AddressAbout Us
Birdon Pty Ltd is proudly an Australian owned global company, providing whole of life solutions to multinational defence, government, maritime energy, and resource sectors. Passionate about innovation, in-house engineering and problem solving – we don’t shy away from a challenge, we thrive on it!
At Birdon, we are committed to invest and support our people, helping them excel in their career. With continual growth and diversification. We need to grow our Engineering team so we can continue providing our customers with high level of engineered maritime solutions.
Every day at Birdon is different, however one constant is that we always remain customer focused.
An exciting opportunity!
It is an exciting time to join Birdon. We are currently seeking a Marine Mechanical Engineer to join the team. This is a full-time role based in Henderson, Western Australia.
As the Marine Mechanical Engineer you will be responsible for practical hands-on experience engineering input to analysis and design, identification and reduction of technical risk, supporting both bid responses and project production activities.
Key Accountabilities but not limited
- Deploy practical skills and knowledge to support and provide engineering design and integration activities
- Development of engineering design and technical solutions to support bids
- Development of engineering design and technical solutions to support project & production delivery
- Identification and management of technical risk
- Applying safety-in-design principles
- Development of test, verification and validation plans for mechanical systems
- Verifying engineering designs to confirm practical application in a production environment
- Supports implementation of the design solution during production
- Supports commissioning and sea trials through to product acceptance by the customer
- CAD Drawings
- Customer liaison and internal design meetings and reporting
- Maintain QA documentation
- Project reporting for both internal and external stakeholders
- Proactively promoting quality, environmental responsibility & safety within the workplace, encouraging an outcome of Birdon being a place of work by choice.
- Actively participating in the continued growth of the business
Qualifications, Skills and Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 5 years' experience in Marine Mechanical Engineering role or
- Practical hands on operational/maintenance experience in Marine Mechanical systems.
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions, identify work priorities in a constantly changing environment.
- Service-oriented team player with a “make it happen safely” attitude.
Desirable
- Experience working in a design office.
- A working understanding of Commercial and Defence Marine Service Industry, as well as maintenance, service and Class compliance practices, is highly advantageous.
- Experience in CAD programs, efficient technical drawing and drafting skills.
- Knowledge of marine engineering and design principles, systems, techniques, and industry standards. Experience in Defence contracting preferred.
- Tertiary qualifications at degree level in a relevant engineering discipline.
Benefits:
- EAP
- Onsite Parking
- Competitive salary
- Flexible working environment
- Professional development
- Opportunity in career progression
We deliver value for our customers through our innovative people, organisational agility, and operational excellence. As an equal opportunity employer, all positions are open to any person that may have the required characteristics and experiences. Birdon proudly support the Prime Minister's Veteran's Employment Program.
To learn more about Birdon, please visit our website https://birdongroup.com
