Manufacturing Engineer: Defence Optics & NPI

Arkeus

City of Brisbane

On-site

AUD 90,000 - 130,000

Full time

9 days ago

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Job summary

Arkeus is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to design, build and continuously improve the manufacturing processes behind our autonomous optical search systems. You will take products from prototype through to low-rate and full-scale production, collaborating with engineering, quality and supply chain to ensure repeatability, reliability and compliance with Defence standards.

Responsibilities include designing manufacturability improvements, maintaining work instructions and BOMs, and leading CAPA

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, or related Engineering discipline.
Experience developing manufacturing processes for complex electromechanical products.
Solid understanding of Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA) principles.
Experience creating and managing BOMs, manufacturing routings and engineering change processes.
Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, 5S and other continuous improvement methodologies.
Experience with root cause analysis techniques such as 8D, Fishbone and Fault Tree Analysis.
Familiarity with quality management systems and manufacturing documentation requirements.
Experience supporting prototype builds, production ramp-up and NPI.
Hands-on experience with test equipment, assembly tooling, jigs and fixtures.
Experience in regulated industries (Defence, Aerospace, Medical Devices, or Advanced Manufacturing) is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

Design, implement and continuously improve manufacturing and assembly processes for complex electromechanical products.
Collaborate with engineering during product development to ensure designs are optimised for manufacturability, assembly, reliability and cost (DFM/DFMA).
Develop and maintain work instructions, assembly procedures, manufacturing routings and technical documentation.
Support the transition from prototype to low-rate and full-scale production, building repeatable and scalable processes.
Establish in-process quality controls, inspection criteria, acceptance test procedures and CAPA processes.
Lead root cause investigations into manufacturing non-conformances and implement corrective and preventive actions.
Design, specify and validate assembly fixtures, test equipment and production tooling.
Work with suppliers and procurement to qualify components and resolve manufacturing or quality issues.
Support Engineering Change Requests (ECRs), BOMs and configuration control across the product lifecycle.
Monitor production yield, quality and cycle times, driving Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement.
Develop and support production test systems and acceptance testing for electromechanical assemblies.
Ensure manufacturing records, processes and product traceability meet Defence, quality and regulatory requirements.