Senior Manager, Mechanical Engineering

Enphase Energy; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSUs as part of total compensation

Wellbeing and insurance benefits

Safety and healthcare coverage

Job summary

Enphase Energy in Christchurch, NZ, is seeking an experienced Mechanical Engineer to lead a small team and drive design across the full lifecycle. You will mentor engineers, manage suppliers, and ensure EMI/EMC and thermal requirements are met while applying DFM/DFT principles.

The role reports to the Director of Inverter Technology and offers a path for career progression with RSUs and comprehensive wellbeing benefits. Highly collaborative, central Christchurch lab.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• 12+ years in product/part design across full lifecycle.
• Experience leading and managing engineers.
• Expertise in injection moulding, sheet metal and CNC design.
• Proficient in SolidWorks, ideally with a PDM environment.
• NZ permanent residency or citizenship.
• RSUs as part of total compensation.
• Wellbeing and insurance benefits.
• Annual performance reviews with career progression.
• Well-equipped lab and R&D facility in central Christchurch.

Responsibilities

• Meet quarterly project targets from CEO.
• Develop and mentor your team.
• Represent team at focal group and promotion board.
• Manage global suppliers to deliver parts on schedule.
• Lead design options and optimize electromechanical assemblies.
• Apply DFM/DFA/DFT/DFC across lifecycle.
• Plan and execute verification and reliability testing.
• Collaborate with hardware, firmware, manufacturing and procurement.
• Resolve design conflicts and ensure standards compliance.

Skills

Team leadership

Product design

SolidWorks

CNC machining

Moulding design

DFM/DFT/DFM

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks (PDM)

PDM environment

Job description

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You are a Mechanical Engineer with experience leading a small team. You have a strong track record in product design and a passion for solving complex engineering challenges at pace. You are technically proficient, a people leader, and capable of managing the scheduling and resourcing of a complex project. The role reports to the Director of Inverter Technology and will have 2-5 direct reports.

Key responsibilities

• Meeting quarterly project progress targets, with goals that come all the way from the CEO
• Professional development of your team
• Representing your team to the yearly Performance Focal Group and Promotion Review Board
• Managing global suppliers to produce parts and assemblies on schedule
• Lead design options and reviews; drive optimisation of electromechanical assemblies including EMI/EMC/RI and thermal requirements
• Apply DFM/DFA/DFT/DFC principles across the full product lifecycle, including supplier selection and process qualification
• Plan and execute engineering verification and reliability testing
• Engage cross-functionally with hardware, firmware, manufacturing, and procurement teams
• Identify and resolve design requirement conflicts and ensure compliance with internal policies and industry standards

About you

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related discipline
• 12+ years' experience in product or part design, with a strong track record across the full product development lifecycle
• Experience in leading and managing other engineers
• Demonstrable expertise in injection moulding, sheet metal, and CNC machining design and manufacturing processes
• Proficiency in an enterprise CAD package — SolidWorks strongly preferred, ideally in a PDM-managed environment
• Experience with both investigative and verification testing, including writing test plans and technical reports
• New Zealand permanent residency or citizenship
• Restricted stock units (RSUs) as part of your total compensation
• Wellbeing and insurance benefits for you and your family
• Annual performance reviews with clear career progression pathways
• Well‑equipped laboratory and R&D facility in central Christchurch

About us

Enphase Energy is a global energy technology company and a leading provider of solar, battery, and electric vehicle charging products. Founded in 2006, our innovative microinverter technology revolutionised solar power, making it safer, more reliable, and scalable. Today, the Enphase Energy System lets users make, use, save, and sell their own power — and Enphase is one of the most successful clean‑energy companies in the world, with more than 80 million products shipped across 160 countries.