Digital Product Design Engineer – Innovation Precinct

• Innovation Precinct
• Work at the forefront of transformation
• 3 year contract, Hawthorn location

About the Factory of the Future at Swinburne

Swinburne’s Factory of the Future is a hub where industry and Swinburne researchers co-create the future of Advanced Manufacturing in Australia with a particular emphasis on digitalization and Industry 4.0. We do this through assisting companies in articulating new business outcomes and by making these come alive through (digital) strategy development, design and rapid prototyping.

About the job

Manufacturing in Australia and internationally is going digital and so are we.

We are looking for a Digital Product Design Engineer to join our Factory of the Future. In this role, you will provide a range of skills from concept development and design, design for manufacture and prototyping to the development of a digital twin for the Factory of the Future and the products we prototype – computational abilities in addition to product design skills are therefore essential. Merging the digital and real worlds of manufacturing, you will be able to augment the “as-designed” object through overlays of data from the “as-built” world and models derived from simulation to better understand and optimize your designs.

Reporting to the Senior Manager of the Factory of the Future, you will interact with our national and international external clients, Swinburne staff and students, community collaborators and partner startup companies

About you

To be successful in this role, you will have excellent problem solving, self and team management and communication skills. With a track record of customer-focused project delivery, you will be able to demonstrable your ability to liaise with a diverse range of client teams to translate of ideas into minimal viable products, prototypes and manufacturing specifications.

More specifically your application will demonstrate:

• A bachelor degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering (related discipline) and/or equivalent industry experience
• Demonstrated experience in developing prototypes for testing and evaluation and understanding of the requirements of designing for manufacture
• Experience with digital and physical tools used in the development of prototypes and concept demonstrators including 3D Modelling, technical design, 3D Printing, CAD/CAM
• Ability to collaborate with stakeholders to draft specifications, and document designs to meet internal and external client needs.

A full list of the selection criteria is available within the position description.

Benefits 

The diverse culture within Swinburne is a source of strength. We have an inclusive working environment with employees from a variety of backgrounds. We acknowledge that diversity in the university workforce increases the effectiveness of teams and our capacity for innovation. We welcome applications from Indigenous people, workers of all ages, people with disabilities, people who identify as LGBTIQ and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

We are proud to be recognised by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality 2016 and of key initiatives such as our Pride@Swinburne Strategic Action Plan and our Reconciliation Action Plan which are integral components of our 2025 vision to be world class university creating social and economic impact through science, technology and innovation. Swinburne has also received the Victorian “High Commendation” Multicultural Excellence Award (Business Category).

At Swinburne we recognise the need to support the work/life balance and flexible needs of our staff. As such a range of flexible working arrangements including paid maternity/partner leave, onsite childcare, working from home and part time options are available. You will have access to many benefits such as career development opportunities including 50% study reduction and staff and management development programs. You will receive up to 17% employer contributions (pension) and various discounts on annual Myki cards, private health insurance and movie tickets.

To find out more about the extensive benefits offered to Swinburne employees please visit: http://www.swinburne.edu.au/about/jobs/why-work-at-swinburne/

Further information, contacts and support

To start an application click on 'apply' at the top of this page and submit a resume, cover letter and include a response to the Key Selection Criteria listed above only. If you are able to share examples of your previous project(s), we would love to see them.

Please do not email or send paper applications, all applications must be submitted online.

For further information about the position, please contact Alyce Ratsasane (Recruitment Consultant) on +61(0)3 9214 3529.

If you are experiencing technical difficulties with your application, please contact the Recruitment team on +61 (0)3 9214 8600 (option 2).

Should you require further support for an interview due to special needs or consideration, please contact our Diversity Consultant, Dr. Walter Robles, on inclusion@swin.edu.au, or our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment Officer, Sherrin Trautmann on strautmann@swin.edu.au

Applications close at 5pm on Monday the 7th of May 2018