DCN Design for Manufacturing Engineer

SLB New Energy & Industrial (NEI) is a division of SLB; our portfolio includes ventures in carbon capture and sequestration, geothermal power, energy storage, sustainable battery-grade lithium, hydrogen and Data center infrastructure solutions. To know more about NEI please visit https://www.slb.com/about/driving-energy-innovation/scaling-new-energy-systems

Our Data Center infrastructure solutions business provides Innovative and cost-effective solutions that enable building faster, smarter and more resilient data centers. Our modular infrastructure solutions scale AI and cloud computing capacity while minimizing capital risk and deployment delays. From design and supply chain to commissioning and operations, by standardizing components and relocating labor to controlled offsite environments, we help reduce costs, improve lead times, and lower construction risk while ensuring quality and global repeatability. To know more about our Data Centers Infrastructure solutions please visit https://www.slb.com/products-and-services/scaling-new-energy-systems/data-center-infrastructure-solutions

SLB is seeking a highly motivated Design for Manufacturing (DFM) Engineer to join its Data Center business. This individual will serve as a key liaison between Product Design, Engineering, and Manufacturing teams, ensuring products are designed for efficient production, assembly, quality, and cost-effectiveness. Applying expertise in DFM/DFA methodologies, they will drive design optimization efforts, improve manufacturability, reduce production complexity, and support cost reduction initiatives. As the manufacturing feasibility subject matter expert, they will play a pivotal role in delivering innovative, high-quality products that meet world-class manufacturing and performance standards.

This position is based on site in Calgary, Alberta.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Product Design and Engineering teams to ensure new products are optimized for manufacturability, assembly, quality, and cost efficiency.
• Conduct Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) reviews to reduce complexity, improve quality, and lower production costs.
• Lead design reviews focused on manufacturing feasibility, tolerance analysis, material selection, and assembly optimization.
• Define tooling, fixtures, and manufacturing processes required to support efficient assembly and product testing.
• Develop and maintain DFM/DFA standards, guidelines, and best practices across the organization.
• Partner with suppliers and internal stakeholders to ensure component and assembly designs align with manufacturing capabilities and process requirements.
• Develop work instructions, visual aids, and standard operating procedures to support manufacturing operations.
• Support rapid prototyping, pilot builds, and new product introductions (NPI), capturing lessons learned and driving design improvements.
• Investigate design-related manufacturing issues through root cause analysis and implement corrective design changes.
• Identify and execute value engineering and cost-reduction opportunities through design optimization.
• Ensure product designs comply with applicable industry standards, regulatory requirements, and internal quality specifications.
• Document, communicate, and track DFM recommendations, design changes, and manufacturing requirements throughout the product development lifecycle.

Qualifications And Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering, electrical engineering, or a related discipline; equivalent combination of education and experience will also be considered.
• 5-10 years’ experience applying DFM/DFA principles in a manufacturing or product development environment, with demonstrated success improving manufacturability, reducing costs, and supporting new product introductions
• Applying DFM/DFA principles in a product development or manufacturing environment.

• Experience working within cross-functional teams, including Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Suppliers.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes such as sheet metal fabrication, machining, welding, piping, electrical integration, and assembly.
• Experience interpreting engineering drawings, GD&T, specifications, and bills of materials (BOMs).
• Experience supporting new product introduction (NPI), prototype builds, and manufacturing readiness activities.

Preferred Skills:

• Proficiency with 3D CAD modeling and design review tools such as SolidWorks, AutoCAD, Inventor, or similar platforms.
• Strong knowledge of materials, manufacturing processes, assembly methods, and quality requirements.
• Experience with APQP, PPAP, DFMEA, PFMEA, and other product development and quality planning methodologies.
• Knowledge of cost modeling, value engineering, and design optimization techniques.
• Experience with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems and engineering change management processes.
• Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing and Lean Six Sigma methodologies; Green Belt or Black Belt certification is preferred.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to effectively bridge design and manufacturing teams.
• Candidates must be able to legally work and reside in Canada, without sponsorship.

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