Electromechanical Manufacturing Engineer (Defence Tech)

Hireflex Group; Nambour; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Hireflex Group in South East Queensland is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to design, build and improve the manufacturing processes behind autonomous optical search systems.

You will take complex electromechanical and electronic hardware from prototype through to production, collaborating with electrical, mechanical, systems engineering, quality and supply chain teams to ensure repeatability, reliability and compliance with defence standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronics, Mechatronics or Mechanical Engineering is essential.
• Experience developing manufacturing processes for complex electromechanical products containing electrical/electronic systems.
• Solid understanding of DFMA and manufacturing documentation requirements.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement and continuously improve manufacturing and assembly processes for complex electromechanical and electronic products.
• Collaborate with electrical, mechanical and systems engineers to optimise for manufacturability, reliability and cost (DFM/DFMA).
• Support integration and production of electrical hardware including electronic assemblies, sensors, actuators, wiring/cabling and test systems.
• Develop and maintain work instructions, assembly procedures, manufacturing routings and technical documentation.
• Drive transition from prototype to low-rate and full-scale production, building repeatable, scalable processes.
• Establish in-process quality controls, inspection criteria and acceptance test procedures.
• Lead root cause investigations into manufacturing non-conformances and implement CAPA.
• Design, specify and validate fixtures, tooling and test equipment for assemblies.
• Support production testing, system integration and acceptance testing of electromechanical assemblies.
• Work with suppliers to qualify components and resolve manufacturing issues.
• Support ECRs, BOMs, configuration management and product lifecycle documentation.
• Monitor production yield, quality and cycle times, driving Lean and continuous improvement.

Skills

DFMA

Lean

Root cause analysis

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronics, Mechatronics or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

ERP/MRP tools

PLM tools

Job description

Hireflex Group in South East Queensland is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to design, build and improve the manufacturing processes behind autonomous optical search systems.

You will take complex electromechanical and electronic hardware from prototype through to production, collaborating with electrical, mechanical, systems engineering, quality and supply chain teams to ensure repeatability, reliability and compliance with defence standards.