Cavotec is a leading engineering group that designs and manufactures automated connection and electrification systems for ports, airports and industrial applications worldwide.
Cavotec New Zealand is a Centre of Excellence (CoE) responsible for the Cavotec MoorMaster™ product within the Cavotec Ports & Maritime Division.
Cavotec MoorMaster™ improves safety, reduces environmental impact and substantially increases operational efficiency by removing conventional mooring lines from the mooring process. This dramatically reduces mooring times, vessel motion, fuel consumption and emissions.
Move to the next level in your career and join a world leader at the forefront of technology. Become part of a collaborative, innovative and passionate team that helps you grow, learn and develop further. Be rewarded with an excellent remuneration package, flexibility in work hours as well as a superb platform for international career development.
Main responsibilities:
In this Christchurch based role you will be a major contributor to the new product design and development, product standardisation and repeatability and the usability of intelligent data for monitoring and management of products. Working at the cutting edge of this technology, you will be involved in continuous improvement of the health of the product and ongoing research into value-add for the organisation and its customers.
Your key tasks will be:
- Translating product and project requirements into electrical functional/performance requirements and technical solutions
- Delivery of electrical designs and BOMs
- Risk management of electrical product and project technical risks and issues
- Obtaining of product and project costing information from the Supply Chain team
- Supply of electrical project effort and duration estimates
- Periodical 24hr/7day on-call customer support (shared on a roster with other engineers)
- Occasional travel for: FAT, site installation/commissioning, SAT
- Attending planned conference calls outside of normal business hours
- Providing successful resolution to customer product issues
- Working closely with the product development among the CoEs to improve products
Expected experience:
- Extensive engineering background in Industrial Automation
- Detailed understanding of all aspects of electrical automation systems
- Skilled and proven experience in the core principles of product design and development
Desirable experience:
- Know-how in SCADA/HMI systems, IP Networks, variable frequency drives, mobile control configuration, and/or hydraulic systems
- Knowledgeable with PLC programming particularly on B&R or Rockwell platforms
- Proficiency in version control systems and software development processes
- Read/write electrical/hydraulic diagram proficiency
Ideally you will have an Electrical Engineering degree or equivalent background and sound experience in electrical automation engineering in a product development environment, gained within a global, multicultural environment. You will have excellent communication skills, be a good team player and have the desire to be the best you can.
What’s in it for you?
You will be part of a highly successful product and service team with global exposure to a variety of exciting products. The organisation offers a steep career path, brand new CBD based office space with plenty of parking as well as a very competitive remuneration package.
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