Head of Engineering, Advanced Manufacturing Tools
Location: Sydney, NSW
A well funded, fast moving deep tech hardware company is hiring a Head of Engineering to own development of its manufacturing tool from the ground up.
The Role
Lead engineering delivery of a complex manufacturing tool spanning mechanical, electrical, software, controls, process, metrology, fluid delivery, and automation subsystems.
You will:
Translate company goals and technical vision into engineering plans, milestones, resourcing, and delivery schedules
Own key technical decisions across tool design, fabrication, integration, testing, and productisation
Report delivery status, risks, and trade offs to the executive team
Oversee design and integration of all critical subsystems
Manage critical suppliers, OEMs, and subcontractors
Hire, mentor, and grow a high performing engineering team
Set standards for engineering process, technical discipline, and accountabilityDrive rapid but rigorous development cycles with strong documentation and data driven decisions
About You




Have independently led engineering teams delivering complex precision manufacturing tools or equipment
Can turn ambitious technical goals into realistic plans, milestones, and risk registers
Experience delivering hardware systems on aggressive timelines
Broad technical fluency across precision manufacturing processes
Experience with precision motion, sensing, control, metrology, or industrial automation systems
Hands on with the technical work, senior enough to lead through people and process
Strong communicator across executives, engineers, partners, and customers
Track record taking tools from concept to prototype to volume production
Experience with high throughput processing, precision alignment, or advanced material handling
Exposure to complex electromechanical or process equipment development
Experience scaling teams from informal to structured
Background in customer driven product environments, not just research
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