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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 careers@coolon.com.au 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.

Production Assembler - LED Lighting

Location

Hallam VIC 3808

DATE POSTED: 15 January 2024

About the role

  • Assemble products to the highest quality standards using approved manufacturing procedures
  • Prepare product components to be assembled and ensure that all of them have been quality-tested
  • Ensure control of assembly steps using the assembly drawings provided
  • Inspect sub-assemblies for workmanship and compliance to documentation
  • Pack finished assemblies for safe transit, affix shipping labels and layout for pickup
  • Perform quality inspection throughout the assembly process
  • Ensure that work tools are in good condition and that the work area is clean and organised
  • Support various warehouse operations
  • Maintain safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations
  • Perform other duties as assigned by Supervisor

Required skills and qualifications

  • Previous experience in electronics manufacturing is beneficial  
  • LED lighting manufacturing a plus
  • Ability to read and interpret schematic drawings, diagrams, work orders, reports and assembly instructions
  • Experience with a variety of hand tools and power tools
  • Good hand-eye coordination and excellent manual dexterity
  • Desire to learn and grow skill set to be a productive member of the team
  • Ability to stand for long periods of time and remain focused with exceptional attention to detail
  • Clear and concise written and verbal communication skills
  • Understanding of OH&S requirements
  • Positive team-oriented attitude with effective communication and a willingness to learn
     
Sales Account Manager

Location

Hallam, VIC, Australia

DATE POSTED: 15 January 2024

About the role

We are looking for an exceptional sales super-star to join our expanding sales team and help us continue to provide our customers with world-class lighting solutions that are redefining the industry. 

If you are interested in being part of a company that values innovation, quality, and customer satisfaction, we invite you to apply to join our amazing team.

As a member of our team, you'll have the opportunity to present our cutting-edge technology and be part of a company that is globally recognized for superior quality and innovation. 

We are committed to hiring only top talent and providing a welcoming, fun, and productive environment where everyone can achieve their best potential and take pride and ownership in their work.

In this exciting role, you'll be responsible for liaising with key decision-makers, establishing relationships, creating sales proposals, and closing deals. You'll use your outstanding communication skills and confidence to present our lighting products to potential customers and build on your existing sales experience within the mining, electrical, or industrial lighting sectors.

And the best part? The role requires frequent travel to remote mine sites of South Australia and Far North QLD, engaging regularly with electrical consultants, engineers, and contractors. 

So you will definitely encounter plenty of wild kangaroos in the remote outback locations that most people never get a chance to experience in their lifetimes. 

To be successful in this role, you should be a self-motivated and goal-oriented individual with a friendly and professional demeanour. You should also have excellent presentation and communication skills, a proven track record of exceeding sales targets and KPIs, and a desire to go above and beyond to assist a customer. A minimum of 3-5 years of sales experience in electrical, lighting, or mining METS adjacent fields is required, along with formal education or field experience in electrical engineering, lighting, or similar.
If you're ready to take your sales career to the next level and work for an iconic Australian technology brand that is always at the top of its class, then don't hold back and apply right away! We can't wait to see if you're the new sales super-star we are looking for.

Please use the cover letter as your opportunity to pitch yourself. 

Product Support Engineer

Location

Hallam, VIC, Australia

DATE POSTED: 15 January 2024

About the role

We are looking for a talented Product Support Engineer to join a diverse team of passionate and driven individuals from a powerhouse of innovation, design, and manufacturing. We are hiring the best and the brightest to accelerate the industry and engineer a brighter tomorrow. We operate in a fast-paced environment requiring adaptable, agile, ambitious engineers capable and interested in working individually, in small or in larger teams as projects and schedules demand.

If you are interested in being part of a company that values innovation, quality, and customer satisfaction, we invite you to apply to join our amazing team.
 

Role Responsibilities

  • Providing technical support to customers and internal teams regarding LED lighting products, installation, and troubleshooting
  • Investigating and resolving technical issues and defects related to company products and services
  • Participating in product testing and quality assurance activities to ensure product reliability and performance
  • Developing and maintaining product knowledge and expertise, staying up-to-date with new features, updates, and technical advancements in the LED lighting industry
  • Collaborating with cross-functional teams, such as engineering, sales, and marketing, to develop and implement product support strategies and customer-focused solutions
  • Conducting training sessions for internal teams and customers on LED lighting product features, capabilities, and best practices
  • Identifying opportunities for product or service improvement based on customer feedback and technical issues
  • Keeping up-to-date with industry trends, regulations, and standards related to LED lighting and related industries and provide guidance to the team
  • Providing technical coordination between departments as well as technical support to the sales team and customers, including answering technical inquiries, providing product information, and conducting product demonstrations
  • Contributing to the development of technical documentation, such as product specifications, user manuals, installation guides, and knowledge base articles
  • Ensure that documentation is consistent, clear and effective
  • Keeping the technical documentation up-to-date as the product evolves and changes over time
     

Skills and qualifications 

  • Bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering or a related field
  • Minimum of 3-5 years of experience in product support engineering or a related technical field
  • Strong understanding of LED lighting technology and industry trends
  • Experience in design, development, and troubleshooting of LED lighting products
  • Knowledge of electrical and electronic circuits, microcontrollers, and digital control systems
  • Ability to read and interpret technical drawings and schematics
  • Proficient in using technical tools and software for data analysis, testing, and product documentation
  • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with attention to detail
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment
  • Willingness to travel occasionally for customer visits or trade shows
Production Coordinator - Architectural Lighting

Location

Hallam, VIC, Australia

DATE POSTED: 15 January 2024

About the role

We are looking for a multi-skilled, self-motivated, hands-on Production Coordinator to join a diverse team of passionate and driven individuals from a powerhouse of innovation, design, and manufacturing. We are hiring the best and the brightest to accelerate the industry and help us build a brighter tomorrow. We operate in a fast-paced environment requiring adaptable, agile and ambitious individuals.

If you are interested in being part of a company that values innovation, quality, and customer satisfaction, we invite you to apply to join our amazing team.

Role Responsibilities

  • Design and execute production schedule according to projects demand and available internal resources
  • Supervise the architectural production assembly team maintaining high productivity
  • Proactively identify, propose and implement solutions to potential issues or improvements in the manufacturing process
  • Assist with prototyping and pilot runs of products under development, providing feedback to improve product manufacturability
  • Maintain all relevant production records in the ERP system
  • Proactively engage with project managers, other colleagues and/or departments to ensure smooth operation of the business
  • Create a working environment that motivates the team members to take actions, ownership, and accountability
  • Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures as well as ISO standards
  • Promote and ensure health and safety practices in the workplace

Skills and qualifications 

  • Technically minded individual with background within the following fields: design, manufacturing, electronics, mechanics, lighting technology, management 
  • Confident with technical drawings, bills of materials and other project/product documentation 
  • Takes pride in ensuring products are finished to the highest standard possible with a keen eye for detail 
  • Solid experience with electric/pneumatic tools and all kind of machinery, such as automatic wire strippers, dispensers, routers, engravers, crimpers, etc.in a manufacturing environment 
  • Familiarity with lighting, LEDs, LED drivers, power supplies and/or electronics is highly desirable 
  • Teamwork and assertive communication skills at all levels are a must
  • Computer literate
  • Must be a self-starter capable of managing many priorities with minimal guidance
  • Must have the ability to get things done and utilize company resources effectively
Electronics Design Engineer

Location

Hallam, VIC, Australia

DATE POSTED: 15 January 2024

About the role

We are seeking a multi-skilled Electronics Design Engineer to join a diverse team of passionate and driven individuals from a powerhouse of innovation, design, and manufacturing. We are hiring the best and the brightest to accelerate the industry and engineer a brighter tomorrow. We operate in a fast-paced environment requiring adaptable, agile, ambitious engineers capable and interested in working individually, in small or in larger teams as projects and schedules demand.

If you are interested in being part of a company that values innovation, quality, and customer satisfaction, we invite you to apply to join our amazing team
 

Role Responsibilities

  • Research and implement application of new technologies and components in hardware design.
  • Creation and maintenance of Schematics and PCB library components in corporate CAD, PLM and ERP systems.
  • Development and maintenance of technical specifications, documentation and user manuals for production and test engineers, and at all stages of hardware lifecycle.


Skills and qualifications

  • Proven track record of delivering commercial hardware development projects for embedded systems.
  • Deep understanding of digital and analogue electronics components and devices.
  • Solid knowledge of hardware and embedded software design patterns and best practices.
  • Extensive experience in high density power electronics design including high voltage.
  • Experience developing and testing electronic circuits and systems, including schematic capture, PCB layout design and PCB assembly design.
Embedded Software Developer

Location

Hallam, VIC, Australia

DATE POSTED: 15 January 2024

About the role

We are seeking a multi-skilled Embedded Software Developer to join a diverse team of passionate and driven individuals from a powerhouse of innovation, design, and manufacturing. We are hiring the best and the brightest to accelerate the industry and engineer a brighter tomorrow. We operate in a fast-paced environment requiring adaptable, agile, ambitious engineers capable and interested in working individually, in small or in larger teams as projects and schedules demand.

If you are interested in being part of a company that values innovation, quality, and customer satisfaction, we invite you to apply to join our amazing team.
 

Role Responsibilities

  • Development experience with common embedded operational systems (FreeRTOS, Zephyr, Linux).
  • Experience in adoption of mesh wireless technologies (Bluetooth Mesh, Wirepas, Thread, proprietary mesh).
  • Experience interfacing with cloud backend software using standard messaging protocols (MQTT, WebSocket).
  • Embedded software design utilizing TCP/UDP-based networking upon real-time OS or Linux.
  • Implementation of communication protocols: generic (ProtoBuf), industrial (Modbus) or lighting-specific (DMX/RDM, DALI).
  • Design of proprietary/customized networking protocols providing secure industrial communication.
  • Software architecture design for distributed communication/control systems.
  • Embedded software development for high-reliability industrial applications.
  • Design of signal processing methods and control algorithms and their implementation in the embedded firmware for target applications and systems.
  • Design and development of maintainable embedded software according to the corporate standards of quality.
  • Analysis, debug and testing of developed software on designated hardware.
  • Design and maintenance of software specifications, documentation and required user manuals for all stages of hardware lifecycle.
  • Research and implement application of new technologies in embedded software design.
  • Software design interfacing with or executing with a wireless stack (ZigBee/Bluetooth/Thread/LoRa).

Skills and qualifications

  • Proven track record of delivering software/firmware development projects for commercial embedded systems based on ARM-core microcontrollers (ARM7, ARM9, Cortex) or wireless SoCs (Silicon Labs/Nordic).
  • Solid knowledge of embedded software design patterns, algorithms, data structures and best practices.
  • Experience debugging, profiling and analysing embedded software using professional IDEs and toolsets.
  • High level of proficiency with C/C++ programming language, embedded RTOS and build tools.
  • Experience implementing digital serial communications between micro-controllers and peripherals.
  • Deep understanding of digital and analogue electronics components and devices.
  • Demonstrated problem-solving skills and ability to analyze, decompose complex design tasks.
  • Effective team collaboration based on GIT version control toolset, task management and reporting tools.
  • Bachelor or higher degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electronics, Embedded Systems, Digital Engineering or similar.
Mechanical Design Engineer

Location

Hallam, VIC, Australia

DATE POSTED: 15 January 2024

About the role

We are seeking a multi-skilled Mechanical Design Engineer to join a diverse team of passionate and driven individuals from a powerhouse of innovation, design, and manufacturing. We are hiring the best and the brightest to accelerate the industry and engineer a brighter tomorrow. We operate in a fast-paced environment requiring adaptable, agile, ambitious engineers capable and interested in working individually, in small or in larger teams as projects and schedules demand.

If you are interested in being part of a company that values innovation, quality, and customer satisfaction, we invite you to apply to join our amazing team
 

Role Responsibilities

  • Design mechanical assemblies, components and mechanisms using Siemens NX™ CAD software.
  • Lead design from concept to production hand-off including engineering analysis, simulation, part design, tooling design, test, prototype build, component and fixture qualification, safety approvals and production integration.
  • Develop and check engineering drawings to ensure that necessary information for manufacturing and assembly is clearly communicated.
  • Provide technical expertise in fabrication methodologies including extrusions, aluminium die castings, plastic injection moulding, sheet metal, DFMA, tooling and prototyping.
  • Create and edit CNC programs that support the machining of complex, precision components fabricated on multiple-axis CNC milling (CAM file generation, post-processor machine code generation).
  • Identify and select appropriate tooling for job specific applications (based on part material, geometry, features, tolerances, system rigidity, and equipment capability).

Skills and qualifications

  • B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years of product design experience (concept to production), including design for test and manufacturing
  • Solid knowledge of disciplines related to mechanical engineering
  • Proficient with NX
  • Proficient with structural and thermal analysis, simulation, and modelling
  • Proficient in Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
  • Demonstrated experience in a variety of production environments involving aluminium die castings, injection moulding, extrusions, sheet metal and optical components
  • Ability to work independently and be self-sufficient while managing multiple projects
  • Ability to respond well to direction and adjust workflow when requested
  • Teamwork and communication skills at all levels are a must.