Senior Engineer - Design & Manufacturing

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

Senior Engineer - Design & Manufacturing

About Austin Engineering Austin Engineering is a leading global designer and manufacturer of mining attachments and engineered solutions for the mining and resources industry. Headquartered in Perth, Western Australia, we support mining operations worldwide through the design, manufacture, repair and maintenance of mining buckets, truck trays, GET systems, structural components and other critical mining equipment. Our Perth facility in Kewdale is Western Australia's largest bucket manufacturing and repair workshop, combining engineering expertise, advanced manufacturing capability and customer-focused solutions to support some of the world's leading mining companies. As we continue to strengthen our engineering capability, we are seeking an experienced Senior Engineer - Design & Manufacturing to play a key role in delivering innovative, practical and high-quality solutions that support our operations and customers globally.

About the Role

Reporting to the Engineering Manager APAC, this is a senior engineering position responsible for delivering engineering outcomes that support Austin Engineering's manufacturing operations and strategic objectives. Working closely with the Engineering, Manufacturing and Operations teams, you will lead design reviews, coordinate engineering deliverables, oversee engineering-to-manufacturing handovers, and drive continuous improvement initiatives. This role requires a hands-on engineering professional who combines strong technical expertise with leadership capability, commercial awareness, and a practical understanding of heavy fabrication and mining equipment. You will play a key role in ensuring engineering solutions are safe, manufacturable, cost-effective, and aligned with production priorities, while mentoring and supporting engineers across the team.

Key Responsibilities

Engineering Delivery & Manufacturing Priorities

• Coordinate and prioritise engineering deliverables to support manufacturing schedules and operational requirements.
• Manage the delivery of manufacturing packages, ensuring accuracy, quality and timely release.
• Balance competing priorities, technical challenges and resource requirements to achieve delivery commitments.

Design Reviews & Manufacturing Handover

• Lead structured design reviews to ensure technical accuracy, compliance and manufacturability.
• Review and approve engineering drawings, 3D models, BOMs and technical documentation.
• Coordinate engineering-to-manufacturing handovers and support production readiness.

Engineering Leadership

• 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.

Technical Engineering & Design for Manufacture

• Lead and support the design of heavy fabricated mining equipment including buckets, trays, tanks and associated 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 effective utilisation of PLM systems, BOM management and configuration control.
• Maintain engineering data integrity and governance standards.

Continuous Improvement & Problem Solving

• Lead engineering investigations, root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Work closely with Manufacturing, Quality and Operations teams to improve reliability, productivity and product performance.
• Identify and implement engineering process improvements that enhance efficiency and quality.

About You

We are looking for an experienced and practical engineering professional with:

• A Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering or equivalent qualification.
• Very strong experience (ideally a minimum of 10 years) in mechanical engineering, ideally within mining, heavy fabrication or manufacturing environments.
• Strong experience leading engineering deliverables aligned to manufacturing and production requirements.
• Extensive knowledge of structural design, weld design, fatigue analysis and fabricated steel structures.
• Demonstrated experience supporting workshop fabrication and manufacturing operations.
• Strong understanding of Design for Manufacture (DfM) principles.
• Experience conducting technical investigations, root cause analysis and failure assessments.
• Advanced Creo Parametric experience and strong engineering design capability.
• Experience with Windchill PLM systems, FEA and engineering documentation control.
• Strong communication, stakeholder engagement and leadership skills.
• A proactive, practical and solutions-focused approach.
• Excavator bucket, truck tray, service truck or mining attachment design experience (highly regarded).
• Experience with Caterpillar, Komatsu, Hitachi, Liebherr or similar OEM mining equipment (highly regarded).
• Knowledge of bucket capacity optimisation and mining equipment performance enhancement (highly regarded).
• Experience managing engineering change programs and product improvement initiatives (highly regarded).

What's in it for You?

• Join a respected Australian engineering company supporting the global mining industry.
• Work on large-scale mining equipment and challenging engineering projects.
• Play a key role in connecting engineering design with world-class manufacturing.
• Lead, mentor and influence the development of engineering capability within the business.
• Career development opportunities within a growing global organisation.
• Collaborative team environment focused on innovation, quality and continuous improvement.
• Competitive remuneration package and long-term career opportunities.