Reporting to the General Manager and leading a team of engineers and designers, you'll own the end-to-end product development strategy - from market insight and concept design through to prototyping, testing, validation and production release. This is a genuine leadership chance to shape the future of the product range, working closely with Sales, Manufacturing, Procurement and Service to deliver commercially successful, farmer-focused solutions.

Key responsibilities

- Setting and driving product development strategy in line with business goals
- Leading products through their full lifecycle - concept, prototyping, testing, validation, release
- Turning farmer and dealer feedback into real product improvements and new concepts
- Ensuring every design meets Australian Standards, safety regulations and engineering best practice
- Overseeing CAD design, engineering documentation, BOMs and change management
- Driving cost optimisation through value engineering and design-for-manufacture
- Managing prototype builds and field testing programs




- Continuously improving existing products for reliability, durability and performance
- Owning product roadmaps and project timelines
- Managing the engineering budget and resourcing

About you

- A degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline
- Demonstrated experience in agricultural machinery or heavy manufacturing product development
- Proven leadership experience managing engineering or product teams
- Strong command of CAD systems and engineering documentation processes
- Solid project and product lifecycle management experience
- Commercial acumen - you understand cost structures and margins
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

About us

Coolamon is a proud, family-owned Australian manufacturer known for building strong, reliable machinery that farmers depend on. We're a supportive, family-owned business that genuinely invests in our people and our products.

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📌 Head of Product Development (Coolamon)
🏢 Coolamon Holdings
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