Date: |
21 Oct 2026, 12.00PM – 1.00PM |
duration: |
1 hr |
Location: |
Online |
Cost: |
Free event |
AI is opening up exciting opportunities for engineers to think differently about how they deliver their work. Start with the problem you need to solve and the outcome you want, then consider how AI could help you get there, with less time spent on manual tasks and more on solving problems, exploring ideas and delivering great projects.
In this webinar, Tim Greene and Aaron Johnson from Caliber Design will share real world examples of engineers using AI to build tools and improve project delivery. These include scripts that organise project files, SolidWorks and Inventor macros that automate repetitive CAD tasks, and workflows that connect engineering analysis with report preparation.
For New Zealand, this presents a significant opportunity. Giving engineers more capacity means more design options explored, more ideas tested and more projects becoming viable. For businesses with stretched engineering teams, it creates room to develop better products, deliver projects faster and compete internationally.
Whether you have only experimented with an AI chat tool or are already trying workflow automation, you will leave with practical examples and a clearer framework for putting AI to work on your own projects.
Presenter bios
Aaron Johnson - Analysis Lead, Caliber Design
Aaron is a mechanical engineer with experience spanning engineering analysis, product development and project engineering. His work has included automotive and marine prototypes, hydrogen technology and energy storage systems. Alongside his technical work, Aaron mentors fellow engineers and shares knowledge across Caliber.
Tim Greene - CEO, Caliber Design
Tim leads Caliber Design, an engineering consultancy whose engineers work within client teams across New Zealand. With a background in mechanical engineering and operations management, he is passionate about developing engineers and growing New Zealand's economy.
Join Tim Greene and Aaron Johnson from Caliber Design to explore practical ways AI can help engineers deliver better projects. Through real world examples spanning CAD automation, project files and analysis reporting, they will share how engineers are building tools, checking results and creating more time to explore ideas and improve designs.
AI is opening up exciting opportunities for engineers to think differently about how they deliver their work. Start with the problem you need to solve and the outcome you want, then consider how AI could help you get there, with less time spent on manual tasks and more on solving problems, exploring ideas and delivering great projects.
In this webinar, Tim Greene and Aaron Johnson from Caliber Design will share real world examples of engineers using AI to build tools and improve project delivery. These include scripts that organise project files, SolidWorks and Inventor macros that automate repetitive CAD tasks, and workflows that connect engineering analysis with report preparation.
For New Zealand, this presents a significant opportunity. Giving engineers more capacity means more design options explored, more ideas tested and more projects becoming viable. For businesses with stretched engineering teams, it creates room to develop better products, deliver projects faster and compete internationally.
Whether you have only experimented with an AI chat tool or are already trying workflow automation, you will leave with practical examples and a clearer framework for putting AI to work on your own projects.
Presenter bios
Aaron Johnson - Analysis Lead, Caliber Design
Aaron is a mechanical engineer with experience spanning engineering analysis, product development and project engineering. His work has included automotive and marine prototypes, hydrogen technology and energy storage systems. Alongside his technical work, Aaron mentors fellow engineers and shares knowledge across Caliber.
Tim Greene - CEO, Caliber Design
Tim leads Caliber Design, an engineering consultancy whose engineers work within client teams across New Zealand. With a background in mechanical engineering and operations management, he is passionate about developing engineers and growing New Zealand's economy.
