Fisher & Paykel Appliances
2022 Graduate Product Development Engineer (Mechanical / Electrical) (Jan 2022)
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Opportunity details
- Graduate Job or Program
- 10-20 vacancies
- Apply by 31 May 2021
- Start date 16 Jan 2022
At the heart of the Fisher & Paykel story are people looking for the innovation that changes the everyday into something out of the ordinary. Our design heritage is founded on a pioneering spirit and a culture of curiosity that has challenged conventional appliance design to consistently deliver products tailored to human needs.
We aim to create moments of delight together in the heart of the home, sustainably enhancing the quality of people's lives, now and for future generations. Passion for this purpose is what inspires us to strive toward becoming the world's most human-centred appliance brand. Human-centred isn't just a buzz word; it forms the core of our design philosophy, that we live and breathe every day.
To design and build the best appliances, our Product Development function must be optimised to meet the demands of our growing business.
Which is where you come in…
We have opportunities in Auckland and Dunedin for naturally curious, driven students who possess the initiative and desire to apply their learnings to the design of luxury premium products.
In Auckland, we have two brands - Fisher & Paykel Appliances, focusing on Refrigeration and Laundry products, and Fisher & Paykel Technologies, who create new innovations using our motor drive technology, offering customers inventive solutions that make a difference for their products.
In Dunedin, our Fisher & Paykel Appliances Design Centre focuses on Cooking and Dishwashing products.
To fit the bill, you'll be…
A great communicator with excellent problem solving skills and the ability to contribute positively in a team environment.
Being a graduate role, you'll have completed your studies towards a relevant Undergraduate or Postgraduate Degree (in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical / Electronic Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or Consumer Science) or will have graduated within the last two years.
Our culture is one in which you can constantly develop, working alongside a team of talented and skilled engineers. At Fisher & Paykel Appliances you will enjoy great leadership and have opportunities for technical growth and development within a global organisation.
We're doing things a little differently for this graduate intake. To be considered, please apply via our website link.
In return, you'll get…
The opportunity to learn from some of the best in-market Engineers, a collaborative team-based culture, a challenging and supportive work environment, career development, and an opportunity to work with leading technology. We also offer flexible working hours, a competitive salary, superannuation scheme (over and above KiwiSaver), discounted medical insurance, life and disability insurance, and multiple corporate discounts with banks and retailers.
In Auckland, we also have an on-site café with subsidised (yummy!) meals. Our Dunedin site is based in a shopping centre, with plenty of food options nearby.
If you would like to be part of our team developing the world's next generation of appliances and technology, apply now.
Reviews
Product Development Engineer is my title but its more of a Software Development Engineering role by tasks. I work on fixing bugs and implementing new features for the current wall oven.
This is still generally positive, as in my previous role I took over responsibilities of a senior worker, giving me huge opportunities to pick up skills I previous did not have. However, in this current rotation I have been given far less.
I work on projects relating to new product development, understanding baseline performance of new products to be developed and how these align with our internal performance standards, and functionality on our existing products. This involves a combination of testing products using a variety of test types and functions, data analysis of these results, and meetings and discussions around planning of work to achieve these performance goals inline with the overall project goals and objectives. However, long term this doesn't align with the level of data analysis work I wanted to do in my role.
About the employer
Fisher & Paykel Appliances
4.0
1,000 - 50,000 employees
R&D and Manufacturing
Fisher & Paykel has a long history of hiring engineering & science grads & interns, providing them with real world experience and career development.
Pros and cons of working at Fisher & Paykel Appliances
Pros
The people are super kind, open, relaxed, and happy to help. The work culture and environment are super healthy and welcoming.
Managers are very accessible. Easy to walk up to a leader/manager and talk with them about anything. Lots of great mentors, especially within your own team who are more than happy to assist you.
Big push to be Carbon Net Zero by 2050. Lots of intern projects looking at new and innovative ways to reach this goal as well as ongoing projects.
My company has strong support around the flexibility of work hours, and particularly for testing when these hours can increase, is the best approach to take.
Lots of opportunities to move up in the company. Some people who have started as graduates have ended up as leaders and executives.
Cons
Some decisions and actions within the business can be quite slow due to the large size of the company and the procedures in place that usually require communication between multiple levels and areas of the company before clear decisions are made.
The fact that it is in Auckland, I am not a fan of the traffic. But that is not a big deal.
Formal training programmes are relatively general and corporate. On-the-job training depends on the department and team.
Decision-making can be tedious or take longer than it needs which can be frustrating.
The inability to allow a hybrid work environment for graduates.