Senior Manufacturing Automation Engineer: Robotics Scale-Up

Cochlear; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Cochlear is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Process Automation Engineer to join our Macquarie University, NSW site. You will develop, implement, and scale custom automation solutions for a regulated manufacturing environment, working with automation partners and cross-functional teams to improve processes and ensure robust, validated production-ready solutions.

You will drive process improvement, technology introduction, validation, and manufacturing scale-up to deliver capable and compliant

Qualifications

• Experience in regulated manufacturing environments (medical devices, pharma, diagnostics, aerospace or semiconductor).
• Experience developing Engineering Requirement Specifications (ERS) and translating business requirements into technical solutions.
• Hands-on validation experience: IQ, OQ and PQ execution.

Responsibilities

• Lead automation deployment projects from design through to production implementation.
• Develop equipment and process requirements, including Engineering Requirement Specifications (ERS).
• Execute and support process validation activities (IQ, OQ, PQ).
• Drive yield improvement via data analysis, process optimisation and risk management.
• Collaborate with automation vendors and internal stakeholders on robotics and machine vision solutions.
• Support NPI, technology transfer and continuous improvement activities.
• 3-5 years' experience in a regulated manufacturing environment.
• Bachelor's degree in Mechatronics or related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience leading automation deployment projects into production.
• Hands-on process validation experience (IQ/OQ/PQ).
• Experience translating business requirements into technical automation solutions.
• Strong risk management methodologies knowledge, PFMEA and process controls.
• Experience delivering process improvements, yield optimisation and statistical analysis.
• Strong stakeholder management across teams and with external partners.

Skills

Process engineering

Automation deployment

Data analysis

Risk management PFMEA

Statistical analysis

Stakeholder management

Python scripting

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechatronics Engineering or a related engineering discipline

Job description

Cochlear is seeking a Senior Manufacturing Process Automation Engineer to join our Macquarie University, NSW site. You will develop, implement, and scale custom automation solutions for a regulated manufacturing environment, working with automation partners and cross-functional teams to improve processes and ensure robust, validated production-ready solutions.

You will drive process improvement, technology introduction, validation, and manufacturing scale-up to deliver capable and compliant