Full time position as a CAD Designer

Responsibilities: Provide engineering support to Manufacturing/Service for the Australian built vehicles. Give Engineering support to Manufacturing in China. Provide drawings and engineering input for the China Localisation project. Answer any queries from external suppliers. Produce drawings and provide information for tenders. Coordinate data clean-up for models and engineering drawings. Design changes on new build machines and existing customer products. Manage drafting resource to provide accurate engineering drawings. Ensure engineering BOM’s are up-to-date.Achievements:Securing a 12 months contract in a difficult environment and making the most of the job to gain additional experince.Played a major part in the completion of a three-stage localisation project focusing on the build of 50T LWC’s in China. This involved a lot of rework on existing engineering drawings to enable the Chinese to obtain quotations and source parts and assemblies from local manufacturers. Provided continual support and participated in weekly meetings with China. Successfully implemented design changes that in enhanced the product quality and improve the ease of assembly for machines built in Australia and China. Customers were complaining about the heat entering the cabin from the engine through large holes used to run hydraulic hoses. Removed holes and replaced with a series of bulkhead fittings labelled to improve repeatability when hosing up machines. Produced GA and turning circle drawings for conceptual 105T LWC for a mine in China. The drawings were part of a tender process the company was trying to get the contract to supply six machines. Provided the engineering support that helped the service centre with modifications to an existing customer machines. The changes included an upgrade to the hitch and steer cylinder assemblies, these had been regularly failing in service.

Responsibilities: Coordinate and lead small stand-alone projects. Provide engineering support to the sales team and source information for tenders. Contribute to the design of components used on Feeder/Rotary Breakers, and crushers. Produce maintenance reports for the overhaul of client equipment. Set up, run and document FEA analysis work for both the Australian and US offices. Undertake site visits to identify customer issues and document the findings. Regular visits to external contractors and liaise with suppliers.Achievements: Carried out FEA analysis work for both the Australian and US offices, with the jobs being predominantly shaft and frame assemblies. Production of FEA reports containing the setup parameters, the results, and the recommendations for structural and design improvements. Successfully organised and managed the refurbishment of a second hand crusher sold to a client in Malaysia. This required a clear scope of works, plus tendering for the contractor, sourcing of spare parts, monitoring of the deliveries, documenting the progress and the preparation of both operations and maintenance manuals. Helped a mining client resolve issues they had with a Feeder Breaker due to the build-up of fines. This required a site visit involving discussions with maintenance staff, the collection of photographic evidence and problem solving and report writing.

Responsibilities: Engineering support for products in the field, as well as to the new vehicles assembly facilities in Australia and overseas. Multifunctional role including engineering, design/detailing, and testing. Concentrate attention towards safety critical concerns and prioritize accordingly. Participate in RISK assessments and contribute towards the FMEA process. In regular contact with the production facilities, service workshops and mines department. Project managed small standalone projects. These included integration of alternative axles into current machines and the packaging of an adjustable hydraulic canopy.Achievements: Resolved dimensional inconsistencies on components incorporated within an engine flame path. These were exposed during code D inspections at the service centres. Changes had to be made to both the component drawings and the diesel engine system approval drawings to guarantee compliance. Some external pressure testing was required to ensure the integrity of the flameproof joints. Supervised a multi stage project that involved modifications to an existing vehicle for the American market. This involved adding a new engine package to a current vehicle, splitting into three sections and implementing changes to meet American regulations. The timeframe for this project was very tight so strict control over the resources was required to meet deadlines. Submission of a number of applications with the mines department, an example being the re-registration of a chock trailer transport braking system. This involved pulling together information from various areas, risk assessments, FMEA’s, and updates to the hydraulic/pneumatic schematics. Ran an FEA analysis on the rear of an existing vehicle to see what effect the addition of a tow hitch would have on the structure. The results from this work led to a successful design change to the rear of the machine.

Responsibilities: Initial role was as a designer within the interior trim team; the duties involved the design of a set of moulded scuff plates. Produce models, detailed drawings and delivered information to the project engineers. After a transfer to the Information Panel (IP) team, concentrated on the design of the Territory glove box and its integration into the structure of the vehicle.Achievements: Promoted to a more challenging role within the company.Gained experience with working on large solid/surface models with multiple designers.Increasing my injection moulding and tooling knowledge.Completed courses including 6 Sigma Green Belt and Geometric Design and Tolerancing.

Responsibilities: Working on the design of the Continental GT within the interior trim department.Design of the front and rear seats: from the initial concept phase to prototype development, testing, design release, and manufacturing support.Achievements: Participation in the launch of the new Continental GT automobile.Gained knowledge about rapid prototyping technology and used it to verify designs.Gained experince on working with A and B class surfaces and their integration into the vehicle.

Responsibilities: To work on several projects encompassing areas such as seat pressings, mouldings, and welded assemblies. Progression of the design of a new low profile seat height adjuster from the initial concept through to a working prototype.Achievements: Successfully completed the design of a new seat height adjuster.

Responsibilities: Aid the design of new products. Redesign existing products to increase service life, reduce costs and to minimise weight. Carry out functionality tests and checks on new products prior to production. Set up blank development drawings to produce parts on CNC punches and presses.Achievements:Gained knowledge of setting up models and files for CNC machines.