Senior Mechatronics Design Engineer – End-to-End Automation

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

Job summary

ProFound People is seeking a Senior Mechanical/Mechatronics Design Engineer to join their product automation team in Sydney. You will own end-to-end design of motor-driven mechanisms and electromechanical assemblies, from concept through prototyping, validation and mass production.

This role blends mechanical and electrical insight, requires hands-on prototyping in the workshop, and collaboration with electrical/firmware engineers to deliver robust, IP-rated housings and integrated PCBs.

Qualifications

• End-to-end product development experience from concept through mass production.
• Strong SolidWorks skills (preferred but not essential).
• Experience across plastics and mechanism/motor-driven design.
• Autonomous, confident in owning projects with minimal oversight.

Responsibilities

• Designing motor-driven mechanisms and actuation systems - gearing, transmission, and drive components.
• Designing plastic housings and enclosures around electromechanical assemblies, working to IP-rating and environmental protection requirements.
• Working closely with electrical and firmware engineers to integrate PCBs, motors, and wiring within mechanical designs.
• Running and interpreting testing - cyclic, wear, environmental, and destructive — to validate designs before release.
• Applying DFM/DFA thinking from day one, working with suppliers and manufacturing to get designs production-ready.
• Contributing to design reviews, mentoring where needed, and bringing structure to a growing engineering function.

Skills

End-to-end product development

SolidWorks

Plastics & mechanism design

Autonomous project ownership

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

ProFound People is seeking a Senior Mechanical/Mechatronics Design Engineer to join their product automation team in Sydney. You will own end-to-end design of motor-driven mechanisms and electromechanical assemblies, from concept through prototyping, validation and mass production.

This role blends mechanical and electrical insight, requires hands-on prototyping in the workshop, and collaboration with electrical/firmware engineers to deliver robust, IP-rated housings and integrated PCBs.