Senior Mechanical Design Engineer (Defence)

Sydney, NSW | Permanent, full time | Defence | Australian citizens only

Design rugged, mission critical hardware for the Australian Defence Force. Own it from concept through qualification and into production.

The role

- Lead mechanical design of enclosures, structures, mechanisms and thermal solutions for harsh environment Defence systems
- Build models, assemblies and fully toleranced drawings in SolidWorks, applying GD&T;
- Drive DFM and DFA from day one across machining, sheet metal, fabrication, moulding and additive
- Run stress, thermal, shock and vibration analysis and tolerance stacks
- Apply systems engineering: requirements, ICDs, traceability, trade studies and V&V;
- Take designs through environmental qualification (MIL STD 810, MIL STD 461)
- Present at SRR, PDR and CDR with Defence customers and primes




- Mentor graduate and mid level engineers and check their work

About you

- Degree in Mechanical, Mechatronics or Aerospace Engineering
- 8+ years in mechanical design, 3+ in Defence, aerospace or another regulated industry
- Advanced SolidWorks, including large assemblies, sheet metal, weldments and PDM
- Proven concept to production track record with real DFM wins
- Hands on systems engineering experience
- Australian citizen, able to obtain Baseline clearance (NV1 a solid advantage)
- CPEng or NER registration
- ASDEFCON, ILS or Defence airworthiness and seaworthiness exposure
- FEA (ANSYS, Abaqus) or MBSE tools (Cameo, DOORS)
- Ruggedised electronics packaging or vehicle and vessel integration

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📌 Senior Mechanical Design Engineer (Sydney)
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