Lead the engineering behind a product that’s changing how the world flies.

MAKO is an aerospace technology company focused on improving the efficiency of the global aviation fleet by bringing our shark-skin-inspired drag reduction product, Flightfilm, to commercial and defense aircraft. Flightfilm can deliver up to 4% efficiency gains, reducing carbon emissions by millions of tonnes every year. Founded and headquartered in Sydney, Australia, MAKO works with some of the largest airlines and aircraft manufacturers worldwide to deliver scalable, near-term efficiency gains for aviation that bridge the gap between today's operating fleets and the next generation of aircraft technologies.

We’re looking for an Aeronautical Engineering Team Lead to take Flightfilm’s design and development to the next level. You’ll own complex engineering programs from planning through execution and evaluation, and lead the team that makes it happen.

Reporting to our Head of Product Engineering, you’ll work hand in hand with our Certification, Materials, Verification & Validation, Manufacturing, and Quality teams. Together you’ll make sure we are building the best product possible. This is a rare chance to put your engineering leadership into something with real, measurable climate impact.

Lead the engineering behind a product that’s changing how the world flies.

MAKO is an aerospace technology company focused on improving the efficiency of the global aviation fleet by bringing our shark-skin-inspired drag reduction product, Flightfilm, to commercial and defense aircraft. Flightfilm can deliver up to 4% efficiency gains, reducing carbon emissions by millions of tonnes every year. Founded and headquartered in Sydney, Australia,



MAKO works with some of the largest airlines and aircraft manufacturers worldwide to deliver scalable, near-term efficiency gains for aviation that bridge the gap between today's operating fleets and the next generation of aircraft technologies.

We’re looking for an Aeronautical Engineering Team Lead to take Flightfilm’s design and development to the next level. You’ll own complex engineering programs from planning through execution and evaluation, and lead the team that makes it happen.

Reporting to our Head of Product Engineering, you’ll work hand in hand with our Certification, Materials, Verification & Validation, Manufacturing, and Quality teams. Together you’ll make sure we are building the best product possible. This is a rare chance to put your engineering leadership into something with real, measurable climate impact.

What you’ll do

Lead and grow a world-class engineering team that designs and develops Flightfilm

Own the aerodynamic design and development strategy end to end. That covers Flightfilm itself, from the riblet microstructures down to the layout design and how the film is laid out on aircraft and installed

Keep the team pointed in the right direction, so its work aligns with MAKO’s technical goals, certification roadmap, and business priorities

Set the standards for how we design.



That includes processes and documentation across systems and requirements engineering, risk management, product architecture, and configuration control

Keep raising the bar. You’ll find ways to improve how we work and bring best practice to simulation, design, testing and evaluation

Grow the people around you. You’ll mentor engineers and strengthen the team's skills in simulation, design, and evidence-based decision-making

Your first month

Get under the hood of Flightfilm. Learn our product architecture, how our materials behave, how Flightfilm is installed and removed, and where each of our current design programs stand

Review how we work today, including our design and simulation procedures, documentation, reports, risk registers, and evaluation methods

Build robust working relationships with our Certification, Materials, Verification & Validation, and Manufacturing teams

Your first six months

Lead the team through the key design programs that will take MAKO’s first product to certification and regulatory approval

Sharpen how we design. That means improving our simulation and design methods, systems engineering processes, templates, and risk-based planning

Bring more confidence, efficiency and clarity to how we run and report on testing

Your first year

Grow your team’s capability, with development plans that target the skills we need most

Set MAKO-wide best practice for aero design, systems engineering, simulation, and risk management

Shape MAKO’s longer-term aeronautical design and development strategy

About you

Bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering or similar

Track record leading cross-disciplinary teams

📌 Aeronautical Engineering Team Lead (Marrickville)
🏢 Mako Aero
📍 Marrickville