Job Title: Mechanical Engineer
Location: Caringbah
Job Type: Permanent, full time
The Role:
We’re seeking a Mechanical Engineer to join our Diving and Hyperbaric Systems team in Caringbah. This is a rare opportunity to contribute to unique subsea and hyperbaric technologies that make a real difference.
Reporting to the Engineering Manager – Diving and Hyperbaric, the successful candidate will ensure engineering outputs meet JFD’s technical standards while supporting both Defence and commercial projects.
What you’ll be doing:
- Providing engineering support for diving and hyperbaric systems across defence and commercial projects.
- Delivering mechanical engineering input into bids, scope development, and cost estimations.
- Creating and maintaining Assembly, Inspection and Test Plans (AITPs), work instructions, and technical documentation.
- Managing engineering drawings and documentation through configuration and change control processes.
- Designing and developing mechanical components, assemblies, and associated engineering documentation using SolidWorks.
- Producing engineering calculations, technical reports, and design documentation as required.
- Supporting quality assurance activities, engineering investigations, and root cause analysis.
- Working closely with production teams to resolve technical issues and improve manufacturing outcomes.
- Ensuring engineering activities comply with JFD standards, processes, and technical authority requirements.
What we’re looking for:
- Qualification in Engineering (Mechanical preferred) with experience in the mechanical or production engineering environment.
- Previous experience in a through life support maintenance environment, within the Defence industry desirable.
- Competent with updating, maintaining and controlling drawings, documentation and procedures.
- Experience in using Solidworks for drafting, modeling and design experience (desirable).
- Experience with PLM Systems, including demonstrated experience in configuration and configuration change management.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbally and written.
- Strong attention to detail, capable of producing and contributing towards faultless engineering output.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and tasks while meeting key deliverables on time.
- Primary software aptitudes: 3D Modelling (Solidworks desirable), 2D Drawing (AutoCAD desirable), Lascom PLM/Advitium, MS Office Suite – intermediate knowledge in Excel and Word.
- C Class Drivers Licence.
Why join us?
- Join a team of people who are passionate about their job.
- Opportunity to expand the role and obtain new skills and experience.
- Contribute to a growing and successful business with an exciting order book.
- Wellbeing programs – employee assistance program to support you and your immediate family with counselling and support as needed.
- Flexible working arrangements, including a condensed working week to support a half day every Friday.
- Generous paid community service leave to support your local community or serve as a defence reservist.
- Weekly fruit baskets to keep hunger at bay on busy days.
- Free on-site parking.
- Novated car leasing options available.
- Paid Parental Leave Scheme
About Us:
James Fisher is a global engineering services company operating across Energy, Defence, and Maritime Transport. With a strong heritage in maritime operations, we now deliver innovative solutions in challenging environments. Our One James Fisher strategy is focused on building a unified, sustainable business within the Blue Economy, driving progress through technology, expertise, and collaboration.
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James Fisher Defence (JFD), part of the James Fisher Group, is a global leader in underwater capability, delivering cutting-edge diving, submarine rescue, and hyperbaric solutions to both commercial and defence markets.
Operating worldwide, JFD is the foremost provider of submarine rescue services and a trusted name in submarine escape training. We’re also at the forefront of hyperbaric rescue innovation and a leading supplier of advanced diving equipment and saturation systems across the industry. Explore more about JFD
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