About the RoleThe Staff Product Engineer serves as the primary design engineering presence on the production floor, bridging the gap between design intent and production execution.
The role sits within Platform Engineering organisation and dispositions nonconformances and Material Review Board (MRB) actions, resolves design questions in real time, and closes the loop between production and design so that issues get root caused and fixed at the source.
This is a senior individual contributor role requiring deep technical judgement, the ability to operate autonomously in a rapid-paced production environment, and the credibility to influence both design engineers and production teams.
You will be expected to drive systemic improvements, cutting repeat nonconformances through changes to the design and documentation, as well as resolving individual issues.Key ResponsibilitiesProduction Floor Engineering SupportServe as the primary design engineering point of contact on the production floor for assigned programs and product linesRepresent the design authority at Material Review Board (MRB), working with Quality and Manufacturing to minimise production hold time without compromising product safety and integrityResolve production process-blockers, design ambiguities, and drawing interpretation issues in real time, exercising engineering judgement within defined authority boundariesProvide rapid-response engineering support and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) to Production, Quality, and Test teams for part and sub-assembly nonconformance resolution, use-as-is/rework/scrap decisions, and repair dispositionsIdentify and elevate systemic design issues to core Design Engineering teams with clear problem statements, data,



and recommended corrective actionsDesign Intent Translation & Multi‐Site SupportSupport the translation of design intent into production-executable work across multiple product versions, configurations, and manufacturing sitesSupport the stand‐up and ramp of production at new or expanding manufacturing sites, ensuring design engineering knowledge transfers effectivelyRaise and implement engineering changes to correct production issues that originate in the design, through the Anduril configuration management and change processFeed production observations, failure modes and DFM/DFA opportunities back into Platform Mechanical design work through structured feedback, prioritised using dataDesign to Production InterfaceCollaborate with Manufacturing Engineering on work instruction (WI) development, tooling validation, and First Article Inspection (FAI) activities, communicating the design intent and acceptance criteriaOwn the resolution of EBOM discrepancies found in production, and give engineering input to Configuration Management and Manufacturing Engineering on PLM workflows, BOM reconciliation and work instruction toolingIdentify patterns across nonconformances, test failures and build issues, and lead engineering root cause analysis and design corrective action implementationCollaborate on the improvement of key tool and functional interfaces (PLM workflows, digital work instructions, BOM reconciliation) that impact design‐to‐production efficiencySupport the development of scalable frameworks for multi‐site production: configuration management alignment, site‐specific work instruction adaptation, and cross‐site lesson‐learned sharingBuild repeatable playbooks for standing up production of new product variants, reducing ramp time and first‐unit defects at each additional site
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📌 Staff Mechanical Product Engineer (Platform) (Sydney)
🏢 Andurilindustries
📍 Sydney