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Senior Mechanical Engineer

Sydney, New South Wales💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-07 → 2026-09-26

Core

Designing, analyzing, and building complex mechanical structures and systems for unmanned subsurface vehicles (XL-AUVs) to enable unsupervised autonomy.

Role type

Senior Mechanical Engineer (Unmanned Systems)

Builds

Extra Large Autonomous Undersea Vehicles (XL-AUVs) and related hardware capabilities

Domain

Defense / Maritime / Unmanned Systems

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Mechanical design, structural analysis, modal/spectral response analysis, material selection, system integration, lifecycle testing, manufacturing support

Preferred skills

Finite Element Method (FEM) modeling, CAD/FEA/PLM systems (NX, FEMAP, Teamcenter), welding/machining/composites/additive manufacturing, maritime defense domain experience

Technologies

NX, FEMAP, Teamcenter

Responsibilities

Create detailed plans and specifications for new designs or derivatives of XL-AUVs; Design and implement integrated systems including advanced platforms and payloads; Inspect parts, sub-systems, and vehicles to meet design specifications and regulations; Support vehicle and payload manufacturing, testing, and deployment including DVT; Act as a subject matter expert for part design, analysis, and material selection; Mentor junior engineers

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities

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