Address- $83,706 - $89,659 + up to 15.4% superannuation
- Garden Island - NSW
The Role
The APS5 Combat Systems Engineering position works within the Amphibious Combat and Sealift Systems Program Office (ACSSPO) Combat Systems Engineering team, with a workforce that consists of uniformed ADF members, APS employees and contractor personnel. ACSSPO provides through life sustainment and engineering change management of LHD (HMAS ADELAIDE & CANBERRA), LSD (HMAS CHOULES) and LLC (LHD Landing Craft) vessels.
The Combat Systems team is responsible for providing engineering services and advice for communication, sensor, combat management and weapon systems aspects of LHD, LSD and LLC vessels. This is either directly or through engagement with other areas of the Royal Australian Navy Engineering organization.
The successful applicant will undertake a number of duties including but not limited to:
- Provide engineering support such as SQEP review, engineering advice, engineering support for trials.
- Undertake requirements engineering activities.
- Undertake design activities as part of Preliminary Design and Detailed Design stages of an Engineering Change Proposal.
- Implement the System Safety Program and perform safety engineering activities.
- Conduct Verification and Validation (V&V) activities as part of engineering change management activities.
- Interpretation of policy.
- Management of high priority tasks.
- Complex administrative functions.
Flexible working hours and/or alternate work location arrangements (work from home) are able to be negotiated.
About our Team
ACSSPO is diverse workplace that it consists of uniformed Australian Defence Force personnel, APS personnel and contractors. We are responsible for providing engineering advice to multiple external stakeholders in Defence for all communications, sensor, combat management and weapon systems installed on Amphibious and Combat Sealift vessels of the RAN.
We work in a fast paced and dynamic environment so the ability to multitask and adapt to changing circumstances is essential.
Our Ideal Candidate
People who work for Department of Defence display leadership at all levels, effectively apply information in order to solve problems and work collaboratively to achieve outcomes. We are seeking a motivated and high performing Engineer who exemplifies professionalism through external ideas, diverse experience and perspectives and enjoys working on a broad range of tasks.
Our ideal candidate will be effectively able to:
- Cultivate productive and collaborative relationships, deliver quality outputs and achieve results within defined time frames.
- Actively manage workloads, adjust and communicate priorities.
- Have well developed written and verbal communication skills and be comfortable engaging with a range of stakeholders.
- Prepare information, reports and provide advice and guidance to varied audiences.
- Model ethical behaviours to support your team.
- Uphold the Australian Public Service (APS) and Defence Values.
- Encourage a culture of excellence and continuous improvement.
- Be a team player, who is adaptable, supportive and considerate with all staff.
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