Senior Product Designer - Melbourne, VIC Own the design of hardware built to last.

Our client is a fast-growing Australian technology company that designs, manufactures and deploys its own hardware products at scale. Backed by recent investment and expanding both locally and internationally, they are building out their product design capability and looking for a senior hand to take ownership of it. This is a hands-on, end-to-end product design role. The products are engineered to perform reliably in demanding, real-world conditions over long service lives, so design quality, robustness and manufacturability genuinely matter here. The role You will own the end-to-end development of physical products, from requirements and concept through prototyping, validation, manufacture and continuous improvement.

Day to day you will

Translate customer, engineering and production requirements into practical, manufacturable design solutions

Develop 3D models, assemblies, engineering drawings and production-ready designs in SolidWorks

Run FEA and mechanical validation, and drive data-led design improvements

Design production tooling, assembly jigs, fixtures and test stations to improve safety, repeatability and efficiency

Create and maintain BOMs, and identify cost-reduction and manufacturing simplification opportunities





Coordinate with suppliers on quotes, samples, manufacturability feedback, revisions and lead times

Produce technical and customer documentation: datasheets, installation guides, SOPs and assembly instructions

Collaborate closely with engineering, product, production and operations

What you will need

Experience in end-to-end hardware product development

Proven experience designing injection-moulded plastic components

Advanced SolidWorks modelling and drafting

Sheet metal design and solid DFM/DFA fundamentals

IP ratings, environmental sealing and outdoor durability experience

Experience designing electro-mechanical products

Bonus points for

FEA and simulation capability, with the judgement to validate designs properly

Production tooling and assembly jig design

3D printing and rapid prototyping

Adobe Illustrator or similar for technical and customer documentation

Why this one is worth a look

True end-to-end product ownership, not a CAD-jockey role

A scaling, well-funded business with a growing local team and international reach

Real influence over design decisions in a small, capable team where your work ships

The chance to shape the product design function as the company grows

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