Job Description
We're a small, privately funded Australian startup making construction and industrial sites safer, with significant sales opportunities across Australia, New Zealand and North America.
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We design and develop hardware and software solutions at our head office in Kew and manufacture in China.
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Two products are moving from field testing to production:
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PreStartGo — a Bluetooth-connected immobiliser: equipment won't start until a digital pre-start inspection is done using our mobile app.
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LockOutGo — a Bluetooth-connected, actuator-driven lockout device for circuit breakers: think Bluetooth padlock, but better.
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The role
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You will work closely with our technical co-founder and are responsible for the hardware side of both products, from prototype through to volume manufacturing — electronics, mechanical, test jigs, validation, certification, manufacturing, procurement and stock.
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What you'll do
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Electronics: production-intent PCBs — schematic, layout, RF (BLE and cellular antennas), power and battery, motor drive; BOMs and revisions; bring-up and rework
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Actuator and mechanical: actuator locking mechanisms (motor, gearing, drive, mechanism, fail-protected); plastic enclosures for harsh sites — ingress, sealing, vibration, mounting; design for injection moulding, 3D printing and machined parts
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Test jigs and validation: manufacturing test and programming jigs, environmental, thermal, vibration, ingress, endurance and EMC pre-compliance testing; field failure analysis
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Certification across markets: Bluetooth SIG qualification and listing; Australia (ACMA Responsible Supplier, SDoC, compliance folders, RCM); New Zealand (RSM, R-NZ where required); North America (FCC, ISED, PTCRB/carrier for cellular, UL/CSA where needed); a certification matrix across variants; test labs and TCBs
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Manufacturing in China: select and manage partners — audits, quality agreements, NPI,



tooling samples, first-article inspection — with travel as the program needs; secure provisioning at the factory; the full manufacturing package; import readiness for AU, NZ and NA
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Procurement and stock: purchasing, supplier terms and manufacturing contracts; prototype and pilot builds at Kew; inventory with batch and serial traceability
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You
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Degree in mechatronics,
electrical/electronic
or mechanical engineering, or the equivalent
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5+ years in hardware product development, with at least one product you've taken from prototype to volume
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Low-power, battery-operated wireless design (BLE essential; cellular/LTE-M a plus); actuators — motors, drivers, gearing, mechanisms
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KiCad / Fusion 360, or a quick mover from Altium / SolidWorks
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Bluetooth SIG qualification done before; ACMA/RCM and EMC processes familiar
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Test jig and fixture builder; enclosure design through tooling to first-off
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Direct experience running Chinese contract manufacturers, factory visits and NPI included
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Procurement and stock control chops: purchasing, MOQs, lead times, supplier terms
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Happy at the bench — soldering, rework, oscilloscope, logic analyser, basic RF
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Self-directed and pragmatic; Melbourne-based, at Kew office three or more days a week, full Australian work rights
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Bonus points: Nordic nRF or ESP32 platforms, cellular module design and carrier certification,
construction/mining/agricultural
equipment (outdoors, dropped, ***** V vehicle power), switchboard environments and Australian electrical standards, functional safety or interlocks, HALT/HASS and FMEA, FCC/ISED and PTCRB approvals, UL/CSA listings, Mandarin.
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The details
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12-month contract to permanent: $750 per day
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Melbourne-based — three days a week at Kew office as a minimum, more when builds and testing demand it
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Small team, real hardware, decisions made in days not quarters
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Start: ASAP
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📌 Mechatronics Engineer (Victoria)
🏢 PreStartGo
📍 Victoria