Join our team as a Design Engineer in one of New Zealand's leading composite manufacturers.
This role is a key part the design and development of our carbon fibre solutions used across marine, aerospace, defence and high-performance applications. This is an opportunity to apply your Design Engineering skills to a Kiwi success story approaching 30 years in business.
This Design Engineer role is a full-time role, based in our office and factory site in Rosebank Road, Avondale, Auckland. You will work within a design team of 4 and a greater team of 65
The Role:
Reporting to our Head of Engineering and Technical Design Lead, you will be designing composite, metallic and plastic components and assemblies, for a range of high-performance applications and manufacturing processes. You will be working with multiple departments across the business to ensure the parts have been designed to specification, with DFM in mind. The main software in use includes 3DX CATIA, Solid Edge, and Rhino. As we are a small and dynamic team, you will also be involved in production planning, and project management.
What you will do:
Collaborate with our sales team to determine project specifications by studying product design, customer requirements, and performance standards.
Design complex parts and assemblies.
Create technical drawings for manufacture.
Update existing drawing files (both CAD and hand-drawn) to current design standard.
Plan and co-ordinate cutting requirements with production departments to ensure accurate translation of design intent into manufacturing outputs.
Create 2D cutting files for production use.
Prepare machining files for our 5-axis CNC Router.
Modify and update files applying the latest information from production team members.
Experience and skills required for this role:
Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Design or equivalent.
At least 3 years experience working in a relevant industry.
Ability to analyse and interpret data, identify improvements and iterate into new designs/processes.
Strong sketching and idea generation abilities.
Proficiency in 3DX CATIA, Solid Edge, Rhino, or similar - part modelling, complex assemblies, Surface Modelling, DFM, FEA.
Design thinking and problem-solving skills.
A solid understanding of the new product development process and best practices.
Good general workshop skills and prototyping experience.
Composite design/manufacturing experience is an advantage.
Why join C-Tech:
Be part of a globally connected business with operations in New Zealand and Spain.
Make a difference in continuing to drive excellence with our high-quality engineered solutions.
C-Tech has a down to earth, energetic culture that values initiative and excellence.