a key role in delivering complex rolling stock programs.
• Join a growing organization with long-term opportunities in the rail industry.