Design Engineer

If you want to join a team that is given the freedom to be awesome Check out this exciting new opportunity

Why we exist

We take engineering ideas and turn them into high-performing, buildable automation solutions. This role spans the full product lifecycle giving you the opportunity to own your work from start to finish.

As an Mechanical Design Engineer, you'll work closely with customers, production teams, and external partners to ensure that every design is functional, safe, and delivers real-world performance. While we build from a proven design base, we're always looking for innovative ways to improve, and we need engineers who are excited to challenge norms, propose solutions, and grow their own capabilities in the process.

About the role

As a Design Engineer, you'll be at the forefront of designing and detailing machines and components to meet specifications, leading and supporting every stage of the design.  Picture yourself starting the day with investigative site visits, diving into hands-on design, detailing, and evaluating equipment safety, and wrapping up with dynamic reviews alongside key stakeholders.

Bring your creativity, adaptability, and out-of-the-box thinking.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support Sales with technical solutions and creative concepts to bring ideas to life.
• Information Gathering: Customer communication and potential site visits.
• Design and detail machines and components, ensuring each design meets functionality checks.
• Provide commissioning support, guiding products through to their final stages.
• Contribute to reviews, sharing insights and feedback to drive success.
• Identify and implement design improvements for optimised performance.
• Engage in R&D, exploring new ways to enhance and innovate.
• Work across diverse and customised machine designs, bringing adaptability to each challenge.

Who you are:

• Technically sharp and grounded in real-world, practical design
• A confident communicator—whether with customers or across departments
• Enthusiastic about continuous improvement and trying new ideas
• Comfortable seeing designs through to customer handover
• Honest, humble, and positive in your approach to work

Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (Mechanical, Mechatronics).
• 3+ years of experience in mechanical design.
• Strong proficiency in SolidWorks and DraftSight with a deep understanding of design methodologies.
• Familiarity with AS/NZS 4024 safety standards
• Competent with Microsoft 365 tools

Why work with us?

You won't be siloed—you'll be part of an environment that encourages collaboration across functions, ownership of your work, and innovation at every level. You'll be supported by a technically strong team that shares knowledge freely and values improvement over ego.

You'll get:

• End-to-end involvement across design, build, and commissioning
• The chance to push your own boundaries and grow technically
• Site visits to see your work in action
• A stable, role with variety and responsibility
• A team that values quality, honesty, and practical thinking

Benefits:

• Company focused on people, giving you the freedom to be awesome "2024 finalist in New Zealand's Best Places to Work" and recent winners of Waikato Business Awards Innovation award and Supreme award
• Wellness Package
• Professional development - supporting you to explore your learning potential and career pathway.
• Social perks- organised events and outings, regular team lunches, an active social club holding 4-5 events annually.
• Carparking on site
• Long service benefits 5 + years, leave entitlement increases, and ability to join RML medical insurance scheme.
• Employee share scheme

Must be a NZ citizen, apply via Seek, include cover letter and CV.