Manufacturing Development Engineer | Pilot Manufacturing Line

Our client is a world leader in the manufacturing of advanced technical and scientific products. They employ thousands of people across R&D and manufacturing facilities globally and are committed to developing innovations that support critical industries. They are currently seeking a hands-on Manufacturing Development Engineer for a contract role supporting a pilot manufacturing line at their facility in the North-West Sydney region.

This role will support the design, commissioning and operation of a pilot manufacturing line for advanced engineered products. It sits between R&D, Product Development and Manufacturing, and will suit an engineer who enjoys being close to the floor, supporting equipment trials, troubleshooting issues and helping turn development work into a repeatable manufacturing process.

This is a practical manufacturing development role, not a purely office-based engineering position. The focus is pilot line setup, commissioning, production trials, process validation, operator support and on-floor engineering problem solving.

Duties include:

• Supporting the design, installation and commissioning of pilot manufacturing equipment and tooling
• Executing pilot production trials, process setup and validation activities
• Providing on-floor engineering support during pilot builds and early production runs
• Guiding and supporting operators to ensure safe, consistent and high-quality execution
• Developing and maintaining operating procedures, work instructions and training material
• Investigating process, equipment or production issues and supporting root cause analysis
• Driving continuous improvement across pilot manufacturing processes
• Ensuring adherence to approved procedures, quality plans and EHS requirements
• Working closely with R&D, Quality, Product Development and Manufacturing Engineering teams
• Supporting design-for-manufacture and design-for-assembly feedback into product design

Ideally you will have:

• Tertiary qualifications in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Chemical or related Engineering
• Experience in pilot-scale, development, low-volume or manufacturing environments
• Hands-on experience with equipment commissioning, production trials, process setup or validation
• Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis capability
• Confidence working on the floor with operators, engineers and technical teams
• Experience developing or updating SOPs, work instructions or training material
• Strong safety mindset and understanding of quality requirements
• Clear communication skills and a collaborative working style
• Ability to work under minimal supervision and contribute quickly
• This role will suit someone from a manufacturing engineering, process development, pilot plant, NPI, production engineering, industrialisation or manufacturing project engineering background who has been hands-on with equipment, trials, commissioning or early-stage production support.

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If you are a hands-on engineer with experience across manufacturing development, process trials, equipment commissioning or pilot production environments, please apply with your resume or email mburne@baysidegroup.com.au.