Manufacturing Engineer (Machinery Process)

Summary:
To develop, standardise, and continuously improve manufacturing processes to ensure safe, efficient, repeatable, and high-quality production of equipment and modules, while supporting NPI, yield improvement, and cost optimisation in line with NSW Automation’s growth and IMS requirements.

Job Responsibilities:

1. Process Development & Standardisation

• Develop, document, and maintain manufacturing process flows, work instructions, and control plans.
• Define standard methods, for assembly, wiring, testing, and integration processes.
• Ensure processes are designed for repeatability, scalability, and manufacturability (DFM/DFA).

2. Production Support & Troubleshooting

• Provide daily manufacturing support to resolve process-related issues affecting quality, yield, or delivery.
• Perform root cause analysis and implement corrective & preventive actions.

3. Continuous Improvement (CI)

• Drive lean manufacturing and CI initiatives to improve productivity, reduce waste, and shorten lead time.
• Identify opportunities for cost reduction, process simplification, and automation.
• Track and report improvement results using measurable KPIs.

4. Engineering Collaboration

• Support transition from engineering to manufacturing, including pilot builds and ramp-up.
• Work closely with Mechanical, Electrical, Software, and Product Engineering to feedback manufacturability risks and improvements.
• Participate in design reviews from a manufacturing and process readiness perspective.

5. Quality, IMS & Compliance

• Ensure manufacturing processes comply with ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, and internal IMS procedures.
• Prepare and maintain process documentation, risk assessments, and change records.
• Support internal and external audits related to manufacturing processes.

6. Equipment, Tooling & Layout

• Define requirements for jigs, fixtures, tools, and test setups to support production needs.
• Work with vendors and internal teams for tooling qualification and validation.

Requirements:

• At least 2.5 years' experience in manufacturing or process engineering within equipment / automation machinery industry
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, DFM/DFA, and process validation.
• Familiar with lean manufacturing, root cause analysis, and CI tools.
• Experience in assembly, wiring, testing, or system integration environments is an advantage.
• Able to read and interpret mechanical drawings, electrical schematics, and BOMs.
• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, manufacturing, mechatronics or industrial engineering.