Junior Composite Engineer - Design & Manufacturing
At Sydney Composites, a Junior Composites Engineer will be involved in designing, engineering and manufacturing composite parts.
This hands on role will involve CAD and simulation, and working on the factory floor laminating, bagging, curing and finishing parts, taking your designs from concept through to finished component.
Key responsibilities
Design composite components, tooling and structures in CAD
Run analyses such as FEA, stress calculations and laminate design, and support material testing
Prepare drawings, ply books, specifications and technical reports
Laminate parts with prepreg and wet/infusion processes, including ply cutting, layup, vacuum bagging and cure
Feed what you learn on the floor back into designs, and improve processes and techniques
Other Opportunities
Work with customers and the production team to turn requirements into practical designs
Operate workshop equipment and power tools, (if experienced, CNC machining and 3D scanning)
Prepare moulds and tooling, and demould, trim and finish parts
About you
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Aerospace or Mechatronics Engineering, or a related field
Recent graduates up to 2 years' experience in design engineering, preferably in composites
Hands-on experience with composite layup or fabrication, through industry work, FSAE, UAV, Solar Cars,



Rocketry or similar projects
Proficiency in CAD software such as Fusion 360, SolidWorks or AutoCAD
Comfortable working in a workshop environment, including wearing PPE and handling resins and carbon fibre
Solid analytical and problem-solving skills
Good communication skills and the ability to work closely with production staff
A drive to keep learning and improving
Working rights
You must have full, unrestricted working rights in Australia.
We are not able to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
Career development across both engineering and advanced manufacturing, with a clear path to take on more responsibility
Real projects across aerospace, defence, motorsport, renewable energy, medical and industrial applications
Access to modern design, simulation and manufacturing facilities
A competitive salary and a comprehensive health and wellbeing program
About us
Sydney Composites, founded in ****, is an advanced composites manufacturer in Western Sydney.
Our main work is in automotive and motorsport, and we also produce parts for aerospace, defence, renewable energy, medical and industrial customers.
We design, analyse, tool and manufacture in-house.
That means our engineers work right beside the parts they design.
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📌 Junior Composite Engineer - Design & Manufacturing (New South Wales)
🏢 Sydney Composites
📍 New South Wales