Head of Mechanical Engineering

Black Sky Aerospace Pty Ltd; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Black Sky Aerospace Pty Ltd in Crestmead, QLD is seeking an Head of Mechanical Engineering to lead the mechanical engineering team and own the delivery of hardware across programs. You will ensure flight qualification, manufacturability, and configuration control, while setting direction, standards and priorities for the team.

You will manage design reviews, work with workshop and production on DFA, and drive competency development from intern to senior.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering.
• Proven experience leading a mechanical engineering team delivering hardware to schedule.
• Strong background in configuration control, design reviews and design for manufacture.
• Experience in defence, aerospace or another regulated engineering environment.
• Experience in a fast-paced or growing organisation.
• Australian citizenship and eligibility to obtain a security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the mechanical engineering team and own delivery of hardware across programs.
• Set direction, standards, and priorities for the team (drawing, GD&T and design rules).
• Allocate engineers across programs and rebalance as priorities shift.
• Schedule and support design reviews (CoDR, PDR, CDR) and track baselines through to approval.
• Collaborate with workshop, production and assembly on design for manufacture, tolerances, materials and tooling.
• Keep the team compliant with AS9100 and customer-specific standards.
• Develop people from intern to senior through clear competency progression.
• Manage the team's budget, headcount and recruitment, and present to leadership and customers.

Skills

Leadership

Config. control

Design reviews

Design for manufacture

AS9100

Security clearance

Team development

Education

Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering degree

Job description

Black Sky Aerospace Pty Ltd – Crestmead QLD

Black Sky Industries is an Australian company delivering sovereign capability across the defence and space sectors. We design and manufacture advanced technology here in Queensland, and we're growing our team as we scale.

The role

As Head of Mechanical Engineering, you'll lead our mechanical engineering team and own the delivery of mechanical design across all of our programs. You'll make sure the hardware we design is flight qualified, manufacturable and under configuration control, and you'll set the direction, standards and priorities for the team as we grow.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the mechanical engineering team, including our Senior Mechanical Engineer, who holds mechanical design authority
• Set the team's direction, priorities and standards (drawing, GD&T and design rules)
• Allocate engineers across programs and rebalance as priorities shift
• Schedule and support design reviews (CoDR, PDR, CDR), and track baselines and deviations through to approval
• Work with the workshop, production and assembly teams on design for manufacture, tolerances, materials and tooling
• Keep the team compliant with AS9100 and customer-specific standards
• Develop your people, from intern to senior, through clear competency progression
• Manage the team's budget, headcount and recruitment, and represent mechanical engineering to the leadership team and customers

What you'll bring

• A degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering
• Experience leading a mechanical engineering team that delivers hardware to schedule
• Strong experience with configuration control, design reviews and design for manufacture
• Experience in defence, aerospace or another regulated engineering environment
• Experience in a fast-paced or growing organisation
• Australian citizenship and eligibility to obtain a security clearance

Highly regarded

• Experience with solid rocket motors, energetics or pressure vessels
• Experience working within an AS9100 quality management system
• Experience taking designs through test and qualification
• Chartered engineer status (CPEng or equivalent)
• A current NV1 security clearance
• Meaningful work building sovereign capability for Australia
• A capable, close-knit team
• Broad exposure across engineering, manufacturing and operations
• A competitive remuneration package

If you're a mechanical engineering leader who wants to build something that matters, we'd like to hear from you.