Design Production Engineer

Design Production Engineer

About:

The Rolex SailGP Championship is the most exciting racing on water, featuring short, adrenaline-fueled battles between national teams at iconic stadium destinations worldwide. Top athletes compete in identical high-tech F50 catamarans, reaching speeds of up to 60mph.

Founded in 2018, SailGP is one of the world's fastest-growing sports and entertainment properties, now in its fifth season. SailGP promotes a better future by championing a world powered by nature. In 2020, SailGP became the first climate-positive sports and entertainment property, leading initiatives to advance global clean energy adoption. The organization is committed to diversity, gender equity, and inclusivity.

SailGP is a global organization with core values that shape its culture: deliver quality, break boundaries, make an impact, stand together, and strike a balance.

SailGP Technologies, originally based in New Zealand since 2001, is the high-performance design, engineering, and manufacturing arm of SailGP. It has pioneered high-performance applied innovation in sail racing. In Spring 2024, SailGP Technologies relocated to Southampton, UK, to a new state-of-the-art facility.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Provide hands-on design and production support across projects.
2. Support project and production engineering activities.
3. Manage and update technical drawings, ensuring accuracy and version control.
4. Operate and drive CAD programs (e.g., SolidWorks, Rhino).
5. Assist with organizing and maintaining the construction drawings directory.
6. Work towards clearly defined, measurable objectives with minimal supervision, applying strong operational planning skills.
7. Act as a subject matter expert, bringing practical knowledge to evaluate information, resolve issues, and make sound judgments.
8. Apply knowledge from specialist training and industry experience.
9. Exercise decision-making autonomy within the team, with final approvals from senior management.
10. Collaborate effectively across teams and stakeholders, demonstrating strong interpersonal skills.
11. Contribute to defining and improving complex practices and procedures.
12. Take ownership of deliverables, progress, and outcomes, ensuring accountability with limited managerial oversight.

Key Expectations:

1. Champion an inclusive environment valuing diversity.
2. Promote SailGP values and contribute to a positive culture.
3. Operate with financial responsibility, supporting the sustainability of SailGP.
4. Develop creative solutions to deliver quality work.
5. Drive collaboration and teamwork within the department and across SailGP.
6. Encourage healthy work-life balance and wellbeing.
7. Support innovative thinking and team development goals.

About You:

1. Pay close attention to detail and accuracy.
2. Possess organizational, prioritization, communication, and administrative skills.
3. Communicate confidently.
4. Work independently and collaboratively, thriving in a fast-paced environment.
5. Possess an entrepreneurial spirit with a desire to exceed expectations.

Location:

Southampton, United Kingdom

SailGP is an equal opportunity workplace committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.