Location:

Sydney, Australia (with periodic travel to suppliers and contract manufacturers in China) Reports To: Chief Technology Officer

$ Strong salary and equity

Direct Reports: Senior Mechanical Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, future engineering and pilot manufacturing team as required

Need to be hands on, Solid Design, Product development and Manufacturing experience

About the Role We are seeking an experienced Product & Manufacturing Lead to lead our mechanical engineering function while driving the transition of our products from prototype to scalable commercial manufacture.

This is a hands on leadership role suited to an engineer who has taken products from concept and prototype through to production with contract manufacturers, ideally in China or Asia. You will provide technical leadership to the design team, establish robust engineering and product release processes, and work closely with suppliers and manufacturing partners to ensure products are reliable, cost effective, and manufacturable at scale.

Key Responsibilities Engineering Leadership

Lead and develop the mechanical engineering team, mentoring engineers and allocating resources across projects

Conduct design reviews and maintain engineering standards

Product Development

Own the mechanical design process from concept through production release

Apply systems engineering principles throughout development and industrialisation

Drive DFM, DFA, and Design for Serviceability initiatives

Establish documentation, drawing control, and engineering change processes

Lead the transition from in house prototypes to contract manufacturing

Work directly with contract manufacturers and key suppliers on tooling, assembly processes, and quality

Drive manufacturing cost reduction and yield improvement

Identify, evaluate,



and qualify suppliers and manufacturing partners

Review supplier capability, quality performance, lead times, and cost

Resolve technical manufacturing issues and support sourcing decisions

Quality & Product Release

Develop product release criteria and manufacturing readiness reviews

Implement engineering change control and support corrective action processes

Experience & Qualifications

Bachelor degree in Mechanical, Mechatronics, or Manufacturing Engineering, or equivalent

10+ years engineering experience, including leading engineering teams

Proven track record taking products from prototype to production, working directly with contract manufacturers

Strong understanding of DFM, DFA, Design for Serviceability, tolerance analysis, root cause analysis, and product verification & validation

Experience managing engineering documentation and change control

Highly Desirable

Experience with Chinese contract manufacturers

Experience with electromechanical products or industrial, agricultural, energy, or environmental equipment

Exposure to ISO9001 quality systems

Startup or scale up experience

Personal Attributes

A robust engineering leader first and manager second

Equally comfortable reviewing CAD models and discussing factory processes

Pragmatic, commercially minded, and collaborative

Comfortable in a rapid moving scale up environment and hands on when required

Success in the First 12 Months

Build a cohesive, high performing engineering team

Establish formal engineering review and product release processes

Prepare products for successful contract manufacturing

Reduce product cost through design and manufacturing improvements

Develop strong relationships with manufacturing partners

Create a clear roadmap from prototype builds to scalable production

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📌 Product & Manufacturing Lead (Sydney)
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