What’s in it for you?
In this newly created position, you will work for a market-leading scale-up company innovating the safety industry.

As part of the management team, you will be tasked with leading a small team of engineers, being involved in leadership meetings and communicating with customers.

What you’ll be doing:
Your new role will involve leading a team of five people working across software, mechatronics, electronics and industrial engineering. You will not be expected to be an expert in all of these fields but will be capable of providing technical guidance to the multi-disciplined engineering team.

Working in a fast-paced environment, you will be tasked with providing technical input into current and future products. With all the engineering and production currently taking place in Newcastle, you will be able to keep a close eye on the team, products and quality.

You will be tasked with improving upon current processes and understanding customers’ pain points to improve current and future products. As the business expands globally, there may be some future opportunities to travel the world with the business.

This is a full-time, permanent role based out of the Hunter region, where you will be working from the office 4-5 days per week. The is a hands on people management role, where you will guide a multi-disciplinary team using technologies including Flutter, Bluetooth 5 and AWS.

Experience required:
You have previous software and hardware engineering experience. You will come from a software engineering or mechatronics background and will have experience working with a multi-disciplinary team.

You are a people leader, having previously had direct reports or experience coaching and mentoring a team. In addition to this, you are an entrepreneurial people person with a passion for continuous improvement and growth.

You are a senior engineer looking for the next step in your career or an engineering leader looking for a company with growth potential and career progression. You will be based within driving distance of Newcastle or willing to relocate in order to come into the office up to five days per week.

About the company:
This is your opportunity to join a market-leading innovator in the safety industry. The business is well-funded, has a clear path for growth worldwide, and already has a presence in Australia, the Americas, and Asia.

This is an excellent opportunity for an entrepreneurial, people leader with a strong technical background to take their career to the next level. With a workforce of 20 people in Newcastle and the US, they have big plans for growth and untapped markets they plan on pursuing.

What’s next?
This role is being recruited by NewyTechPeople. All applicants will receive a response.

The easiest way to register your interest is to apply using the link. If you’d like to have a chat before applying, please contact Kyle Chapman on 0401 398 797 or [email protected]