Mechanical Engineer - Graduate Program

Kick-start your engineering career with Caliber Design

We are looking for two Graduate Mechanical Engineers to join Caliber Design’s Graduate Program, starting 1 February 2027. We are recruiting one graduate in Auckland and one in Christchurch.

This is a hands-on graduate role with real project exposure from day one. You will work alongside an experienced Caliber engineer who will act as your mentor, and you will be based between our office and one of our client sites - contributing to live project work in a genuine client environment, with guidance, review and support from your mentor and the wider team.

You will also join a structured development program that combines client project work with internal development modules and one-to-one mentoring, helping you build strong professional habits and the technical and commercial skills needed to become a world class engineer.

About Caliber Design

Caliber Design is a New Zealand engineering consultancy with teams across the country. We support clients across a wide range of industries, including manufacturing, automation, product development, industrial equipment and advanced technology.

Our engineers work alongside client teams, often onsite, to solve practical engineering problems and help deliver real project outcomes. This gives our people exposure to varied projects, different industries and the realities of engineering in live client environments.

What we are looking for

We are looking for someone with strong potential, sound judgement and a practical mindset.

You will be completing an honours or master’s degree in mechanical engineering this year and will:

• Have strong engineering fundamentals
• Enjoy practical problem-solving
• Communicate clearly, ask thoughtful questions and show natural curiosity
• Be reliable, open to feedback and willing to learn
• Bring practical experience from projects, workshop activities, prototyping, robotics, motorsport, manufacturing, farm work, trade exposure, or personal design-and-build work

How to apply

Please apply with your **CV, academic transcript and a cover letter.**It is easier to include all these attachments by applying via our careers page as opposed to Seek.

In your cover letter, please tell us:

• Why you are interested in Caliber Design
• What kind of engineering work interests you
• One practical thing you have built, fixed, designed, tested or improved

Shortlisted applicants may also be required to complete a technical assessment and submit a short video and may then be invited to an interview.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received.