R&D Engineer, Gears and Drivetrain

PERTH ONLY

You must already live in Perth, Western Australia and hold the right to work here. We are a small company and cannot support relocation or visa sponsorships. Applications from outside Perth will not be considered.

ABOUT ACE KINETICS

We design and manufacture the Hoop Drive, a gear mechanism that transmits torque through rolling contact rather than gear teeth. We are pushing the limits of torque density, currently around 375 Nm/kg.

It is in production hardware across humanoid robot joint actuators, space-qualified drives, surgical robotics, automotive driveline programs and industrial wheel drives.

Our engineers have worked on Formula One powertrain and race engineering at Red Bull and Mercedes, at Tesla, and in robotics actuator development over twenty years.

THE ROLE

Performance engineering of our gearing products on a rapid design, fabricate and test cycle. Identify the limiting factor, model it, revise the design, and prove the change on the rig.

You will also deal directly with customer engineering teams on test strategy, results and design decisions.

REQUIRED

• Living in Perth with the right to work in Australia
• Five to eight years in mechanical design and development
• Deep working knowledge of bearings and gears. This is the principal requirement and will be assessed at interview
• Fast and fluent in 3D CAD. Design revisions here are completed within days
• Competent with AI coding tools for calculation tooling and engineering automation
• Able to run your own workload to deadline without oversight
• Excellent written and spoken English
• Flexible hours to suit customers in other time zones

DESIRABLE

• Autodesk Fusion
• FEA, instrumentation and data acquisition, or metrology
• CNC machining, and tolerances below ten microns

ONE SPECIALIST STRENGTH

We want someone who adds a capability, not only capacity. Real depth in at least one of:

• Tribology
• Metallurgy and heat treatment
• CAM and precision machining
• Software automation
• Manufacturing process development
• Factory design and bring-up
• Sourcing and supply chain
• ERP implementation
• Technical sales

Nominate yours and tell us what you have delivered with it.

CONDITIONS

Remuneration reflects demonstrated capability rather than years of service. Several days a week at our Perth Hills laboratory, including test days. The balance of the week is flexible.

TO APPLY

Email [email protected]. Describe the cleverest piece of engineering problem solving you have done, and attach a CV.