Senior Mechanical Engineer

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Business Unit: Cubic Defense Company Details: When you join Cubic, you become part of a company that creates and delivers technology solutions in transportation to make people’s lives easier by simplifying their daily journeys, and defense capabilities to help promote mission success and safety for those who serve their nation. Led by our talented teams around the world, Cubic is committed to solving global issues through innovation and service to our customers and partners. We have a top‑tier portfolio of businesses, including Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) and Cubic Defense (CD).

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Job Details: Cubic Defence New Zealand Senior Mechanical Engineer role contributes mechanical engineering into multi‑disciplinary product development teams. The Senior Mechanical Engineer is responsible for planning, designing, developing and implementing mechanical designs, performing complex mechanical engineering duties following designated standards and procedures. They will be involved in all stages of mechanical and process design, from conceptualization to manufacture and successful customer delivery, plus through life sustainment. They will work closely with other engineering disciplines, especially the Production and Testing teams. This position will report to the Engineering Director, matrix report for assigned tasks to an assigned Program Manager / Project Engineer and typically works under general supervision and direction.

Purpose of the Role\n

Conduct mechanical engineering activities within a multi‑disciplinary multi‑national engineering team; conduct product and product development planning activities; develop and design mechanical components and subsystems suited to military training and procurement, configuration management, quality assurance and regulatory requirements; ensure complementary product and manufacturing process design to ensure a product is appropriately designed for cost effective manufacture through life; actively facilitate transfer of products from design to manufacturing by generating a complete manufacturing package; provide support throughout the life cycle of the product to maintain the production of a quality product efficiently.

Key Result Areas / Outputs\n

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

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• Product development and design of mechanical components within the company.
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• Design Process framework, generating product design, review, integration and test artefacts.
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• Participate in Product Design Reviews with internal and external reviewers to ensure products are designed and produced in line with best design and manufacturing practices and delivered right first time.
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• Assembly of prototypes and engineering validation samples, checking and cross‑referencing of the BOMs, BOM structure, drawings and part numbers to ensure accurate product definition and configuration control.
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• Provide a formal report on the prototype and pre‑production assemblies, identifying issues that need attention with recommendations to mitigate manufacturing risks.
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• Generate the manufacturing package for production and sub‑contractors that include assembly instruction (TP), optimisation of the production process, minimisation of overall timing costs and reduction of manufacturing risk.
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• Analyse the product assembly times to quantify labour content (man‑hours) and sub‑assembly process times.
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• Identify, design and acquire jigs, tools and test equipment required for production.
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• Train the production teams on assembly process techniques and use of unique equipment jigs and fixtures.
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• Support the pre‑production run processes managed by the Production Team Leader to ensure procedures in the TP’s are strictly followed or amended if necessary.
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• Update the TP’s and recommend changes to BOMs and drawings to reflect desired best production practice.
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• Investigate, evaluate and introduce new product materials and manufacturing processes to improve product quality and reduce life‑cycle cost.
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• Evaluate and support investigations into field failures.
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• Other duties as requested.
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Planning & Performance\n

Monitor and manage own performance, activities and tasks in accordance with instructions given by Engineering Director; plan and organise tasks to meet company goals and schedules as instructed by the Team leader; account for health and safety culture, promote 5S exercises to ensure a safe and efficient working environment.

Qualifications and Experience\n

Minimum qualifications required:

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• Tertiary qualification in the field of mechanical engineering or other relevant technical discipline.
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• 5 years’ experience in a similar role in a similar industry.
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• Advanced knowledge of mechanical design principles and techniques including product design and design for manufacture and assembly.
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• Good knowledge of plastic injection moulded part design, machined metal and sheet metal part design, ruggedised product design.
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• Knowledge of finite element structural analysis, including calculations of stresses.
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• Effective written and oral communication skills including use of MS Office automation products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.).
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• Experience with 3D CAD systems (e.g., SolidWorks).
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Desirable experience:

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• Lifecycle management systems (e.g., PLM).
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• Model Based Engineering.
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• Knowledge of industry suppliers and vendors.
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• Workshop experience.
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Competencies\n

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• Living One Cubic: Identifies with the larger organisation and shares resources, responds to requests from other parts of the organisation, supports larger organisational initiatives.
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• Ethics & Compliance: Demonstrates high level of trust and respect for others and maintains compliance with Cubic's policies, mission and values.
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• Communication: Expresses information clearly, transparently and disseminates appropriately in a timely manner.
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• Results: Effectively balances and prioritises time and projects to meet deliverables and drive continuous improvement.
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• Winning the Customer: Seeks to understand customer needs and challenges, works effectively with customers to resolve issues, provides exceptional service.
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• Innovation: Applies information, imagination and initiative to identify efficiencies, implement improvements and drive growth.
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• Accountability: Takes personal responsibility for all work activities and actions; follows through on commitments and adheres to deadlines; implements decisions agreed upon; learns from mistakes without blaming others; transparently communicates risks and issues; recognises the impact of behaviour.
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Condition of Employment\n

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• Successful outcome of a National Police Check.
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• Ability to hold a National Security clearance.
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Employment Type\n

Worker Type: Employee

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement\n

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate based on any protected characteristic under applicable law.

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We are committed to ensuring a workplace free of discrimination based on race, color, religion, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin, military or veteran status, and any other basis protected by applicable law.

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For more information on Equal Employment please visit http://www.cubic.com/Careers/Applicant-Help

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