Senior Electrical Engineer

We’re Weta Workshop – a design and manufacture facility making imaginary worlds a reality… from creatures to costumes, make-up to miniatures, weapons, vehicles, worlds and more! Our crew strive each day to push the boundaries of what can be achieved with physical effects.

Our Animatronics team have worked on a number of great projects - and we're seeking expressions of interest as we prepare for what comes next...

We’re keen to hear from Senior Electrical Engineers who are interested in joining our dynamic team.

This role is instrumental in the design and implementation of advanced electrical systems for humanoid and creature robotics - working closely with mechanical and software teams to create and develop cutting-edge humanoid and creature animatronics.

Responsibilities

• Designing and implementing electrical systems for complex robotic characters
• Developing and building high quality control cabinets for power and control logic
• Designing custom PCB’s for power, encoder and communications
• Troubleshooting and resolution of problems
• Collaborate with mechanical and software teams to integrate electrical systems seamlessly into a broad range of mechanical designs.

You can find out more details in our job description on our careers site -

Qualifications

At this stage, these are expressions of interest only - we'll review your submission and be in touch if we think there's a great match for the work we do here. We expect to be moving forward with roles in early 2026.

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