Graduate Engineer – Product Development

2-Year Graduate Program | IMRA Surgical | Melbourne

About IMRA Surgical

IMRA Surgical develops highly realistic synthetic anatomy and surgical training models used to support the training, development and adoption of robotic and laparoscopic surgery.

We are looking for a Graduate Engineer – Product Development to join our Product Development team through a structured two-year graduate program designed to build strong practical engineering capability from the ground up.

This is a highly hands-on role for someone who enjoys building, testing, solving problems and turning ideas into physical products.

The Graduate Program

Year 1 – Learn How We Build

Your first year will be focused on working closely with our Product Development and Material Science teams as a Prototype Assembler.

You will learn IMRA's materials, manufacturing processes and product architecture by directly building and testing prototypes.

You will gain practical experience in:

- Building anatomical prototypes and development models

- Working with polymers, hydrogels, silicones and other synthetic materials

- Understanding manufacturing processes, tooling and assembly methods

- Following drawings, specifications and work instructions

- Identifying manufacturing and design issues through hands-on testing

- Supporting engineers and scientists through product development iterations

- Recording test results and development data

The objective is simple: understand how our products are made before you start designing the next generation of them.

Year 2 – Develop Products In your second year, you will progressively apply the knowledge gained during Year 1 to take greater ownership of product and model development.

You will work with the wider Product Development team to:

- Design, build and iterate new surgical models and product concepts

- Develop prototypes and evaluate different design approaches

- Use CAD to support component and product design





- Develop and execute test plans

- Analyse test data and communicate findings

- Prepare engineering test reports and development documentation

- Support design reviews and risk assessments

- Translate clinical and user requirements into engineering solutions

- Work with manufacturing teams to ensure products can be produced reliably and at scale

You will still spend significant time building and testing. We believe solid product engineers should understand their products physically, not just through CAD and documentation.

About You

You will ideally have recently completed, or be close to completing, a degree in:

Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Product Design Engineering, or a similar discipline.

We are looking for someone with:

- A robust engineering and problem-solving mindset
- An interest in anatomy, surgery and medical technology

- Some understanding of human anatomy

- Practical CAD capability
- An understanding of engineering iteration and product development

- Familiarity with test plans, test reports and data analysis
- An understanding of engineering risk assessment

- Strong attention to detail
- A willingness to build, test, fail, learn and iterate

Most importantly, you should enjoy making things.

This role will suit someone who is just as comfortable at a workbench building a prototype as they are analysing data, developing a CAD model or documenting why a design worked.

What You’ll Learn

By the end of the two-year program, you will have developed practical experience across the full product development lifecycle — from materials and prototyping through to design, testing, validation and manufacturing.

You will have worked alongside engineers, material scientists, clinicians and manufacturing specialists developing physical products for the surgical technology industry.

For the right person, the program is intended to provide a pathway into an ongoing Product Development Engineer role within IMRA Surgical.

📌 Graduate Engineer - Product Development (North Melbourne)
🏢 IMRA Surgical
📍 North Melbourne