Senior Mechanical Engineer

2 months ago


North Ryde, New South Wales, Australia Macquarie University Full time

About the Role

We are seeking an exceptional Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our team at Macquarie University. As a key member of our Mechanical Engineering Group, you will play a lead role in developing and delivering precision opto-mechanical elements for significant scientific instruments.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the opto-mechanical engineering design and delivery of projects, from inception and design through fabrication, testing, assembly, commissioning and handover.
  • Ensure thorough documentation and detailing of all opto-mechanical project elements, including design, fabrication artefacts and plans.
  • Work closely with Project Managers to ensure delivery of project artefacts on time, on budget and to agreed specifications.
  • Provide mentoring, advice and guidance to other engineers in the team, and collaborate with other AAO teams and international consortium partners to resolve engineering and technical challenges.
  • Develop, analyse and manage specific concepts, systems and project subsystems, ensuring delivery to agreed project timelines.

About You

You will have a Master's or Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or a closely related discipline, with deep and broad experience as a specialist technical Mechanical Engineer. You will have excellent skills in opto-mechanical modelling, analysis and CAD design, as well as mechanical drawing and the full production lifecycle.

You will be experienced in opto-mechanics for scientific or technical instrumentation, with a passion for analysis for precision mechanical engineering and a commitment to ensuring high quality product and design documentation.

About Us

Macquarie University is a world-leading institution with a strong reputation for precision engineering capability and expertise within astronomy instrumentation. We are excited to take a significant role in leading and growing Australia's strength in astronomical instrumentation, partnering with the Australian National University and the University of Sydney under the banner of Astralis Instrumentation Consortium.



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