Job Description
Accessory Development Engineering - 12 Month Contract/Acting
Rank P3/P4
Scarborough, ON (Hybrid)
Deadline: Please apply before June 25, 2025.
Toyota Canada Inc. (TCI) currently has an exciting opportunity to support our Accessories team. This is a 12-month contract/acting opportunity and will report to the Manager, Accessories Development. The successful candidate will, in partnership with the team, develop select Genuine Toyota & Lexus Accessory products and Vehicle Enhancements that comply with Toyota Standards and Specifications and meet performance, compliance, quality, cost, mass and timing targets/requirements. The candidate will have the opportunity to provide technical support for design, development and launch of accessories for a team of product development engineers.
What We’ll Bring:
Company & Culture
- A hybrid work environment
- A work environment built on teamwork, flexibility and respect
- Professional growth and development programs to help advance your career
- A focus on respect for people and continuous improvement
- Summer Hours – condensed work week during the summer
Benefits
- Competitive compensation package
- Extended health care and dental benefits effective immediately
- Associate vehicle discount program
- Paid holiday shutdown and competitive paid time off benefits
What You’ll be Doing:
- Provide technical support for design, development and launch of accessories
- Direct and participate in Design Review (DR) activities internally and with Toyota affiliates
- Assist team members in conducting supplier sourcing and provide assistance during pricing negotiations with the Planning department
- Develop and maintain project tracking schedules, planning documents, and assigned product categories
- Explore and recommend new products and plan for future products
- Review MQCs for new products, consult with vendors to help set up production in compliance with Toyota Canada’s Certified Vendor program
- Provide team and management with updates regarding Engineering activities and project progress
- Assist and review Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) Design Guides and Technical Standards to ensure product development meets engineering performance, compliance, durabitliy and quality requirements
- Assist and review product design and validation requirements with Vendors while verifying vendor capabilities and results regarding product design and drawing requirements, product quality, validation testing, documentation, product installation process and training
- Support Supplier Quality and Capabiltiy Audits of new and existing Vendors
- Provide recommendations to the development of new processes to continuously improve existing practices
- Assist, help define, and communicate technical requirements to Vendors regarding design and test specifications, and vehicle integration needs for new products
- Work with team to evaluate and ensure Vendor designs and test results meet Toyota requirements (includes Design Validation Plan, Failure Modes Analysis, Fire Hazard Prevention, and Misuse Risk Prevention)
- Acquire, manipulate and evaluate Vehicle and Accessory CAD data for product design development
- Engage to achieve Accessory Product Approval
- Assist Quality Engineering in the investigation and resolution of field quality and warranty related issues
- Oversee and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and reflect modifications or improvements
- Coordinate product development, create and maintain project management report for accessories in development
What You’ll Bring:
- University degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Automotive, or Industrial Engineering with strong Electrical Engineering knowledge/experience
- 2+ years of experience in engineering, preferably with exposure to multiple aspects of engineering including project management, design, quality and manufacturing
- Experience collaborating with team members
- Strong knowledge of the automobile and the automotive design process and supply chain
- Project management & multi-tasking
- Communication & presentation experience
- Work against fixed timelines and set priorities to achieve targets
- Persuade, influence and negotiate to achieve tangible results
- Initiate and improve work processes through information management systems or daily operations
- Partner with inter-company business units and suppliers
- Valid driver’s license
- Working knowledge of CATIA or equivalent is an asset
- Electrical vehicle industry experience is an asset
- P. Eng. License or equivalent is an asset
About Us
Toyota Canada Inc. is the exclusive Canadian distributor of Toyota and Lexus vehicles. Toyota Canada’s head office is in Toronto, with regional offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal and Halifax. Toyota parts and accessories are distributed through TCI’s Parts Distribution Centres in Bowmanville and Vancouver. TCI supports over 287 Toyota and Lexus dealers in Canada with services that include training, sales, marketing, environmental and customer satisfaction initiatives.
What Sets Us Apart?
A focus on people, passion for Toyota, innovation and continuous improvement have made us an award-winning company, recognized worldwide for our technological leadership and superior standards of quality, community involvement and environmental responsibility.
What You Should Know:
Our success begins and ends with our people. We embrace diverse perspectives and value unique human experiences. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer that celebrates the diversity of the communities where we live and do business. Applicants for our positions are considered without regard to race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, religion, or any other characteristics protected by law. Please advise us at any point during the recruitment and selection process or your employment if you require accommodation.
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