Role & Responsibilities
- Define, own and drive projects within ZURU Tech Panelised Housing system (and wider ZURU), providing engineering solutions to business-critical challenges and pushing boundaries.
- Analyse requirements with the LA industrial design team of different product categories within the prefabricated construction industry, including structural, MEP, facades, smart home devices and more.
- Optimise the ZURU House for production, keeping in mind structural design requirements, manufacturability, and ease of use during assembly.
- Collaborate with the product testing team to validate and verify designs against requirements, including required standards.
- Collaborate with manufacturing teams in China to improve the product for manufacturing and assist in developing manufacturing processes for all product variants.
- Communicate with software team in Italy to ensure products are accurately represented in design software, with a clear understanding of all features and requirements.
Skills & Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent) in Mechanical Engineering, or other related fields.
- Experience in/a drive to solve novel engineering problems
- Proven background of great product development, and problem-solving skills within the engineering space.
- Skilled in Solidworks or other computer aided design software.
- Can multi-task, take initiative, prioritise, stay organised, and manage time effectively.
- Great communication skills to collaborate with an international team of engineers.
- Are driven to help solve the housing crisis around the world.
Top Skills
What We Do
ZURU is a disruptive and award-winning company that designs, manufactures and markets innovative toys and consumer products.
Inspired by kids and imaginative play, ZURU is one of the fastest growing toy companies in the world and is known for their agility, creativity and new-age manufacturing techniques.
The company that started in New Zealand now employs more than 5,000 staff across 18 offices, produces 600,000 toys a day and distributes to most major retailers in over 120 countries.
ZURU has delighted millions of families all over the world with brands such as Bunch O Balloons™, X-Shot™, Rainbocorns™, Robo Alive™, Smashers™, 5 Surprise™ and Metal Machines™ as well as through partnerships with entertainment properties, including Nickelodeon, Disney, Universal Studios and DreamWorks.
With a strong commitment to the community, ZURU supports Captivating International, local China orphanages and also student development programs in Asia and in New Zealand.
ZURU will continue to pave new ways for kids to play and focuses on reimagining what this looks like every day.
