Senior Mechanical Engineer — Real-World AgTech Hardware

Gallagher Group Limited; Hamilton; On-site; NZD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and annual bonus

Free parking and on-site café

Life and disability insurance

Employee discounts via Gallagher Boost

Team events and career development

Global technology company career成长机会

Job summary

eShepherd, backed by Gallagher, is hiring a Senior Mechanical Engineer in Hamilton to design and improve the physical hardware behind our virtual fencing technology. You’ll drive concepts through prototyping, testing and production, collaborating with electronics, firmware, manufacturing and field services to deliver robust hardware.

You’ll apply five+ years of mechanical engineering experience, strong CAD skills (PTC Creo) and DFMEA/DFM practice to create reliable, manufacturable solutions for

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Engineering or equivalent qualification.
• Minimum five years' relevant mechanical engineering experience.
• Experience in R&D, product development or hardware environment.
• Strong knowledge of injection-moulded plastic design and material selection.
• Strong CAD capability, ideally PTC Creo, including part and assembly modelling, GD&T and drawing release.
• Experience with DFM, DFMEA and identifying design risks early in development.

Responsibilities

• Design robust, cost-effective mechanical solutions for new products and improvements to existing products.
• Develop manufacturable designs balancing customer, reliability, regulatory and commercial needs.
• Take concepts through detailed mechanical design, prototyping, testing and production readiness.
• Identify technical and design risks early and develop practical solutions.
• Lead and contribute to design reviews, DFM reviews and DFMEA activities.
• Investigate mechanical failures and field performance using root cause analysis to drive improvements.
• Translate field and customer insights into engineering actions and product improvements.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, procurement and suppliers on product changes and production readiness.
• Support technical investigations with field services and customer-facing teams.
• Mentor junior engineers and strengthen engineering capability and design quality.

Job description

eShepherd, backed by Gallagher, is hiring a Senior Mechanical Engineer in Hamilton to design and improve the physical hardware behind our virtual fencing technology. You’ll drive concepts through prototyping, testing and production, collaborating with electronics, firmware, manufacturing and field services to deliver robust hardware.

You’ll apply five+ years of mechanical engineering experience, strong CAD skills (PTC Creo) and DFMEA/DFM practice to create reliable, manufacturable solutions for