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Lead Design Engineer

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

Core

Provide technical leadership and decision-making for major engineering projects, ensuring designs are safe, practical, and commercially effective for mission-critical power and thermal infrastructure.

Role type

Senior IC Lead Design Engineer (Power & Thermal Infrastructure)

Builds

Mission-critical power and thermal infrastructure systems

Domain

Industrial infrastructure, power systems, thermal management

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Technical leadership, design strategy, engineering governance, risk management, design transition, stakeholder management, standards compliance, multidisciplinary project management, technical decision-making, continuous improvement

Preferred skills

Chartered Engineer status, experience in design governance and technical reviews

Technologies

Power systems, thermal infrastructure systems, Australian and international standards

Responsibilities

Own and develop design strategy across assigned projects, lead design reviews and engineering workshops, review engineering deliverables for compliance, identify and mitigate technical risks, lead technical handover between project phases, act as primary technical interface with customers and contractors

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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