Graduate Technical Engineer

Job Description

Location: C D E Group Ltd, H1, Kilcronagh Business Park

WE ARE CDE.

HERE TO CREATE OUR BEST WORLD, A TON AT A TIME.

Sand is a finite resource, and it’s running out. Today, population growth and the pace of progress means the world is devouring sand like never before – 50 billion tonnes a year globally. This demand is unsustainable. Together with our customers we have already diverted over 100 million tonnes of waste material from landfill and put it back into the materials market for use in construction; protecting sand & aggregates in areas where natural material reserves are in decline and enabling production to happen closer to markets. We are minimising environmental impact and laying the foundations for the circular economy.

At CDE we work across the natural processing and waste recycling sectors, in five regions, to pioneer industry-leading, world-changing engineering solutions. Our headquarters are in Northern Ireland, and we have offices in the USA, Australia, Austria, and Brazil. For over 30 years we have relentlessly innovated and co-created wet processing solutions – completing over 2,000 global projects – and we’re only getting started. Our purpose is to create our best world, a ton at a time; empowering our customers to transform their materials into valuable resources for the betterment of people, planet, and their bottom lines.

Discover more about life at CDE www.cdegroup.com

About The Role

Job Purpose

The Technical Engineers at CDE play a pivotal role in crafting innovative solutions that address our customers' most pressing challenges. The team work on projects throughout the project lifecycle from the conceptual stages in presales through to completion with the performance tests at the end of process commissioning. A technical engineer is responsible for designing and optimising process solutions, utilising the CDE product range and integrating third-party equipment when necessary. Engage in hands-on experimentation within our lab, conducting tests and trials to validate the performance and effectiveness of CDE equipment. Opportunities to participate in process commissioning activities worldwide, verifying the performance warranties provided during the pre-sales phase and finalising project completion. The role within the technical team is a great opportunity to gain in depth knowledge of the CDE equipment and the industry we work in, this experience will set foundations that will enable great personal and career development within.

Responsibilities

• Managing the specification for sales and current projects, including:

To ensure technical documents are technically correct, clear and concise, which may involve collecting and understanding relevant complex technical information.

Information is to be presented in a market-standard language to a worldwide audience.

• Process testing of the materials to allow washing plant design to be optimised and
  
  

organise scheduling the testing of samples submitted for testing.

• Recording of all data linked to the testing activities.
• Reporting of all results in a professional format in keeping with CDE document procedures.
• In return, this role will offer interesting and challenging business projects that will allow the successful candidate to continue to develop professionally. You will be an integral part of this highly skilled team, who will offer support and a wealth of knowledge.
  
  

Skills Needed

People

About The Company

WE ARE CDE. ENGINEERED FOR YOU We empower our customers to transform waste into valuable resources through innovative co-creation, laying the foundations for the circular economy. We help our customers maximise their natural resources in the most sustainable way possible – with greater efficiency and less waste than ever before. Our unparalleled speed and scale are down to our proximity to our customers and our deep understanding of their challenges. Our track record of proven solutions consistently meets our customers’ needs precisely, operating in challenging environments from the Arctic to the Equator. Wet processing is our sole focus –our experience and expertise is unmatched in this field. Every day, in everything we do, we strive to do it right. We want to be the best at what we do and deliver the maximum benefit for our customers. We pull together, as a team, in pursuit of this common cause. Our “Customer for Life” mentality fortifies each of our projects, with CDE engineers delivering continuous, limitless support.

Company Culture

We recognise that it is our people that have established CDE as market leader in developing solutions for the wet processing industry both within natural materials processing and waste recycling sectors. OUR PURPOSE IS TO CREATE OUR BEST WORLD, A TON AT A TIME. To do that, we must continue to build our global team by adding the most ambitious, driven and talented people. We will challenge you, elevate you and broaden your horizons. We will help you to be the best you can be both personally and professionally. We are renowned for our energy and can do attitude…. and at times seemingly delivering the impossible. We also know that all the will in the world won’t take us anywhere unless we work together. And we like to have fun together - life’s too short and we spend most of it at work. If we lose the power to laugh, we lose the power to think. We will continue to add the most dynamic, ambitious and talented individuals to the CDE team.

Required Criteria

• - Good level of secondary education with high degree of numeracy and literacy
• - Computer literate in Windows based Software Products and basic ability to work design packages
• - Understanding of the Technical Specification Process.

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

- Ability to think logically and troubleshoot problems.

- Tact, discretion, and respect for confidentiality

- Strong organisational skills

- Good interpersonal skills

- Ability to question.

- Strong attention to detail

- Excellent numerical skills

- Ambitious to progress and develop.

- Able to work under pressure.

- Enthusiastic self-starter

- Team player

- Reliable and honest

- Customer focused

- Available to work flexible hours and to travel as necessary.

- Current driving licence and vehicle insured for business use.

- Clearance to work in EU.

Desired Criteria

• - Knowledge of data analysis and Microsoft PowerBI.
• - IFS system knowledge.
• - First or Upper 2nd Class Honours Degree
• - Educated to degree level in an Engineering discipline, preferably Mechanical or Chemical
  
  

Closing DateFriday 13th March, 2026

Contract Typefulltime

SalaryBased on Experience