# Research Engineer, CAD

> Raydar · Toronto, Canada · Full-time · Posted 2026-11-03

**Salary:** USD 250,000–300,000

**Workplace:** on_site

## Description

About the company

Our client is a manufacturing company.

The role

Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Research-focused engineer who builds geometry and CAD software, automating checks between 3D models and 2D drawings. The role grows into owning a core software subsystem end to end, working alongside a technical lead on hard computational problems.

What you'll do

\- Automate the matching and validation of 3D models against their 2D drawings.

\- Contribute to core geometry libraries and internal design tooling.

\- Extend and eventually take ownership of a toolpath computation engine.

\- Explore unresolved questions in geometric algorithms and design software.

\- Become the expert on one core subsystem and own it from design through long-term maintenance.

\- Work closely with the technical lead and engineering team to apply mathematical software work to physical production.

## Requirements

What we're looking for

\- Strong mathematics and computational geometry fundamentals.

\- Exposure to low-level software work, such as embedded code or firmware, or to graphics and 3D modelling tools.

\- Hands-on understanding of how hardware and operating systems execute code, valued over general web development.

\- Capacity to work through demanding questions in shape modelling and machine path calculation.

\- Comfort tackling loosely defined problems where the tools and scope are still being chosen.

\- Ability to drive a subsystem from investigation through implementation.

\- Openness to becoming the team's most knowledgeable person on one component of the codebase.

\- Ability to connect rigorous theory with practical outcomes in manufacturing.

\- 2 to 8 years of relevant experience.

Bonus points

\- Math competition experience at a national or international level.

\- Prior academic research during undergraduate studies in a quantitative discipline.

\- Machine learning or computer graphics experience.

\- Background in self-driving systems work on demanding, loosely scoped engineering questions.

\- Production geometry or toolpath software experience.

\- Experience at a semiconductor or other deep-technical hardware company.

## Benefits

Compensation and benefits

\- Base salary: $250K to $300K

\- Equity

\- Medical coverage

\- Dental coverage

\- Mental health coverage

Location and work model

\- Toronto, Canada

\- On-site, fully in person

\- Full-time

## Apply

[Apply at Raydar](https://apply.workable.com/raydar/j/E11D5EF9F8/apply)

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