Senior Design Engineer

Location: Sunshine (Victoria)

Business Area: Rock Processing Australia

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Reports to: Lead Design Engineer

Working rights: You must be able to secure valid work rights for employment in Australia.

Closing Date: Applications will close on 7 July 2026 or sooner if a suitable candidate is identified.

About the role:

The position is responsible for completion of engineering requests and projects within targeted time, within budget and specified quality. This includes engineering design, development and documentation for all engineering aspects of the project, Your main duties will include:

Manage Production of drawings from supplied information such as engineering requests, client specifications, design calculation sheets and supplier data sheets

Identification of potential problems/issues and finding solutions with Lead Design Engineer & Engineering Manager to achieve continuous improvement.

Assist customers and sales engineers with technical and sales queries

Assist Screening Media manufacturing process as required

Support Product Development engineering projects by involving in design calculations, detailed drawings, manufacturing support

Develop specifications and perform testing for Product Development engineering projects

Management of overall engineering projects

When required support management through leadership of the team, supervision of daily tasks and liaising with stakeholders.

Travel to customer sites and other office locations as required.

Other duties within your capabilities as requested by Management

A little about you:

While we offer training and development, we are looking for someone with the following skills to ensure you are set up for success:

Relevant Mechanical or Mechatronics Engineering degree from a tertiary institution recognized and/or accredited by Engineers Australia

Preferable to be admitted as a Chartered Engineer with Engineers Australia and register on NER

5-10 years of Professional Experience with 3-5 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably injection moulding

Demonstrated high level of skills in design and drawings using AutoCAD 2D and Inventor 3D

In depth knowledge in ERP system, SAP would be advantageous

Good computer skills, confident user in Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook

Experience in continuous improvement in an engineering environment desirable

Meticulous attention to detail.

Extensive experience with Engineering processes

Strong focus on delivery of pre-agreed milestones and continuous improvement

Possess the ability to meet deadlines in a high workload environment

Can do attitude with the ability to multitask

Why You’ll Love It Here:

At Sandvik, we are united by our purpose and common culture and core values. We empower our people to collaborate in high-performing, inclusive teams, across our organisation and beyond – helping each other to realise our individual and collective goals. So, we invest in supporting each other, learning together and celebrating our differences.

Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion: A place where we are all welcome:

Sandvik Rock Processing Australia is proud to be a WORK180 Endorsed Employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive workplace, and you can explore our policies and employee benefits on the WORK180 website: Sandvik Rock Processing Australia

The recruitment process:

As we aim for a fair recruitment process, we utilize assessment tools to safeguard objectivity. When you apply for this job, you will therefore receive an invitation via email from Alva Labs to a personality and logic ability test. Feedback comes immediately after the test has been completed and the selection process begins afterwards.

Our hiring managers are trained in anti-bias practices, and we use structured interviews to ensure every candidate is assessed consistently.

We aim to be transparent and alleviate the stress of recruitment. If you have any concerns, please know that we are here to support you throughout the application process. We wish you the best of luck with your application.

About Sandvik Rock Processing Solutions:

We are a leading provider of eco-efficient rock processing solutions. Leveraging more than 160 years of engineering excellence, we help our customers optimise their comminution and material handling operations for maximum performance, safety, and efficiency.

We apply our profound industry expertise in crushing, screening, feeding, loading and wear protection, to bring an unrivalled equipment line-up to the market. This unique offering is underpinned by our expert process knowledge, full range of digital tools, high-quality OEM spare parts, consumables, and life-cycle services.

Employing around 3000 professionals worldwide, Sandvik Rock Processing Solutions is a business area of the global, high-tech engineering group Sandvik. In 2024, the group had approximately 41,000 employees, sales in more than 150 countries and revenues of about SEK 123 billion.

Further information

As part of our commitment to safety, we may require national police check and other applicable security, medical, and character requirements for this position.

For more information, please visit https://www.home.sandvik/

How to Apply:

Sounds like the right role for you? Please apply today with your current resume or curriculum vitae.

Contact Information:

For further information about this position, please contact elina.levin@sandvik.com.