QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPEREINCE

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering or Mechatronics Engineering.
• 5 to 10 years of relevant mechanical engineering design experience.
• Prior experience taking products from prototype through to commercially delivered, fielded solutions (not limited to prototype delivery).
• Demonstrated ability to define system architecture, allocate functions across engineering domains, and manage inter-domain interfaces.
• Proven experience establishing and implementing Verification & Validation (V&V) programs, including development of Acceptance Test Procedures (ATP/ATProcs) and formal acceptance with Defence or commercial customers.
• Prior experience leading complex technical reviews with customers and subcontractors, including formal design reviews or equivalent.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively at executive, program, and specialist technical levels.
• Previous experience in a Design Authority or delegated technical authority role in the field of mechanical engineering.
• Knowledge of gyro-stabilisation, inertial measurement, or related optronics sub-domains.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:

• Eligibility to obtain and maintain an Australian Defence security clearance to Negative Vetting Level 1 (NV1) as a minimum.
• Strong analytical and structured problem-solving skills, with the intellectual rigour to make and defend architectural decisions.
• Technically authoritative and confident in maintaining positions when challenged by customers, subcontractors, or parent company counterparts.
• Proactive and anticipatory, with the ability to identify technical risks before they escalate into program issues.
• Effective at directing and developing engineers without relying on direct line management authority.
• Collaborative and constructive in working across organisational and national boundaries.
• High personal standards for documentation quality and rigorous adherence to engineering process discipline.