About Us: Varley Group is an Australian company that has a rich history spanning over 138 years. We have evolved into a highly successful, diverse, and multi-national engineering and manufacturing firm servicing a wide variety of major sectors including emergency service, defence, health care, cyber security, mining, marine, rail and more. Varley Group’s network of subsidiaries includes: Norship, SEM Fire & Rescue, Air Boats International, EMC Electric Vehicles, IDES, Introspectus and Frame Group. Here at Varley, we strongly believe in these core values: Safety – Maintain a safe and healthy workplace for all employees in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. Customer Focus – We provide the best customer service through open and honest relationships. Quality of Workmanship – We take pride in our work to ensure we provide high quality products, services and employees. Acceptance of Change – To adapt to changes in customer needs, technology and social media demands. Success – We secure continuing financial, technical and market success. With over 1,200 employees in the Varley Group, our company reputation is built on providing first-class work, manufacturing quality products, and providing unsurpassed service. It is our broad but specialised skills base, and employees that have a passion for doing a good job that gives us a competitive edge. The Role: Our team at Integrated Design & Engineering Solutions has an exciting opportunity for an experienced and driven Senior CAD Designer to join the team in Mentone, Victoria. To be considered for this role, the following prerequisites are: Experience in design & engineering of Defence & Automotive projects. Design experience integrating Defence prime equipment or similar. Experience working with 3D CAD (Siemens NX preferred). Experience creating drawings to AS1100 & / or DEFAUST 5085 drawing standards. Experience working in a structured project driven environment. Australian Citizen (Mandatory). Eligibility to hold Security Clearance (active security clearance desirable). Desirable: Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering – meeting NER qualification requirements (or equivalent tertiary education). In this role, you will be responsible for the following: Deliver designs and technical solutions meeting and exceeding customer expectations. Create / modify 2D CAD drawings and 3D Parametric Solid Math & Surface Models. Undertake customer liaison functions and attend Design Review meetings. Provide guidance to Designers / Engineers as part of team and project activities. Formulate, compile and maintain design documentation. Why Us: With over 1,200 employees, our company reputation is built on providing first-class work, manufacturing quality products, and providing unsurpassed service. It is our broad but specialized skills base, and employees that have a passion for doing a good job that gives us a competitive edge. We are looking for employees that want to help us continue on this journey. Benefits: Our people matter to us, so we provide: Variety of work on innovating and market leading projects. Permanent Position Discounted access to the Fitness Passport – giving you access to hundreds of fitness and sporting centres across Australia. Opportunity for career development and encouragement to work across teams to build your skills and experience. Access to our employee assistance program. Easy site access/parking. To Apply: If this sounds like the role you are looking for, please send your resume and a cover letter outlining your experience. As part of the recruitment process of this role, a set of screening questions were emailed via our candidate application platform. These questions are designed to further understand your experience, career goals, and assess how they align with the requirements of the role. Please note that it is crucial to complete the screening questions to proceed with your application. Applicants who do not complete these questions will regrettably not be considered for further steps in the selection process. We appreciate your prompt attention to this matter and look forward to reviewing your responses. We know that diverse teams are high performing teams. At Varley Group, we welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, and we are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Would you like a copy of the job advertisement in an alternative format or need support with your application? Please contact us via recruitment@varleygroup.com