Senior Product Design Engineer (Contract)

Quad Lock; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Health & Wellbeing allowance

Technology allowance

Weekly team lunches

Learning & development allowance

Volunteer Leave

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Quad Lock is seeking a Senior Product Design Engineer in Melbourne to drive commercially viable, market-ready engineering solutions with a focus on feasibility, materials, structural integrity and manufacturability.

You will bridge concepts and mass production, acting as a technical expert to ensure robust, high-performing designs for dynamic environments and to minimise technical risks throughout the design phase.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Product Design Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Design or Technology.
• Ability to interpret high level requirements into executable design tasks.
• Prototyping, testing and iterative refinement of concepts.

Responsibilities

• Create consumer-focused products for demanding automotive and active-use environments.
• Support feasibility assessments for new technologies, materials and concepts.
• Translate market needs into engineering requirements and measurable performance benchmarks.
• Prototype, test and refine concepts through design-build-test cycles.
• Manage concurrent design projects within timeframes and performance constraints.
• Predict material and geometry behavior during dynamic events and mitigate risks.
• Create 3D CAD models and BOMs using SolidWorks.
• Review pre-production samples and coordinate with manufacturing for DFM input.
• Collaborate with suppliers and manufacturing teams on quotations and tooling.
• Maintain consistent brand language in design and packaging.
• Contribute to a positive, collaborative design team culture.

Skills

Product design

Feasibility analysis

CAD modelling

DFM

Materials knowledge

Prototype testing

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Product Design Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Design or Technology

Engineering degree

Industrial design degree

Technology degree

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

Job Description

About Quad Lock

Quad Lock is one of Australia’s fastest-growing companies and a certified Great Place to Work. Based in Melbourne, Quad Lock revolutionised the smartphone mounting game with our patented case-based mounting system. Originally launched in 2011, the Quad Lock range now includes mounts for Cycling, Motorcycling, Driving, Running, Marine and a range of Lifestyle options. To date, millions of Quad Lock products have been shipped to over 100 countries and sales continue to grow worldwide at a rapid pace.

About our People

At Quad Lock not only do we work hard and love what we do, we are also a great bunch of people with a diverse range of interests. We have keen cyclists and motorbike riders, runners and car enthusiasts (of course). But did you know we also have movie buffs, musicians, and entrepreneurs, but most importantly we’re all super proud to be part of the Quad Lock team.

About the Role

We’re looking for a Senior Product Design Engineer to develop commercially viable, market-ready engineering solutions with a strong focus on feasibility, material excellence, structural integrity, and manufacturability.

In this role, you’ll work at the front end of the product lifecycle, bridging the gap between innovative concepts and scalable mass production. You’ll act as a key technical expert, using your deep understanding of materials and structures, to ensure new product designs are robust, high-performing, and optimised for dynamic environments.

Note; this role is offered as an 18 month fixed term contract.

What You’ll Do

• Create innovative, consumer-focused products engineered to withstand demanding automotive & active-use environments
• Support research and feasibility assessments for new technologies, materials and product concepts
• Translate customer and market needs into clear engineering requirements, design tasks and measurable performance benchmarks
• Prototype, test and refine concepts through iterative design-build-test cycles
• Manage concurrent design projects, ensuring they are completed within set timeframes and meet all structural performance constraints
• Seek to eliminate technical and functional risks during the design phase, utilising engineering principles to predict how materials and geometries will behave during dynamic events
• Create detailed parametric 3D CAD models, drawings, specifications and BOMs using SolidWorks
• Review and conduct testing on pre-production samples
• Work with the Manufacturing team, suppliers and manufacturers to obtain quotations and DFM input
• Design and develop products that are consistent and recognisable via visual brand language & styling
• Coordinate the design and engineering product packaging solutions to set parameters
• Contribute to a positive, collaborative and respectful design team culture

What You’ll Bring

• Extensive experience in a similar role, creating innovative, consumer-led product design solutions
• Bachelor’s degree in Product Design Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Design or Technology
• Ability to interpret and convert high level product requirements into executable and clear design tasks
• Able to clearly communicate design ideas and concepts via sketching, CAD modelling and various methods of prototyping
• Comprehensive understanding of design & engineering principles and highly capable of applying these during the product development process
• Ability to generate fully defined parametric 3D CAD models for manufacturing and illustrative purposes utilising SolidWorks
• Experience in iterative concept validation and the fabrication of prototypes for testing form, fit, and functional mechanical performance
• Extensive experience and understanding of DFM design for manufacturing principles, with the ability to apply these in practice when developing product design solutions
• Excellent knowledge & understanding of various manufacturing processes and production methods
• Effective time management skills to achieve all objectives within defined time frames and commercial constraints
• Sound knowledge of Microsoft programs including Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook
• Desirable Experience:
• Hands‑on knowledge in a wide range of polymers and elastomers, particularly their behaviour under dynamic loading
• Track record of designing products for impact, vibration, dampening or other dynamic environments
• Experience interfacing with customers in the automotive OEM industry or equivalent sectors

We know that great candidates don't always tick every box.

Last week, you may have provided your technical input into a new product idea during a Design Review, refined a concept in SolidWorks before testing a prototype to breaking point in the Dungeon lab, discussed off-tool sample feedback with suppliers, and worked with the design team to improve performance, fit, packaging and brand alignment before the next development milestone.

What it’s like to work at Quad Lock

At Quad Lock our customers mean the world to us but so does our team, by joining us you’ll be able to take advantage of the amazing perks we have on offer:

• Flexible ways of working to fit your lifestyle
• Health & Wellbeing allowance to invest in your wellbeing
• Technology allowance to stay connected
• Weekly lunch on us to enhance your team connections
• Dedicated learning & development allowance for continuous growth
• Volunteer Leave to support causes you’re passionate about
• Employee Assistance Program for team members and their families

Join the Team

Quad Lock is an equal opportunity employer, committed to supporting a diverse and inclusive work environment.