Senior NPI / Manufacturing Engineer

About Emesent  Emesent is a Brisbane-based world leader in autonomous LiDAR mapping and drone autonomy. Our flagship product, Hovermap, delivers autonomous LiDAR mapping in GPS-denied environments for the Mining and Defence sectors. Our newly launched GX1 brings high-performance handheld LiDAR to surveying and the built environment. Behind both sits a pipeline of future hardware products and a team that takes hard engineering problems from concept to the field.  About the role  This is a role for a T-shaped engineer whose depth is in manufacturing and production engineering, and whose reach extends across the full product lifecycle.  You will be the first interface between engineering and manufacturing: the person who represents long-term manufacturability while a product is still being designed, and who then takes that product through to robust, repeatable, efficient production. You will propose, design and improve the jigs, fixtures, test systems and processes that make our manufacturing faster and more reliable, and you will own the manufacturing perspective from early design reviews all the way through to production ramp and continuous improvement.  You won’t work in a silo. The hardware team shares ownership across design, development and production engineering; you bring the specialist depth and you’re the first port of call for manufacturing and NPI work, but the team moves together rather than queuing behind any one person.  The role today, and where it’s heading  Right now, the team's biggest focus is maturing GX1 production: standing up and improving jigs, fixtures and test, lifting production reliability, and driving efficiency on a product whose design is already mature. This is hands-on manufacturing engineering, and it’s where you’ll make your first impact.  As our pipeline turns, you’ll move upstream into new product introduction proper: joining future hardware programs from the start, running PFMEA and design-for-manufacture early, and shaping products for production before the design is locked. The manufacturing capability you build serves every product across Mining, Defence and the built environment, not a single line.  This role will suit someone who wants both halves: the production floor today, and shaping the next products tomorrow.  Key responsibilities  New product introduction & production readiness  Take engineering designs through to manufacturable, production-ready hardware. Lead and support candidate builds, pilot production and production ramp. Act as the primary interface between the engineering and manufacturing teams.  Manufacturing systems, tooling & test