Senior Mechanical R&D Engineer

Job Description

Senior Mechanical Engineer Manufacturing Equipment

Sydney Full time Hybrid $110k to $150k super meaningful equity
Relocation and visa support available for the right person

The Mission

Can you take a machine from idea to production-ready hardware

Not a product part. Not a bracket. Not a polished CAD model.

A full manufacturing machine.

This role owns the mechanical design backbone of custom semiconductor manufacturing equipment from early concept through detailed design prototyping validation commissioning and production release.

What Youll Work On

Lead mechanical design for custom manufacturing equipment
Take machine concepts through CAD drawings BOMs build and production release
Design mechanisms structures pneumatic systems motion assemblies and precision subsystems
Apply DFM and DFA thinking before manufacturing problems become expensive
Conduct tolerance analysis FEA and engineering analysis where required
Select materials components suppliers and vendors for mechanical subsystems
Support prototyping commissioning and continuous improvement of equipment
Work with controls mechatronics and software engineers on fully integrated machine solutions
Help define mechanical design standards documentation and workflows
Reduce reliance on external vendors by building deeper in-house equipment capability

What Matters Here

7 years mechanical engineering experience
4 years focused on manufacturing equipment automation equipment or machine design
Proven experience taking machines from concept to production-ready equipment
Strong 3D CAD skills ideally SolidWorks Inventor or similar
Strong understanding of mechanisms pneumatics motion systems and structural design
GD&T tolerance stack-ups and engineering drawings
Precision prototyping and manufacturing process experience
Cross-functional confidence with controls mechatronics software and production teams
Semiconductor or chip manufacturing equipment experience would be a major plus

Nice to Have

FEA and tolerance analysis tools
PLM JIRA or Confluence
Startup or fast-paced engineering environment experience
Experience setting engineering standards in a team that is still maturing

Why This Role Is Different

This is mechanical engineering for machines that make the technology possible.

The work is not just design it.

It is design it build it commission it improve it and make sure it survives contact with the production floor.

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