Senior Mechanical Engineer

Permanent role within a large national heavy engineering design firm in Newcastle. For a Mid to senior level Mechanical Engineer, wanting to interface with customers and lead a project of engineers and design draftspeople. 

• Requires Australian citizenship, and over 10 years project and design engineering experience 
• Salary guide $115,000 - $130,000
• Newcastle region

A normal day will include reading and understanding procurement specifications, functional requirements and driving the development of the product. The projects suits a mechanical  engineer coming from a heavy equipment or industrial design background. 

You'll be

• involved in the Design and manufacture of Special Vehicles (FCV, Ambulance, Urban Fire, Country Fire, Management Trucks, Emergency Vehicles, etc.)
• Equally invested across all processes, including; Tendering / Design / Manufacturing / Commissioning.
• On-going production support and quality checks of in-house fabrication across multiple projects.
• Prepare General Assessments (GA’s) and Bills of Manufacture (BOM’s), manufacturing drawings for procurement and fabrications teams.
• Provide high value in the Prototyping phase / Jig making / Streamlining Processes.
• involved in constant R&D throughout the design process. 
• Liaising with all levels of stakeholders internally and externally,
• Participating in weekly internal meetings / client meetings.
• Frequently interacting with other engineering disciplines and mentors

You could be

• combining a “one off” prototype from the customer specification with new technologies, ideas and materials, mixed with standard design and generating new combinations to add to the new product range portfolio for future Defence tenders
• involved in preparing tenders for different types of vehicles, assisting with technical responses, General Assembly and detail drawings, weight calculations, drive line and pump performances calculations.
• providing production support, testing, operation and service manuals for projects, co-operation with the Quality department and other Engineering teams  to define the new Design Engineering BOS process, including CAD design.

The projects worked on will include a large amount of sheet metal fabrication, mechanical and electrical fit outs and using machined items and profile plates.
Once the projects are transitioned out of the design and prototyping phase, there's lots of opportunities for you to be involved in production support, estimating, qualification and verification testing to make sure the product performs the way it's supposed to.
The role suits an experienced engineer that really likes to see the whole lifecycle go through, including being involved in the physical part of construction, including being on the workshop floor looking at what's going on.

Some attractions include

• Big long term projects
• Being exposure to all aspects of design solutions
• Variety of work on innovating and market leading project
• Permanent Position within a stable employer
• Discounted access to the Fitness Passport – giving you access to hundreds of fitness and sporting centres across Australia
• Opportunity for career development and encouragement to work across teams to build your skills and experience
• Access to our employee assistance program
• On-site parking/easy access

Have questions or not sure if this role is the perfect fit for you?
Apply with your CV, and we'll get in touch to discuss this opportunity and explore other suitable roles we may have.