Engineering,
& Manufacturing
Hands-on engineering for advanced manufacturing and industrial automation.
Mechanical, electrical, electronics, industrial design and quality talent for advanced manufacturing, industrial automation, supply chain and production engineering.
What we do here
Permanent specialist recruitment dominates this sector. Engagements are typically senior IC through lead level, with occasional manufacturing-leadership and Head of-level retained work.
Capabilities we cover
- ▸ Mechanical and design engineering
- ▸ Electrical and electronics
- ▸ Industrial automation and control
- ▸ Quality and manufacturing engineering
Typical roles & bands
- Senior Mechanical / Design Engineer$110k-$160k base
- Electronics Engineer$105k-$155k base
- Manufacturing / Quality Lead$130k-$185k base
- Source. The founder's placement records across 15 years of recruitment practice, continuing into AEY, plus ongoing market benchmarking.
- Composition. Base salary unless otherwise specified. Total-comp roles include equity / bonus / day-rate where stated.
- Variance. Actual offers move with stage, location, technical specialism, clearance status and the candidate's alternative options. The bands above are 25th–75th percentile, not floor and ceiling.
- Currency. All amounts in AUD.
Market notes
Australian advanced manufacturing is being reshaped by sovereign-capability investment, energy transition demand, and defence-industry spending. The result is a tight market for senior hands-on engineering - particularly anyone with cross-domain exposure (mechanical + electronics, or design + manufacturing).
Spread across all major capital cities; demand pockets in Adelaide and Newcastle.
Anonymised, never shared. Maintained as a live working map, not a database.
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