Senior Mechanical Engineer

Broad and interesting role

Bespoke bulk materials handling projects

Own the full project lifecycle

The Opportunity

As a qualified Senior Engineer with a passion for all things Mechanical you will have a hands-on approach to finding ingenious solutions. This is an exciting opportunity to engage your engineering expertise to complex and technical design and build projects in the industrial bulk materials handling sector. With several interesting and challenging projects in the pipeline there has never been a better time to join Southern Cross Engineering. If you enjoy taking ownership of projects and their outcomes and working closely with customers then this could be the next step in your professional engineering career.

About the Organisation

Southern Cross Engineering has built a respected brand over the last half century and is recognized as an innovative leader within their markets. Based in Christchurch, New Zealand, they employ over 100 people across various mechanical, electrical and control disciplines. With a sizable design, manufacturing and distribution centre in Christchurch and centres across Australia they have robust sales pipelines into both the domestic and export markets. With a strong focus on professional development and pushing the boundaries of engineering design it is no wonder that engineers thrive in this environment.

What will I be doing?

Your role will be focused on the delivery of high quality solutions across the full scope of the design and build project lifecycle for a broad range of bespoke industrial bulk materials handling systems. You will be involved from tenders/pricing to conceptual/detailed design through to engineering support for the final commissioning of solutions. You will be working collaboratively within a small team of engineers to design and deliver a range of bespoke, innovative, and commercially viable solutions. There is a lot of variety in this role so you will not be short of technical challenges as well as the satisfaction of providing your support and expertise to more junior engineers as they gain greater experience.

What will you bring

A tertiary qualification in mechanical engineering
Minimum 10+ years relevant engineering design experience
Exposure to bulk materials handling, industrial processing systems or agricultural processing systems although preferred is not essential
Experienced in the delivery of bespoke design/build projects from conception through to post commissioning
A skilled user of Inventor /AutoCAD (or similar)
Competent in stress analysis calculations and FEA
Strong influencing and communication skills

What`s on offer

Competitive Remuneration
Great company culture
Broad variety of interesting and challenging projects
Supportive environment for ongoing professional development