Mechanical Design Engineer III

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 Mechanical Design Engineer 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 regarding technical, schedule and budgetary constraints. The MDE Level III must maintain knowledge of the cutting edge of technology in relevant subject areas.

While 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 leadership skills to build high‑performance teams and maintain a positive approach to all challenges.

• 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 HOD.
• Involved in/responsible for resolving key technical issues and/or unique conditions by using expertise gained through real‑world application.
• Supports 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.
• Supports 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. Assists in breaking down the work into specific elements or work‑packages, assigns (or keeps) responsibility. Takes the design from concept through to detailed design, design reviews and release of production drawings and BOMS, and reviews this work when done by others.
• Conducts relevant calculations typically with hand‑calcs, Excel spreadsheets, FEA and specialist software, and reviews this work when done by others.
• Supports project management with client meetings, site surveys where required, technical or commercial queries and client design team comments & requests – challenging it as appropriate. Considers shipping & installation strategy to best guide the design. Processes any received-from-client materials and drawings, then handles updates from site red‑lines, inspection – potentially including planning and supporting Site Acceptance Testing – preparation of complete project pack, formal compliance documents + O&M, labelling and signage, and final client sign‑off.
• Supports production department with respective handover meetings from design, technical or commercial queries, updates from red‑lines, inspection – potentially including planning and…