Automotive Engineer

About the role

Omega Vehicle Engineering assists customers to keep their vehicles safe and legal. We're specialists in suspension and vehicle modifications across light and heavy vehicles — GVM/GCM upgrades, heavy-vehicle modifications, import certification and trailers. This is a Western Australia–based role at our Perth workshop. We're small, practical and busy, and we're looking for a capable engineer to take on our more complex work and grow with us.

Key responsibilities

• Build and run FEA to validate structural modifications — chassis, mounts, suspension, load paths.

• Perform heavy-vehicle stability work, including Static Rollover Threshold (SRT) analysis.

• Write engineering reports and risk assessments to support certification (VSB14 light / VSB6 heavy, ADRs).

• Inspect and carry out the more complex modification jobs — the ones that need real engineering judgement.

• Produce CAD models and drawings, and work closely with our technician and signatory.

• Deal with customers and suppliers along the way — this is a small business where good relationships help the work grow.

About you

• Degree in Mechanical or Automotive Engineering (or equivalent).

• Around 5 years' experience in a relevant engineering role.

• Solid FEA skills in a recognised package — and the judgement to justify your assumptions.

• Strong report-writing and structural/mechanical fundamentals.

• Familiarity with VSB14 and/or VSB6 and the ADRs (required or well regarded).

• A practical, hands-on approach — you're as comfortable in the workshop as at the screen.

• A personable, professional manner — you enjoy working with customers and industry, not just numbers.

• Already Perth-based (this role is based in Perth at a workshop; no relocation offered).

About us

Omega Vehicle Engineering is a specialist consulting area of Omega Operations Consultants. Backed by established partnerships with suspension suppliers, mechanics and body builders, we deliver modifications that are practical, compliant and built to last.