Scimita Ventures is an agile technology development and commercialisation business that deploys ‘cutting edge science’ to produce ‘leading edge innovation’. Founded in 2017, Scimita is where research meets commercialisation, where academia meets creativity, a melting pot of bright minds turning ideas into reality/products.
We are currently seeking a Mechanical Engineer to join our dynamic team and make critical contributions to our scale-up and innovation projects. This pivotal role ensures our project teams have the right equipment, spaces, and prototypes in-hand to successfully achieve their project outcomes.
The successful candidate will have generalised prototyping skills that enable them to work with third parties to deliver the physical solutions we require and will appreciate the demands that the pathway to commercialisation places on design. The main project our Mechanical Engineer will initially contribute to is focused on upscaling a novel technology for recycling lithium-ion batteries. This technology processes the ‘black mass’ from waste batteries into precursor material that can be re-used to manufacture new lithium-ion batteries.

• Define the technical, safety, and client-related requirements for the equipment, spaces, prototypes, and products that are crucial to the development, testing, and scale-up activities completed in our deep tech projects.
• Design (including using 2D and 3D modelling tools), select, procure, build, and commission our equipment, spaces, prototypes, and products.
• Form and maintain meaningful and mutually beneficial relationships with relevant third parties to bring your creations to life.
• Generate high-quality documentation such as technical documentation, specifications, design files, and testing reports for external clients and for the purposes of registering developed Intellectual Property.
• Run our rapid prototyping workshop.
• Contribute to our ongoing Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) activities.
• Identify and implement opportunities for continuous improvement in our prototyping and products development services.
• Conduct comprehensive reviews of work submitted by project stakeholders, assessing technical accuracy and the adequacy of the solutions proposed.