Electrical Engineer

Electrical Engineer

About Breville
Over the past 90+ years Breville has grown to become an iconic global brand, delivering kitchen products to over 70 countries around the globe. Breville enhances people's lives through the delivery of brilliant innovation and thoughtful design based on deep consumer insights, empowering people to do things more impressively or easily than they'd thought possible in their own home and ultimately allowing them to "Master Every Moment".

A career at Breville is truly a one-of-a-kind experience. It's more than working for a global leader; it's an opportunity to be a part of something that impacts people all over the world.

About the role

We are seeking a highly organized, proactive, and self-motivated Electrical Engineer to join the Breville Global Product team on a 12-month max term contract. In this role, you will take initiative in supporting New Product Development (NPD) teams to bring award-winning and innovative small kitchen appliances to market. You will be responsible for the end-to-end electronic design process, developing, testing, and releasing products that meet the highest standards of performance, quality, and compliance.

This is a 12 month Max Term contract.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead detailed PCBA design using Altium, ensuring Design for Manufacture (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) principles are met.
• Build functional circuits and prototypes for verification and validation testing.
• Execute full electronic development cycle in collaboration with firmware, mechanical, and quality engineers.
• Conduct FMEA, PFMEA, DFx, and statistical analyses to ensure design robustness.
• Draft and manage test plans for electronic components and systems, conducting failure analysis where required.
• Oversee product compliance testing with UL, IEC, and EMC standards; prepare and submit supporting documentation.
• Maintain technical documentation (schematics, BOMs, test reports) to support formal production and component release.
• Evaluate factory production runs and perform quality audits, ensuring alignment with engineering specifications and capacity plans.
• Liaise daily with global vendors to resolve production issues and ensure timely delivery of samples and components.
• Coordinate closely with Compliance Laboratories and internal stakeholders to meet project timelines and compliance objectives.
• Uphold occupational health and safety standards and contribute to continuous improvement in documentation and quality systems.

What You'll Bring

• Degree in Electronic or Electrical Engineering with 3 - 6years of relevant industry experience.
• Strong experience in schematic capture and PCB layout using Altium.
• Proven ability in electronic circuit design, prototyping, and fault analysis.
• Solid understanding of electronics manufacturing processes and compliance testing.
• Experience preparing technical documentation, including BOMs, test reports, and specifications.
• Familiarity with Arduino or similar platforms and basic software coding.
• Hands-on project management and quality auditing experience.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and intercultural relationship-building skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail and a high degree of cost-consciousness.
• Capability to work independently as well as part of a collaborative, multidisciplinary team.
• Willingness to travel and work directly with offshore vendors and manufacturers.

What we offer you:

• Flexible work arrangements
• Competitive compensation package
• A fun and rewarding team environment
• Opportunity to work for an Australian Stock Exchange listed company
• Employee assistance program
• Paid parental leave policy
• Employee discounts of up to 50% on all our electrical products
• Corporate health and wellness benefits

To Apply

Come and make your mark with this global leader by applying today via the Apply Now button.

Please note Breville Group will never ask applicants through email, phone, text message, or direct message on social media to provide identity documents, personal details, or financial information such as bank details.

Breville Group is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.