Design Engineering

Multimatic's design engineering organization is staffed by a team of experienced and dedicated professionals with a wide range of expertise. Capabilities include:

• Conceptual industrial design and styling
• Vehicle packaging and layout
• Body, chassis and suspension systems design and development
• Detailed system and component engineering
• Alternative structural materials usage (aluminum, composites etc.)
• High volume production component development
• Competition vehicle design and engineering
• Vehicle integration for alternative fuel applications
• Specialized hydraulic device engineering
• Electro-mechanical power mechanism design
• Complete niche vehicle development

The group excels in cascading system and program level targets down to well defined design deliverables and performance specifications which are then rigorously met through a disciplined engineering approach. State of the art design tools are utilized, including all major CAD packages; a unique, integrated PDM system; a comprehensive suite of in-house developed calculation tools; an on-line technical library and a proprietary automotive benchmarking database. Optimised product designs are achieved through the usage of an integrated development approach, tightly coupled with analysis, testing and prototyping.

A high-speed telecommunications network connects design offices in Canada, the U.S. and Europe, facilitating seamless collaborative engineering and the advantage of an "extended working day". In this way appropriate resources can be applied to projects free of geographic or time constraints.

Recognizing the confidential nature of the work being performed, Multimatic employs the latest network and database security technologies, strictly enforces confidentiality agreements with its personnel and suppliers and utilizes card access zone control in all of its facilities.