Design Engineer

Advanced Aerospace/C-Quip International; Auckland; On-site; NZD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

A supportive, stimulating, andfriendly

Personal development opportunities

Handy Mt Wellington location close to?

Job summary

Advanced Aerospace/C-Quip International in Auckland designs and manufactures precision carbon fibre components for marine, aerospace and motorsport, offering design-to-production capability. We seek a switched-on design engineer to join our in-house team, responsible for tailoring existing lines, developing new products, and providing end-to-end customer project support.

You will work with SolidWorks, PDM, and cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of relevant work experience in mechanical design.
• Aptitude for mechanical design, drafting, and tolerance analysis.
• Strong CAD skills (SolidWorks) and experience with PDM.
• Excellent problem-solving, written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Design high-quality, complex components to deadlines.
• Tailor product lines to client requirements.
• Drive new product development from concept to prototype testing.
• Support manufacturing with drawing updates and work instructions.

Skills

Mechanical design

Drafting

Tolerance analysis

CAD (SolidWorks)

PDM

Engineering revision control

Problem solving

Self-motivation

Written and verbal communication

Tools

SolidWorks

PDM systems

Job description

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Advanced Aerospace/C-Quip International – Auckland, North Island

Advanced Aerospace/C-Quip operates across a wide range of industry sectors including marine, aerospace and motorsport. We design and manufacture high quality precision carbon fibre components to short timescales and to varied volumes. We can demonstrate proven capability in the whole manufacturing process from design of the component and production of the tooling to volume manufacture. We work with the world’s wealthiest people to produce the finest carbon fibre equipment.

As a leading NZ composite manufacturer Advanced Aerospace/C-Quip Ltd is actively seeking a switched-on design engineer to support our in-house design team and production facility.

For the right candidate this is an exciting opportunity to become part of a well-rounded employment community. We have a keen focus on developing employees’ skills sets and thus we aim to help excel your career within the Composite industry. You will be required to design extremely high quality and complex components to required deadlines, keeping in line with Advanced Aerospace/C-Quip working practices.

Our vision is to deliver excellence in composite solutions. This role plays an integral part in achieving that vision.

C-Quip/Advanced Aerospace offers:

• A supportive, stimulating, and friendly team culture
• A vibrant and social workplace filled with talented people
• Personal development opportunities
• Handy Mt Wellington location close to motorways

Duties will include:

• Product Customization: Tailor existing product lines to meet specific client requirements, creating bespoke solutions that exceed expectations.
• New Product Development: Drive the development of new products, including mechanical design, composite design, stress analysis, prototype testing, and DFM.
• Customer Support: Provide comprehensive end-to-end support for customer projects, from technical sales drawings and quoting to production oversight and ongoing support.
• Manufacturing Support: Collaborate with the manufacturing team to improve production processes, update drawings, implement quality control measures, and develop work instructions and SOPs.

Candidate requirements:

• 3+ years’ relevant work experience
• Aptitude for mechanical design and drafting, material selection, understanding of tolerances.
• Strong CAD skills (SolidWorks preferred), experience with PDM and engineering revision control.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
• Self-motivated, enthusiastic, and able to take ownership over a variety of different projects.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills