The Role
The Mechatronics Engineer will design and optimize industrial automation systems, improve workflows, analyze data, and ensure safety standards in waste processing operations.
Summary Generated by Built In
Mechatronics Engineer – Drive Automation & Sustainability at Daniels Health
Ready to engineer a cleaner, smarter future?
Join Daniels Health, a global leader in sustainable healthcare waste management. For over 30 years, we’ve been innovating solutions that protect people and the planet. Now, we’re looking for a Mechatronics Engineer to help us transform our waste processing operations through cutting-edge automation.
About Daniels Health
We operate across multiple countries, delivering solutions that combine safety, compliance, and sustainability. Our mission is simple: make healthcare safer and more sustainable. Our culture is collaborative, innovative, and purpose-driven—we empower our people to make a real difference.
What you will do:
- Responsible for design, integration and optimization of industrial automation systems or subsystems.
- Analyze and optimize workflows and eliminate inefficiencies in our waste processing plants globally
- Analyze production and waste processing data and make recommendations for efficiency improvements
- Design and develop automation concepts and factory layouts with support from the Automation Engineering Manager and Director Research and Development
- Take part and present in design reviews for automated systems and equipment
- Liaise with external suppliers of components and/or entire systems
- Support the building, testing and commissioning of automated systems from design approval to site acceptance testing
- Ensure safety standards and compliance requirements are met for newly installed equipment
- Monitor performance and data of implemented systems, and make recommendations for further improvements
- Establish maintenance plans for newly introduced equipment and provide troubleshooting support
- Complete allocated tasks in timely manner
- Autonomously coordinate projects and communicate key project milestones with key stakeholders
- Work closely with other local and global team members, such as Director of Engineering, Executive Director of Operations, Equipment and Maintenance Engineers, Plant Managers, health and safety team and other key stakeholders to optimize workflows and integrate automation into the existing and new processes.
- Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of automation processes and tools, making improvements as needed to ensure maximum efficiency and reliability.
- Stay up to date on the latest automation tools, technologies, and best practices to ensure the organization is always using the most effective solutions
Experience, Skills and Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical or Mechatronics)
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in a similar Automation Engineering role
- Demonstrated hands-on experience as a mechanical or mechatronics engineer or other relevant profession
- Expertise in industrial automation technologies and control system design including PLC and HMI programming
- Process optimization use of lean principles to improve workflow, cycle times and reduce waste
- Ability to work with external service providers
- Ability to integrate controls such as sensors, actuators and visions systems into cohesive platforms
- Understanding of electrical and machine safety standards including those set by OSHA, ANSI, NFPA and ISO and experience in conducting risk and safety assessments
- Strong understanding of mechanical and electrical engineering principles
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills, including troubleshooting of interdisciplinary issues arising from working with multiple vendors
- Knowledge and experience in SolidWorks (Including 2D drawings, 3D solid modelling, sheet metal modelling, assemblies, configurations, BOMs, etc.)
- Ability to coordinate and manage projects
- Excellent personal and communication skills
- Naturally skilled at working effectively with cross functional teams
- Ability to work independently and autonomously
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Flexibility to travel where required
Top Skills
Automation Technologies
Electrical Engineering Principles
Hmi
Mechanical Engineering Principles
Plc
Solidworks
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The Company
What We Do
MAKING HEALTHCARE SAFER The philosophy that guides Daniels - striving to make a safer environment for everyone involved in healthcare. Daniels has operations in Australia, USA, Canada, New Zealand, UK, Europe and South Africa and is widely regarded as a leader of innovation in the medical waste space. Daniels' flagship product - the Sharpsmart collector, was launched in 1999 and is now used in thousands of healthcare facilities around the globe. It has been peer reviewed in numerous medical journals with findings that indisputably assert it as the safest sharps collector in the world. Through education, innovation and service, we are committed to make the healthcare industry safer for the people who work in it and continually drive the development of ecologically sustainable solutions to reduce the environmental impact of medical waste.
