Senior Design & Manufacturing Engineer – Mining Equipment

Austin Engineering Ltd; Perth; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration

Long-term career opportunities

Global mining projects

Mentoring and capability development

Collaborative team environment

Job summary

Austin Engineering Ltd is seeking a Senior Engineer - Design & Manufacturing to lead design reviews, coordinate engineering deliverables and drive manufacturability for heavy mining equipment at our Perth facility. You will ensure safe, cost-effective, production-ready solutions while mentoring engineers across the team.

You will apply Creo Parametric, Windchill PLM, and FEA to optimise buckets, trays, tanks and related structures, aligning with production priorities and continuous improvement

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering or equivalent qualification.
• Very strong experience (ideally ≥10 years) in mechanical engineering, mining/heavy fabrication/manufacturing.
• Strong experience leading engineering deliverables aligned to manufacturing and production requirements.
• Extensive knowledge of structural design, weld design, fatigue analysis and fabricated steel structures.
• Experience supporting workshop fabrication and manufacturing operations.
• Strong understanding of Design for Manufacture (DfM) principles.
• Experience with technical investigations and root cause analysis.
• Advanced Creo Parametric experience and strong design capability.
• Experience with Windchill PLM systems, FEA and documentation control.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and prioritise engineering deliverables to support manufacturing schedules and operational requirements.
• Lead structured design reviews to ensure technical accuracy, compliance and manufacturability.
• Coordinate engineering-to-manufacturing handovers and support production readiness.
• Coordinate and delegate work across engineers, designers and detailers.
• Provide technical mentoring and guidance to develop team capability and performance.
• Foster accountability, collaboration and engineering excellence across the team.
• Lead and support the design of heavy fabricated mining equipment including buckets, trays, tanks and structures.
• Apply expertise in weld design, fatigue analysis, structural integrity, materials selection and fabrication methods.
• Drive Design for Manufacture (DfM), standardisation and product optimisation initiatives.
• Manage engineering changes including ECRs, ECNs, revisions and controlled releases.
• Support PLM systems, BOM management and configuration control.
• Maintain engineering data integrity and governance standards.
• Lead engineering investigations, root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Improve reliability, productivity and product performance with Manufacturing/Quality/Operations teams.
• Identify and implement engineering process improvements.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Mining equipment

Design for manufacture

Weld design

Finite element analysis

Creo Parametric

Windchill PLM

Leadership

Project coordination

Fabricated steel structures

Education

Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Creo Parametric

Windchill PLM

Job description

Austin Engineering Ltd is seeking a Senior Engineer - Design & Manufacturing to lead design reviews, coordinate engineering deliverables and drive manufacturability for heavy mining equipment at our Perth facility. You will ensure safe, cost-effective, production-ready solutions while mentoring engineers across the team.

You will apply Creo Parametric, Windchill PLM, and FEA to optimise buckets, trays, tanks and related structures, aligning with production priorities and continuous improvement