Join our team
The people at Coolon come from diverse backgrounds and are united by a passion for lighting, innovation and Australian manufacturing.
We are looking for bright talent to join our team across the areas listed below. If your specific role is not listed, but you feel that you may be a great fit for our company, we would still love to hear from you.
How to apply
Email [email protected] putting the role title in the email subject line, and attach your cover letter and CV. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. All applicants must have the right to work in Australia and will be required to provide documented evidence if selected for interview.
Senior Mechanical Design Engineer
Hallam, VIC, Australia
Coolon, a multi-award-winning Victorian manufacturer renowned for high-performance LED lighting products across Architectural, Commercial, Industrial and Harsh-Environment applications, is seeking a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join our growing team.
If you are enthusiastic about turning clever ideas into beautifully engineered, production-ready products and you enjoy collaborating with equally enthusiastic humans - you will feel right at home here.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, backed by strong, practical engineering fundamentals.
- 10+ years of experience in mechanical design for industrial products and integrated electromechanical systems - the kind of experience that teaches you both what to do and what to never do again.
- High proficiency in 3D CAD and design documentation (NX preferred). If you are coming from another CAD environment, that is fine - as long as you are willing to transition quickly and model in a way that will not make your future-self ask, “Who did this?”
- Deep understanding of manufacturing processes and fabrication methods, including die casting, plastic injection moulding, aluminium extrusion, machining, sheet metal fabrication and rapid prototyping.
- Strong grasp of materials, chemical compatibility, and surface treatments, especially for products that live in environments where nature and physics routinely team up against us.
- Ability to design for environmental resilience across hazardous, marine, architectural and industrial applications.
- Proven ability to work independently, prioritise effectively, and deliver thoughtful engineering outcomes - calm, focused, and quietly impressive.
- Meticulous attention to detail, paired with clear, organised documentation that keeps teams aligned and surprises to a minimum.
- Collaborative mindset, with experience mentoring junior engineers in a constructive, confidence-building way - because great teams do not happen by accident.
- Leadership qualities are welcome but not essential - quiet competence still counts as leadership in our book.
(We are serious about engineering excellence, and appreciate people who bring focus, skill, and a bit of good energy to the process.)
Responsibilities
- Take full ownership of mechanical design for industrial lighting products: from that first shaky sketch on a napkin to a glorious, manufacturable masterpiece.
- Contribute to project planning, design reviews, risk assessments, and key technical decisions. Think of it as stopping complications before they start insisting they were “features.”
- Design products that laugh in the face of harsh environments: not just pass the minimums of a test lab. Your work must withstand extreme temperatures, dust, moisture, vibration, mechanical shock, and whatever else the world throws at it.
- Work closely with the engineering and product development teams to ensure mechanical elements integrate so seamlessly that people assume it was easy (even though we know it never is).
- Consider everyone impacted by your design: from the toolmaker and raw material suppliers to production assembly and the end user. Your mastery of DFM/DFA should make all of them weep tears of joy instead of rage. Extra points if Production sends you a thank-you muffin.
- Like a paperclip or a claw hammer, your design should be so fit-for-purpose it makes people think, “Wow, that hasn’t changed in decades… because it’s already perfect.”
- Make installation easy and intuitive. The end-user experience is the real test and we aim for at least an A+, 5-star, 10/10, chef’s-kiss result.
- Trust data, not vibes. Experience is great, but measurement is cooler. Shake it, drop it, thermal-shock it, drown it: commit every form of product violence in the name of science. If there is a hidden weakness, we want to find it here, not in a customer complaint with photos.
- Produce human-readable drawings and documentation. Nothing should require ancient stones, divine light, or a carefully timed prophecy to understand. Channel your inner Leeloo Dallas - clear, simple, multipass.
- Collaborate with Production and QC when things go sideways - and they inevitably will. Gravity, chaos, and Murphy’s Law demand it. Designs evolve: they go from adorable infant to awkward teenager and so on. You will know yours is finally mature when it stops inventing new ways to disappoint you.
- This is not a telepathy-based organisation. If you have a clever idea, say it out loud. Silence may be golden, but engineering prefers noise.
- Remember: every design that leaves this building carries our name - and yours by association. Make it the kind of work that reminds you why you love doing this, with a hint of “nailed it” energy.
- Lastly, just because something is an industrial product does not mean it has to show up dressed as John Wayne: gritty, dusty, and looking like it got dragged behind a horse for R&D purposes. If we can make it beautiful, inspiring, and not emotionally damaging to look at… we should. Industrial products get the occasional aesthetic hall pass. Architectural and commercial products? Nope. Zero compromise. Those things need to look so good they make people question their life choices.
Why Coolon
At Coolon, you are not just joining another engineering company - you are stepping into a place where advanced engineering and sharp, purposeful design actually meet in the real world. What you create here becomes something people rely on.
Our in-house R&D labs and manufacturing facilities give you the freedom to design, test, push limits, break things (strategically), and refine your work until it is worthy of the Coolon badge.
If you have ever wanted end-to-end control of your craft, this is where you get it.
You will work with a team that values integrity, initiative, and clear thinking - and is not afraid to challenge assumptions when it leads to better engineering. This is a group that is actively shaping the next generation of high-performance lighting in Australia and beyond.
Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
