Senior Marine Robotics Mechanical & Production Engineer

Centre for Continuing Education; Sydney; On-site; AUD 117,000 - 148,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Sydney’s Australian Centre for Robotics (ACFR) invites applications for a Senior Mechanical and Production Engineer to advance production-ready mechanical and electronic vehicle systems for autonomous marine robots. This 12-month, full-time fixed-term position supports field deployments and validation of AUV technology.

You will design, test, and refine vehicle components using SolidWorks and Altium, collaborating with researchers and industry partners to deliver robust systems

Qualifications

• Postgraduate qualification or equivalent experience in mechanical engineering, robotics or related discipline.
• Experience developing mechanical and electronic solutions that are production ready.
• Strong design experience with SolidWorks and Altium.
• Experience with robotics systems including mechanical and electronic development, integration and debugging.
• Experience across embedded systems, advanced manufacturing and production systems.

Responsibilities

• work closely with researchers, engineers and stakeholders to deliver vehicle design solutions aligned to research goals
• lead development of mechanical and electronic components and applications for marine robotic systems
• design vehicle systems to optimise performance and reliability
• implement mechanical and electronic testing methodologies and resolve bugs and errors
• plan and execute field deployments and validation
• maintain technical documentation and support compliance, risk and safety requirements

Skills

Mechanical design

Electronic design

Production readiness

Team collaboration

Education

Postgraduate qualification or equivalent experience in mechanical engineering, robotics or related discipline

Tools

SolidWorks

Altium

Embedded systems tooling

Job description

The University of Sydney’s Australian Centre for Robotics (ACFR) invites applications for a Senior Mechanical and Production Engineer to advance production-ready mechanical and electronic vehicle systems for autonomous marine robots. This 12-month, full-time fixed-term position supports field deployments and validation of AUV technology.

You will design, test, and refine vehicle components using SolidWorks and Altium, collaborating with researchers and industry partners to deliver robust systems