Job Description

Help us boldly shape retail in Canada

Canadian Tire Corporation\xe2\x80\x99s (CTC) rich heritage of serving Canadians from coast-to-coast dates back to 1922. Our vision is to become the #1 retail brand in Canada and we are focused on innovating and making important investments in our business, especially when it comes to our people. To reach our goal, we need the best talent to help us evolve and drive change across the business \xe2\x80\x93 and boldly help shape Canada\xe2\x80\x99s retail industry. As we strive to be at the forefront of a complex and vastly changing retail industry, it is an exciting time to join the Canadian Tire family of companies.

Canadian Tire we work flexibly embracing \xe2\x80\x98Hybrid\xe2\x80\x99 whereby individuals utilize a combination of working at a CTC campus and or virtually in service of outcomes. Determined by managers, decisions around work location will be made based on business and team needs and grounded in a desire to support individual well-being and personal needs. Our goal is to empower teams and individuals to make the right decisions for them, and we expect that to look different for everyone.

Our Commitment to students

• Work in an environment that supports, and fosters knowledge sharing and provides key experiences to increase capabilities through projects or objectives.
• There will be specific and measurable objectives/goals that will support learning & achieving relevant business deliverables.
• Continue to support Canadian Tire\xe2\x80\x99s culture of learning from others, continuous improvement, agility, growth and innovation.
• Investment in the community to create a talented diverse workforce for Canada and Canadian Tire\xe2\x80\x99s future.
• Building & strengthening student social engagement throughout their education and pursuit of their career through ongoing communication and relationship building.

Position Summary:

The Product Development (Automotive, Tools, Yard and Home) team\xe2\x80\x99s mandate is to help build the equity of CTR\xe2\x80\x99s Retail Brands by improving the design and experience associated with our private-label branded offerings. The Product Development Engineering Student\xe2\x80\x99s role is to support the Product Development Manager in building products that help deliver a consistent, authentic, and customer-driven product experience through our retail brands.

What you\xe2\x80\x99ll do:

The Product Development Engineering Student role will include competitive product analyses, feature and product specifications, tear-downs, concept creation, prototyping and product testing for a variety of Automotive tool categories within our own brands such as MotoMaster:

• Design and develop products for key categories from concept to execution. Execute on the engineering and development deliverables (Feature and product specifications, product tear-downs, product testing)
• Under the guidance of the Product Development manager, create product design briefs & technical specification packages that captures the customer centric CTQ (Critical to Quality) and CTE (Critical to Experience) deliverables
• Generate product specifications and recommendations that align with brand and delivers on the innovation needs for the category business
• Contribute to product recommendations by completing comp shops, and presents findings to the PD Manager and relevant business partners
• Provide subject matter expertise to assist the merchandising team by providing guidance on new technology, product design, and manufacturing considerations
• Work closely with the cross-functional teams at key touch points to execute the design work
• Integrate with Global Sourcing, the PRO, and Line Review teams to ensure a tight integration of the Brand Development processes with the line review processes

Who you are:

• Exceptional communication skills with the confidence and passion to share knowledge
• Creative thinker who is observant to seek new opportunities and perceptive to abstract ideas
• Goal driven individual to seek out continuous improvement opportunities
• The ability to take a collaborate approach to build strong relationships and have positive team experiences
• Flexible and dynamic individual who is able to adjust and prioritize accordingly to adapt to business demands and requirements
• Solid foundation of relevant technical skills
• Demonstrates behaviours of transparency, accountability agility and learning from others that will support your success
• Ability to succeed with minimal supervision where priorities may shift due to changing business needs
• Love to seek out answers, ask questions, question assumptions, and established ways of doing things
• Familiar with basic manufacturing processes for hard lines goods
• Self-starter, motivated, driven
• Have fun thinking big, making samples to proof it is possible, refining
• Enjoy hands on building, creating, prototyping, fail quick and iterate
• Design for experiments, data analysis, presenting findings

What you\xe2\x80\x99ve done:

• Currently enrolled in a post-secondary program in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronic engineering, or a related discipline
• Lead programs/projects through different stages of development, communicate with vendors and learn to design for production
• Assisted in DFMEA, costing exercises, tear-down, VA/VE, benchmarking against competitors
• Experience with: CAD, 3D Printing, Laser cutting/etching, soldering, Simple coding a strong asset

This position is subject to the successful completion of the following Pre-employment conditions:

• Criminal Background Checks

Canadian Tire and its family of companies are boldly shaping retail in Canada and we continue to deliver a positive experience for our customers. As one of the most trusted brands in Canada, our employees take pride in the work we do across the country. It\xe2\x80\x99s more than the iconic triangle that keeps our employees around. From benefits and perks, to learning and development opportunities, to our commitment to Jumpstart \xe2\x80\x93 these are some of the many reasons why Canadian Tire Corporation is one of .

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Canadian Tire is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace for all. We recognize that our future success depends on the perspectives and contributions of all our employees -- their diverse backgrounds, abilities and experiences make our business stronger. If you are contacted for a job opportunity, please advise us of any accommodations needed to ensure fair and equitable access throughout the recruitment and selection process. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential and used only for the purpose of providing an accessible candidate experience.

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