Senior Mechatronics Engineer Controls & Electronics Manufacturing

Job Description

Senior Mechatronics Engineer
South Eveleigh Sydney Full time Hybrid $110k to $150k 12% super equity
Relocation and visa support available for the right person

The Mission

Build the brain and nervous system of next-generation semiconductor tooling.

Our client is building advanced manufacturing equipment using Localised Electrochemical Manufacturing combining patterning and metallisation into a single tool.

This role sits across controls electronics automation software and the physical machine.

Not pure software.
Not generic PLC work.
Not plant maintenance.

Real machines. Real sensors. Real actuators. Real commissioning.

What Youll Work On

Design and implement control systems for advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment
Create control architectures across motion I/O pneumatics optical systems and machine automation
Select and specify sensors actuators motors drives motion stages I/O modules and controllers
Develop PLC and machine-level control software including function blocks PID loops and state machines
Design electrical schematics wiring diagrams and control panel layouts
Manage interfaces between control systems andsoftware stack
Commission test and debug complex electromechanical systems
Troubleshoot hardware software and integration issues across multiple disciplines
Develop machine safety systems in line with relevant standards
Work closely with mechanical software and systems engineers to deliver fully integrated tools
Establish controls electronics and automation standards for a scaling engineering team

What Matters Here

7 years in mechatronics controls engineering automation or similar
Strong control system programming experience
CODESYS preferred but other PLC environments are fine
Experience programming motion systems digital and analog I/O pneumatics and optical systems
Familiarity with industrial protocols including EtherCAT Modbus and OPC-UA
Strong electrical component selection across I/O modules motor drives motion stages and related hardware
Pneumatic component selection across regulators solenoids sensors and related hardware
Sensor specification across pneumatic presence force and vision domains
Experience commissioning and troubleshooting complex electromechanical equipment
Working CAD proficiency enough to produce functional models without needing to be a CAD specialist
Solid mechanical fluency enough to integrate controls into the actual machine
Clear communication strong initiative and practical cross-disciplinary problem-solving

The Background That Fits

You may have worked across:

Semiconductor manufacturing equipment
Precision manufacturing machinery
Robotics or industrial automation
Motion control systems
Optical systems or machine vision platforms
Cleanroom or high-reliability equipment
Advanced manufacturing tools
Custom production machinery
Complex electromechanical systems where commissioning pain is part of the job

Nice to Have

PCB design experience ideally KiCAD
MATLAB or Simulink
ISO 13849 or IEC 62443 exposure
Startup or high-growth engineering experience
Semiconductor equipment or fab tooling experience
Experience setting controls and automation standards from scratch

Why This Role Is Different

our client is taking a fundamentally different approach to semiconductor manufacturing.

Lower cost.
Lower energy use.
Lower emissions and waste.
High-speed high-resolution metallisation in a single tool.

Youll join early enough to shape the controls platform the engineering standards and the way these machines move from breakthrough science into production reality.

Apply Now

If youve built and commissioned complex electromechanical equipment and you want to apply that experience to next-generation semiconductor tooling this is a rare chance to own the controls layer from architecture to stable operation.