Staff Mechanical Product Engineer (Platform)
Sydney · Alexandria, AUS (SYD-11) · 10+ years experience · Full-time · Posted Oct 19, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 10+ years experience
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- Sydney · Alexandria, AUS (SYD-11)
About the role
- The Staff Product Engineer serves as the primary design engineering presence on the production floor, bridging the gap between design intent and production execution.
- The role sits within the Platform Engineering organisation and dispositions nonconformances and Material Review Board (MRB) actions, resolves design questions in real time, and closes the loop between production and design.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary design engineering point of contact on the production floor for assigned programs and product lines
- Represent the design authority at Material Review Board (MRB), working with Quality and Manufacturing to minimise production hold time without compromising product safety and integrity
- Resolve production process-blockers, design ambiguities, and drawing interpretation issues in real time, exercising engineering judgement within defined authority boundaries
- Provide rapid-response engineering support and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) to Production, Quality, and Test teams for part and sub-assembly nonconformance resolution, use-as-is/rework/scrap decisions, and repair dispositions
- Identify and escalate systemic design issues to core Design Engineering teams with clear problem statements, data, and recommended corrective actions
- Support the translation of design intent into production-executable work across multiple product versions, configurations, and manufacturing sites
- Support the stand-up and ramp of production at new or expanding manufacturing sites, ensuring design engineering knowledge transfers effectively
- Raise and implement engineering changes to correct production issues that originate in the design, through the Anduril configuration management and change process
- Feed production observations, failure modes and DFM/DFA opportunities back into Platform Mechanical design work through structured feedback, prioritised using data
- Collaborate with Manufacturing Engineering on work instruction (WI) development, tooling validation, and First Article Inspection (FAI) activities, communicating the design intent and acceptance criteria
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related engineering discipline
- 10+ years of engineering experience in a manufacturing or production environment, with at least 4 years in defense, aerospace or automotive
- Mechanical design and analysis capability to justify use-as-is and repair dispositions (hand calculations, tolerance analysis, FEA)
- Demonstrated experience working on or directly supporting a production floor in a hands-on engineering capacity
- Strong understanding of Material Review Board (MRB) processes, nonconformance management, and engineering disposition (use-as-is, rework, scrap, return to vendor)
- Experience with ISO 9001 quality management systems and associated production quality processes
- Ability to interpret engineering GD&T drawings, specifications and to explain design intent to production personnel
- Experience supporting multi-site manufacturing operations or production transfers between facilities
- Working knowledge of configuration management, engineering change order (ECO) processes, and product lifecycle management (PLM) tools
- Ability to obtain and maintain an Australian Government security clearance
Preferred qualifications
- Experience in the defence, maritime, automotive or aerospace industries
- Previous experience as a Product, Sustaining, Liaison or Production Support Engineer with delegated design or disposition authority
- Experience with NX, FEMAP and Teamcenter, or similar CAD, FEA and PLM systems
- Experience with the design, analysis, testing, implementation and support of mechanical parts and assemblies
- Experience with welding, machining, sheet metal, injection moulding, composites and/or additive manufacturing
- Experience with engineering drawings, GD&T (AS 1100, ASME Y14.5) and tolerance stack-up analysis
- Experience in the maritime domain (sealing, pressure vessels, corrosion and material compatibility, pressure testing)
- Experience delivering under Australian Defence contracts, including working with Defence quality assurance, acceptance and seaworthiness representatives
Benefits
- Highly competitive equity grants included in the majority of full time offers
- Top-tier benefits for full-time employees supporting health, recovery, and whatever comes next
Skills
- NX
- FEMAP
- Teamcenter
- GD&T
- FEA
- CAD
- ISO 9001
