Mechanical Design Engineer - 4 Day Week | Hands-On & Growth

JJ's Waste & Recycling - Australia; Gold Coast City; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4 Day work week

Car (Dual-Cab Ute)

Onsite parking

Salary packaging options

Job summary

JJ’s Waste & Recycling - Australia is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer for our Mechanical Engineering Division at the Yatala site. You will design specialised vehicles and equipment and collaborate with engineers and hands-on workshop personnel to bring concepts to manufacture.

This role offers autonomy to apply technical flair, engage in R&D projects, and support for maintenance of workshop workflows, while building relationships with suppliers and customers.

Qualifications

• Out‑of‑the‑box thinker with a desire to combine knowledge with creative autonomy.
• Flair for engineering and a passion to continue learning and improving.
• Collaborative operator capable of excelling individually and within our team.
• Happy to get involved in the workshop and be hands‑on/practical.
• Excellent communicator with an engaging attitude and stakeholder approach.
• Attention to detail with a focus on accuracy and applying fundamental engineering frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Develop conceptual and detailed designs of specialised vehicles and equipment.
• Produce and assist with development of detailed design drawings for manufacture.
• Conduct weight distribution analysis in unique and changing scenarios.
• Operate within a bespoke engineering schedule to maintain a healthy workshop workflow.
• Develop customer and supplier relationships and provide technical assistance to both.
• Autonomously generate technical documentation, work instructions, BOM etc.
• Analyse existing products for design and continuous process improvement, ensuring compliance with Australian legislative requirements.

Skills

SolidWorks

Education

Tertiary qualification in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

JJ’s Waste & Recycling - Australia is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer for our Mechanical Engineering Division at the Yatala site. You will design specialised vehicles and equipment and collaborate with engineers and hands-on workshop personnel to bring concepts to manufacture.

This role offers autonomy to apply technical flair, engage in R&D projects, and support for maintenance of workshop workflows, while building relationships with suppliers and customers.