Mechanical Design Engineer - Level III

Mechanical Design Engineer - Level III

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TAIT partners with artists, brands, IP holders and place makers to bring culture-defining, never-before-seen experiences to life. With a legacy of innovation spanning over 45 years, TAIT has grown from pioneering in rock ‘n’ roll concert staging to setting the global standard for extraordinary live events and experiences through cutting-edge technology, precision engineering, and creative design. TAIT’s 20 global offices have developed iconic productions and experiences in over 30 countries, all seven continents, and even outer space for renowned performers, theme parks, exhibits, and venues across the globe, including partnerships with Taylor Swift, Cirque Du Soleil, Royal Opera House, Nike, NASA, Bloomberg, Google, Beyoncé, and The Olympics.

The MDE Level III is a competent and experienced design engineer, able to execute all design phases of a project (or multiple projects simultaneously). They may assume overall project responsibility or responsibility for particular project elements, and will monitor progress and report back to a senior engineer regards technical, schedule and budgetary constraints. The MDE Level III must maintain knowledge of the cutting edge of technology in relevant subject areas.

Whilst the role does not involve any direct line management, there will be duties in delegation of work, planning, supporting and mentoring staff as required. An effective MDE Level III will demonstrate and develop their leadership skills to build high performance teams and maintain a positive approach to all challenges.

• Ensure safety and quality processes are maintained.
• Possesses and applies a knowledge of more advanced engineering principles and practices with minimal supervision.
• Awareness and assessment of state-of-the-art technologies and industry competition/any new market opportunities for products which may help bolster TAIT’s market position.
• Maintains good working relationships and instils confidence in colleagues throughout the organisation at all levels.
• Develops principles of high-performance leadership and understands importance of them.
• Maintains an understanding of professional and ethical responsibilities. The Engineering Council defines these as:
• Honesty and integrity
• Respect for life, law the environment and public good
• Accuracy and rigour
• Leadership and communication

• Drives the development of new techniques and/or improved processes, documentation, or products.
• Familiar with company solutions across the range of disciplines.
• Has ownership of larger project elements and/or small projects, ranging from proven schemes and solutions to more complex and novel applications, uses company reporting tools to track progress and reports up to SMD/SMDE or HO.
• Involved in/responsible for resolving key technical issues and/or unique conditions by using expertise gained through real world application.
• Support bidding teams by inputting into product data sheets/client information for 'standard products.'
• Conducts assessments of client requirements and standards, hazard analysis/risk assessment, concept development, scheme generation, cost estimating of proprietary items and schedule generation. This could extend to site surveys and client meetings, theory of operation, concept modelling, drawings, sketches and client presentation thereof along with assessment of potential production routes, value engineering and scope rationalizing.
• Conducts preliminary facility impacts and high level first pass calculations.
• Support the design process by consideration of client contractual/IP requirements & standards (what level of technical documentation is required), assessment and buy in/feedback against schedule and timely alerting of any deviations to aid in department resourcing. Assist in breaking down the work into specific elements or work‑packages, assign (or keep) responsibility. Take the design from concept through to detailed design, design reviews and release of production drawings and BOMs, and review this…