Senior Mechanical Design Engineer NEW

TAIT; Haverhill; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Life assurance 4x salary

Health cashback (Medicash)

EAP 24/7

Cycle to Work

Income protection

Private medical insurance

Annual leave 22+ days

Bank holidays

Job summary

TAIT in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to lead engineering teams across multiple live-event projects. You will own design phases, set technical direction, mentor colleagues and ensure safety, quality and budget compliance.

The role requires hands-on CAD work and collaboration with production, procurement and client teams. Ideally you have a design degree and a track record of delivering complex systems for stage, lighting, or experiential builds, with a

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Design or Engineering.
• 3D CAD proficiency; AutoCAD and Inventor desirable.
• Committed to continuous professional development.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor design engineers across projects.
• Ensure safety, quality and timely delivery of designs.
• Guide technical vision and stay current with industry tech.
• Prepare production drawings, BOMs and documentation.
• Collaborate with production, procurement and client teams.
• Support bids with technical input, risk assessments and costing.
• Produce CGI visuals for client approvals.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Mentoring

Autodesk CAD

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Design/Engineering

CPD participation

Tools

AutoCAD

Inventor

Job description

TAIT partners with artists, brands, IP holders and place makers to bring culture-defining, never-before-seen experiences to life. With a legacy of innovation spanning over 45 years, TAIT has grown from pioneering in rock ‘n’ roll concert staging to setting the global standard for extraordinary live events and experiences through cutting-edge technology, precision engineering, and creative design. TAIT’s 20 global offices have developed iconic productions and experiences in over 30 countries, all seven continents, and even outer space for renowned performers, theme parks, exhibits, and venues across the globe, including partnerships with Taylor Swift, Cirque Du Soleil, Royal Opera House, Nike, NASA, Bloomberg, Google, Beyoncé, and The Olympics.

Position Purpose

The Senior Mechanical Design Engineer runs a team (or teams) of engineers to execute all design phases of a project or multiple projects simultaneously. They assume overall project responsibility for their remit of technical, schedule and budgetary constraints. The SMD guides the technical vision and execution of projects or elements, therefore must maintain knowledge of the cutting edge of technology in relevant subject areas. There are essential duties in delegation of work, planning, supporting and mentoring staff as required. An effective SMD will use their leadership skills to build high performance teams and maintain a positive approach to all challenges.

Essential Responsibilities

• Ensure safety and quality processes are maintained – additionally looking for and actioning areas of improvement.
• Independently applies broad knowledge of engineering principles and practices.
• Awareness and assessment of state-of-the-art technologies and industry competition/any new market opportunities for products which may help bolster TAIT’s market position.
• Maintains good working relationships and instils confidence in colleagues throughout the organisation at all levels.
• Ensure principles of high-performance leadership are engrained into the project process and instilled in colleagues at all levels.Maintains and promotes an understanding of professional and ethical responsibilities. The Engineering Council defines these as:
  • Honesty and integrity
  • Respect for life, law the environment and public good
  • Accuracy and rigour
  • Leadership and communication
• Drives the development of new techniques and/or improved processes, documentation, or products. Familiar with company solutions across the range of disciplines.
• Has ownership of project(s) with complex features and broad scope, ranging from proven schemes and solutions to ground-breaking industry firsts, uses company reporting tools to track progress.
• Responsible for resolving key technical issues and/or unique conditions by using expertise gained through real world application.
• Support bidding teams by inputting into product data sheets/client information for 'standard products'. Conducts assessments of client requirements and standards, hazard analysis/risk assessment, concept development, scheme generation, cost estimating of proprietary items and schedule generation. This could extend to site surveys and client meetings, theory of operation, concept modelling, drawings, sketches and client presentation thereof along with assessment of potential production routes, value engineering and scope rationalizing. Heavily involved in hours estimation for design process and often in manufacturing cost review also.
• Support the design process by consideration of client contractual/IP requirements & standards, assessment and buy in/feedback against schedule and timely alerting of any deviations to aid in department resourcing. Break-down the work into specific elements or work-packages, assign (or keep) responsibility. Take the design from concept through to detailed design, design reviews and release of production drawings and BOMS, and review this work when done by others.
• Produce appropriate CGI to support client approval and internal communication processes.
• Support project management with client meetings, site surveys where required, technical or commercial queries and client design team comments & requests – challenging it as appropriate. Consideration of shipping & installation strategy to best guide the design. Processing any received-from-client materials and drawings, then handling updates from site red-lines, inspection – potentially including planning and supporting Site Acceptance Testing – preparation of complete project pack, formal compliance documents + O&M, labelling and signage, and final client sign-off.
• Support production department with respective handover meetings from design, technical or commercial queries, update from red-lines, inspection – potentially including planning and supporting internal and external Factory Acceptance Testing and inspection visits - and sign-off.
• Support legacy equipment (potentially designed by others - internal or external), via the support department or through other routes.
• Prepares work packages for the project team, supervises and supports as necessary, checks and collates work package back in for submittal.
• Supervises all staff necessary to complete assignments.
• Reviews and approves scopes, budgets, and schedules for assignments.
• Plans, schedules, or coordinates the preparation of documents or activities for multiple major projects and has input in the entire program of the department.
• Supports, mentors and guides co- workers, team members and others both on technical as well as on a personal level (Continuous Professional Development).
• Provide specific and timely feedback & recognition to those for whom it is appropriate.
• Active role in selection and interviewing of new Design and Engineering staff, and guides new staff through on-boarding process.
• Pastoral care such as appraisals, holiday approval, timesheets and expense sign off.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Design (typically Engineering), or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 3D CAD Proficient (Autocad and Inventor desirable but not essential).
• Committed to Continuous Professional Development and engaged in Industry seminars, trade shows and activities of relevant professional bodies.

TAIT Benefits

• Competitive pension scheme with employer contributions
• Life assurance (4x salary)
• Medicash health cashback plan (covering dental, optical, and more)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with 24/7 support
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Income protection / critical illness cover
• Optional private medical insurance (role/level dependent)
• Paid annual leave starting at 22 days, increasing with service
• UK bank holidays

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TAIT is an equal opportunity employer fully committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran or any other protected characteristic as outlined by international, national, state, or local laws.