Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

HR Connect Limited; Hamilton; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Waikato Milking Systems in Hamilton, New Zealand, is seeking a seasoned engineer to join our New Product Development team. You will collaborate with engineers across multiple disciplines to create practical, reliable, and manufacturable electromechanical solutions for dairy and automation applications.

The role requires a degree in mechanical or mechatronics engineering, 7+ years in designing electromechanical products, and proficiency with SolidWorks, GD&T, and production-scale thinking.

Qualifications

• A degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 7+ years' experience designing and developing electromechanical products.
• Proven experience using 3D CAD software (SolidWorks preferred).
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes, GD&T, and tolerance analysis.
• Experience taking products from concept through to production.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
• The ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

Electromechanical design experience

Product development from concept to生产

GD&T and tolerance analysis

Team collaboration across disciplines

Problem solving

Communication skills

Education

Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Mechatronics Engineering or related discipline

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

Waikato Milking Systems is a global designer and manufacturer of dairy technology and milking systems, helping shape the future of dairy farming through innovative solutions that improve productivity, efficiency and sustainability. From our headquarters in Hamilton, New Zealand, we develop and manufacture technologies

Job Description

This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of our New Product Development (NPD) team, you'll collaborate with engineers across multiple disciplines to create practical, reliable, and manufacturable solutions used in dairy and industrial automation applications.

Qualifications

• A degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or a related discipline
• 7+ years' experience designing and developing electromechanical products
• Proven experience using 3D CAD software (SolidWorks preferred)
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes, materials, GD&T, and tolerance analysis
• Experience taking products from concept through to production
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills
• The ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary teams.

Additional Information

Bonus points if you have experience in:

• Dairy technology, agricultural machinery, industrial automation, or robotics
• Food-grade or hygienic design
• Product compliance and certification requirements
• FEA or engineering simulation tools
• PDM or PLM systems