Mechanical Design Engineer

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.

As a Mechanical Design Engineer (MDE) at TAIT, you will be responsible for project‑based work that focuses on specialized machinery and fabrications for the entertainment technology industry. You will gain a full understanding of TAIT safety and quality processes while also being aware of standard design principles and practices. You will develop designs from concept through to detailed design and collaborate with all departments, rendering support to the production teams, project management, and management.

• Understands and drives TAIT safety and quality processes.
• Understand, drives, and applies advanced design principles and practices – some supervision required.
• Understands TAIT’s markets and competition and supports developing new solutions which may help bolster TAIT’s market position.
• Drive the development of new techniques and/or improved processes, documentation, or products.
• Drive project elements and/or small projects complexity/risk under supervision of Level III, SMD/SMDE or HOD.
• Resolve key technical issues and/or unique conditions by using expertise gained through real world application.
• Develop designs from concept to detailed design, design reviews, and release of production drawings.
• Produce overview packets to support client approval and internal communication processes.
• Utilize CAD tools and internal file structure to document designs properly.
• Drive production department handover meetings from design, technical or commercial queries, update from red‑lines, inspection – potentially including planning and supporting internal and external Factory Acceptance Testing and inspection visits.
• Support legacy equipment (potentially designed by others – internal or external).
• Drive TAIT design standards and approaches. Packaging assembly fit and finish.
• Utilize CAD platforms to create 2D sketches, hand sketch schematics, and draw full 3D models.
• Drive element/kit constraints (time, budget, org needs) within show related to other elements and client needs.
• Drive engineering tasks for projects. Point of contact for external engineering.
• Drive the underlying physics of complex problems.
• Drive capabilities of machining and fab including material selection for in‑house capabilities and outside vendors.
• Prepare client drawings for the project team, supervise and support as necessary, check and collate work package back in for submittal.
• Support identification and definition of principles required to make efficient design decisions. Able to make design decisions with some support.
• Support scopes, budgets, and schedules for assignments.
• Drive plans, schedules, documents and activities for assigned elements or projects.
• Mentor and guide co‑workers, team members and others both on technical as well as on a personal level (Continuous Professional Development).
• Provide specific and timely feedback & recognition to those for whom it is appropriate.
• May participate in interview process of new Design and Engineering staff. May support new staff through on‑boarding process.
• Support guidance relating to overall department objectives and high‑level project matters, critical issues, new concepts, and policy matters.
• Receive guidance on advanced engineering principles and practices.
• Support appropriate oral and written communication skills, able and competent across the range of platforms used in TAIT (Outlook, Slack & Zoom).
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