Junior Design Engineer

2 weeks ago

Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Tait - New Zealand Full time

We Go Beyond for A Safer World

Junior Design Engineer

Te Tūranga - The Role
Whether you're a junior, intern or evolving into an intermediate developer, we want to hear from you

The focus of the position is on:

  • Contributing to requirements capture, analysis and modelling, design and code reviews, and the team's codebase.
  • Implementing highlevel designs under supervision in a variety of software languages such as.
NET C#, C++, Python, Javascript.

  • Contributing to testing, verification, and maintaining the continuous integration system.
  • Collaborating, developing and sharing knowledge as part of a selfempowered team which continuously improves its way of working.
You will have the opportunity, and are expected to participate in, designated design tasks with your team. This role offers exposure to a range of professional development opportunities across a variety of engineering disciplines.

Ō pūkenga - About You

  • Demonstrate a solid understanding of agile development principles and software design patterns, including OOP, API design, and asynchronous techniques.
  • Be competent in at least one staticallytyped and one dynamicallytyped language, and associated unit testing frameworks.
  • Have experience performing in a team environment towards a common goal, demonstrating effective interpersonal skills and ability to communicate ideas clearly in writing.
  • Have practiced solving technical problems through investigation, prototyping and testing ideas, and collaborating with others when appropriate.
  • Demonstrate a learning mindset, and be driven to grow their craft and career.
Web front end experience using a modern framework such as React or would be a bonus.

Ngā painga - what's in it for you?


We are an employer that is committed to making a difference for families and communities and supporting people to build rewarding careers.

We achieve this through employing people who connect with our Values (Commitment to Listen, Courage to Act, and Integrity to Deliver) that underpin our way of working together.

We are committed to investing in our people, developing both individuals and teams to support a high-performance culture.

  • Your wellbeing is important to us. We provide a health insurance and counseling package, annual flu vaccinations, and extra sick leave in your first year.
  • We support employees through on the job training programmes, our employee council, and mentorship programmes such as Women at Tait.
  • We provide a comfortable work environment through modern office facilities, an onsite café, a gym, showers, and lockers. Enjoy our outdoor picnic area, basketball court, and the large park for lunchtime activities just across the street
  • There is plenty of free parking, bus stops are just outside, and a locked covered bike shed onsite.
  • We are onsite in Christchurch, but support flexible working arrangements.
  • We recognise your commitment through long service benefits.
  • We balance work with fun through our active social club

Ko wai mātou - About Us


For more than 50 years, Tait Communications has been designing, delivering, and supporting critical communications networks for public safety, transportation and utility customers around the world.

Founded in Christchurch by Sir Angus Tait, we now have a network of customers and offices that spans the globe.


Our employees value being part of a creative team committed to providing technological solutions that make a real difference to the communities we support.

By joining Tait, you'll be joining a community of people with a wealth of knowledge and expertise, who care deeply about their work and the genuine impact it has for our customers, and who support each other to grow and develop.


Ko koe pea tēnei? - Sound like your kind of role?

Applications will be assessed as they are received, and your CV will be held unless you contact us requesting this to be removed:
Applications will close Wednesday 13th March.

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