Systems Engineer

About Tate

At Tate we are passionate about everything we do. As an independent brand operating within Kingspan Group, a global plc, Tate has been recognised worldwide as an industry leader in the development and manufacture of data centre infrastructure solutions and commercial office raised access floors for over 60 years. Tate plays a pivotal role in offering expertise in cutting edge design engineering, working collaboratively with clients as a trusted partner.

About the Role

As a Systems Engineer within the Engineering CoE team, you will drive the operation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of our internal engineering and product design platforms. Working directly under the local Engineering CoE Lead, you will execute the technical strategies that ensure the accuracy, consistency, and compliance of our global engineering library and data systems. You will be a key contributor to building our "single-digital-thread," creating automated engineering design tools, administering enterprise PDM/PLM systems, and supporting internal engineering audits to drive global productivity. With all activities aligned to our global CoE strategy, and in collaboration with CoE teams globally.

Key Responsibilities

• In partnership with the CoE Lead, drive the development of engineering design standards, CAD/DWG & BOM templates, calculators and documentation governance of engineering systems.
• Administer, scale, and optimize enterprise engineering tools (CAD, BIM, PDM, PLM), ensuring templates and libraries align with global design standards.
• Develop, test, and launch engineering design automation tools (including AI-enabled solutions).
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams (Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing) to gather product requirements, address design pipeline challenges, and embed standard templates from concept to installation.
• Embed Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA) principles into our standard engineering templates, systems, calculators, tools and design guidelines in partnership with the CoE teams.
• Assist in organizing and executing internal engineering systems audits to ensure adherence to approved workflows and quality standards.
• Assist the Data Analysts with data collection to facilitate development of Power BI dashboards for tracking team performance and engineering metrics.

Experience:

• A bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Design or a highly related technical field.
• Proven experience of 3 to 5 years in a systems engineering, CAD/PLM administration, or technical design automation role.
• Experience working within critical or complex engineering environments is highly advantageous (e.g. data centre, pharmaceuticals, semiconductor, power generation, oil & gas or construction industry).
• Strong proficiency in enterprise engineering design platforms, particularly Onshape (preferred), SolidWorks, Autodesk Inventor, Revit, NavisWorks and proficiency with PDM/PLM administration and governance.
• Ability to balance tactical day-to-day platform operation with long-term automation projects.
• Track record of driving awareness and adherence to standards and product/systems compliance.
• Clear verbal and written communication skills to write technical documentation and assist with engineering training.
• Good working knowledge of manufacturing processes, materials, and quality control protocols with Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA) in mind.

This is permanent role with an excellent salary and package on offer.

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