Senior Product Development Engineer – Structural Design & Analysis

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Detail information about job Senior Product Development Engineer – Structural Design & Analysis. Terms and conditions vacancy

• Join our world class team of Engineers working on exciting and complex projects
• Genuine development pathway to leadership roles
• Become an integral part of the Fisher & Paykel design and innovation story

From the grandest of ideas to the smallest of details, every day we're turning our passion into performance and improving life through good design.

Here at Fisher & Paykel we're passionate about our customers and we care about the details. It's this passion that inspires us towards reaching our goal - to become the most human-centred appliance brand in the world.

At the heart of achieving this goal lies our exceptional Product Development team. Currently, we are going through an exciting period in our Company's long history, seeing us bring a high number of new products to the market, as well as a relentless focus on improving our existing products customer value and designed-in quality.

About the role

As a Senior Structural Design Engineer working in one of our Refrigeration Structures teams your focus will be on design and engineering analysis of structural subsystems for our domestic refrigeration products. Reporting to the design team leader you will also bring technical leadership and mentoring skills to your team. From the very start you will contribute significantly through our entire (LFPD) Learning First Product Development process:

• Collaborating with Team Leaders, Chief Engineers, and others to define key Customer Interests to drive your work
• Using Microsoft Project to share your work plans to deliver:
• Data that will inform key project decisions
• Part, assembly and subsystem designs fully validated and ready for tooling
• Implementation Plans through to Production for all the parts and assemblies that you manage
• Capturing in our systems the knowledge you gain through your work, so that it can be easily accessed and re-used
• Taking responsibility, as a Senior member of our Technical team, to lead the improvement of our Systems, Processes and Tools
• Utilising cutting-edge CAD, Analysis, Prototyping and Testing tools, facilities and methodologies that ensure your design solutions are fit-for-purpose, robust and proven
• Travelling to our World-class manufacturing facilities in Thailand and China to work with local Design and Manufacturing teams at various stages of the project

Skills and Experience

You have developed, over many years, strong technical leadership allowing you to effectively lead the delivery of complex structural subsystem work. Guiding and leading the work of others is also something that you do well, through your clear sense of direction and an ability to select key information from analysis and test data. Much more than a part designer you have consistently demonstrated successful delivery of structural subsystems. Preferably, you will also have experience in the following:

• Mathematical analysis of mechanical systems
• Matlab/Simulink
• Statistics (R , Minitab)
• Six-sigma methods (Design of experiments, process capability, etc.)
• Expertise in designing and developing various structural components and assemblies for mass production:
• Plastic Injection-Moulded
• Vacuum formed ABS
• Sheet metal
• An excellent working knowledge of engineering materials and tolerancing
• Exceptional planning and time management skills, and are able to manage complex cross functional technical projects
• Excellent communication skills
• Expertise in one or more CAD platforms, particularly ProEngineer/Creo
• Expert working knowledge of drawing standards and safety standards
• Advanced FEA simulation of structures using tools such as Ansys
• Advanced Excel
• A degree in Mechanical/Mechatronics/Engineering Science and with 15+ years' experience in a Product Development or Product Design environment. A background in complex appliance, automotive or aeronautical industries is desired

What we offer?

A collaborative team based culture, a challenging and supportive work environment, career development and an opportunity to work with leading technology.

Also on offer is a competitive salary, superannuation scheme, as well as relocation and immigration assistance (if required), an on-site subsidised cafeteria, free car-parking and much more!

If you would like to be part of our team developing the world's next generation of appliances and technology, please apply online.