Engineering Professional - Explosive Ordnance

The Role

Are you an experienced engineer with a passion for things that go bang? Are you looking for a meaningful engineering role to apply your skills? A number of opportunities exist to join our dynamic and vibrant Defence project team in the Maritime Explosive Ordnance System Program Office (MEOSPO) for as an APS 6 Engineering Professional. If you are searching for new career opportunities with an agile, empowering, positive and open organisation, one of these roles could be for you! 

You will spend your days:

• investigating, analysing and reporting on engineering concepts and risks,
• managing the configuration of our range of guided weapons and Explosive Ordnance items,
• planning and delivering critical engineering activities,
• providing advice to stakeholders, 
• mentoring junior members, and 
• enabling good inventory decisions with quality and timely engineering advice.

Your ability to analyse and apply systems of work, Government decision-making and Defence’s mission and policy requirements will be key to allowing you to deliver outcomes. We are currently recruiting for positions located in either Penrith (NSW) or Canberra (ACT).

This position will be required to access US export controlled material and therefore applicants will be requested to disclose any dual citizenship with another country during the recruitment process. Dual citizens may be subject to further assessment and appointment to this position will be conditional upon approval to access US controlled export material in accordance with International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).

About our Team

Maritime Explosive Ordnance Systems Program Office (MEOSPO) is an integral part of Explosive Materiel Branch (EMB), which is part of the new Guided Weapons & Explosive Ordnance Delivery Division (GWEODD). Our team is made up of various disciplines (including engineering, project management, commercial, logistics, and corporate enabling services). We are located in Canberra, Penrith, Amberley, Melbourne and Stirling, and our focus is to acquire and sustain guided weapons and munitions for the Australian Defence Force.

GWEODD is dedicated to providing our staff with a diverse, manageable, favourable work-life balance, and we support flexible working arrangements. We will also invest in your training and development to ensure your time with us is deeply rewarding, both personally and professionally. We are committed to achieving a workplace culture that is inclusive and diverse; one, which directly reflects the needs, and scope of Defence’s varied operational requirements.

GWEODD comprises approximately 560 dedicated employees performing activities such as requirements setting; contracting; procurement; international logistics; domestic manufacturing; item management and maintenance, and co-ordination of disposal. 

GWEO-DD partners with domestic and international industry to deliver materiel capability to Defence, managing a multi-billion-dollar portfolio of complex, high-profile acquisitions and sustainment activities to support the ADF. Our people are capable, innovative, committed and diverse. We support an inclusive culture that emphasises respect and collaboration. In EMB, you will enjoy experiences and opportunities that, as an APS employee, you simply would not get with any other organisation.

Other benefits include:

• 15.4% superannuation,
• access to personalised professional development pathways, including opportunities for Defence-funded post-graduate study,
• additional leave days between Christmas and New Year,
• focus on work/life balance,
• salary sacrifice opportunities.

Our Ideal Candidate

Our ideal candidate will:

• be a highly proactive and organised Engineer; 
• have demonstrated experience as a productive and collaborative team member delivering high quality engineering activities, including producing detailed engineering reports and artefacts, presenting information and advice to inform executive decision making;
• have a background in Explosive Ordnance, mechanical, chemical or electrical engineering;
• be a clear and concise communicator (written and verbal), strong team player, able to analyse, interpret and apply engineering guidance, policy and regulations, influence stakeholders and evaluate strategies to achieve outcomes; and 
• take the initiative to resolve issues by identifying and developing ideas through analysis of alternative courses of action, whilst identifying their implications and associated risks.

Defence is committed to recruiting the right people, in the right jobs, at the right time. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Application Closing Date: Wednesday 01 May 2024

For further information, please review the job information pack, reference GWEO/02373/24 on 

https://defencecareers.nga.net.au/?jati=E111FE57-0A1F-55BA-E9D4-DAA6D63AE692