Lead Mechanical Engineer, Automation & Production Systems

Icehouseventures; Auckland; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Halter is seeking a senior mechanical/mechatronics engineer to own portfolio-wide machine design and automation programs, guiding high-risk projects from concept through production. You will drive standards, mentor engineers, and partner with cross‑functional teams to deliver reliable, scalable equipment that elevates whole‑factory performance.

You will lead the hardest automation challenges, set technical direction, and champion maintainability, uptime, and safety while coaching others and

Qualifications

• Deep technical expertise in mechanical/mechatronics engineering, with track record in fixtures, automation equipment, and production test stations.
• Proven ability to deliver complex manufacturing automation from concept through commissioning, validation, ramp, and sustaining support.
• Strong technical leadership and standards-setting across design reviews, documentation, validation expectations, and engineering best practices.
• Demonstrated ability to improve reliability and production line performance, including reducing downtime and improving maintainability.
• Excellent communicator and cross-functional leader; able to set direction and align across teams, balancing schedule, risk, quality, and factory impact.

Responsibilities

• Own priorities across multiple machine design programs, balancing schedule, technical risk, production line impact, and long-term sustaining needs.
• Lead complex automation delivery from concept through design, build, commissioning, validation, ramp, and handover into production.
• Set and continuously improve standards for mechanical/mechatronics design, commissioning, validation, documentation, design reviews, and sustaining ownership.
• Sponsor the highest-risk station, fixture, automation, and production test designs, making critical technical decisions where reliability, throughput, maintainability, or yield are at stake.
• Drive systemic improvements to line performance, including downtime reduction, maintainability, spares/support strategy, and operator-friendly equipment design.
• Develop team capability through coaching, technical bar-setting, and review of key designs, while creating clarity and direction for engineers across the portfolio.
• Partner cross-functionally with Production Engineering, NPI, Manufacturing, Reliability, vendors, and leadership to drive whole-factory outcomes.

Skills

Machine design

Mechatronics

Automation equipment

Team leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Halter is seeking a senior mechanical/mechatronics engineer to own portfolio-wide machine design and automation programs, guiding high-risk projects from concept through production. You will drive standards, mentor engineers, and partner with cross‑functional teams to deliver reliable, scalable equipment that elevates whole‑factory performance.

You will lead the hardest automation challenges, set technical direction, and champion maintainability, uptime, and safety while coaching others and