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Salary- Remuneration range $84,683 to $113,606 pa
- Full-time fixed-term appointment for 3 years
- Toowoomba campus
Institute for Advance Engineering and Space Sciences
The Institute for Advanced Engineering and Space Sciences provides a dedicated facility for Space and Defence research with a focus on hypersonic propulsion systems, rockets, advanced materials and astrophysics, with world-class infrastructure and equipment.
This is a unique opportunity, performing essential engineering research for the design, execution and analysis of experiments using the hypersonic wind tunnel for the ARC Discovery project “Dispersion of spacecraft components during re-entry”. In this position you will be responsible for:
- Optimisation of existing systems for free flight experimentation in the TUSQ facility, including model insertion and calibration of optical systems for model tracking;
- Development of new strategies to improve the precision and knowledge-yield from the optical tracking measurements;
- Introduction of additional on-board data acquisition systems and non-intrusive methods for measurement of surface and flow field properties;
- Managing the hypersonic wind tunnel facility, ensuring it is in a premium operating condition for the planned experiments.
Join us and play your part!
What you need to succeed in this role
Your initiative and excellent communications skills, combined with your ability to work collaboratively within the ARC Discovery project team, will be vital to your success. Additionally, you will have:
- An extended Degree or higher qualification (e.g., Masters), or equivalent experience in the area of mechanical or aerospace engineering, ideally with a focus on hypersonics. Progression towards completion of a Doctoral qualification would be highly regarded
- Demonstrable expertise in the application of engineering software to leading-edge research problems
- Excellent hand-on abilities in the workshop and laboratory environment
What we can offer you
- On-the-job-learning, as well as access to an extensive learning and development portfolio
- Generous employer superannuation contributions
- Salary sacrifice
- USQ sponsored Fit and Well Corporate Program which includes gym membership
- Discounted personal travel and health services
Location
Based at UniSQ’s Toowoomba campus, the Toowoomba region offers a relaxed lifestyle and family-friendly atmosphere and is a great choice for those wanting to escape big city life whilst still pursuing their career goals.
The University offers a range of different ways of working and connecting across our physical and virtual spaces to meet the needs of our students, partners and community. We value diversity and aim to foster an inclusive environment that is underpinned by our values and champions, embraces and respects differences. We support and encourage applications from all diversity groups.
With an increasingly diverse workforce, we understand that careers may be placed on hold or limited throughout many life circumstances. We recognise the importance of considering achievement relative to opportunity and encourage you to outline factors such as career breaks, gender, family, or other factors which may have resulted in a limited career progression.
For enquiries regarding this position,please contact Professor David Buttsworth, Professor (Thermofluids Engineering), on +61 7 4631 2614 or email david.buttsworth@usq.edu.au.
Reference Number: 0300_09/22
Term: Full-time fixed-term appointment for 3 years (37.5 hrs/week)
Salary:Salary: Total remuneration range $84,683 to $113,606 pa (includes salary range of $71,553 to $95,991 pa, employer super contributions of 17% and annual leave loading)
Closes: Wednesday, 19 October 2022
At UniSQ, we are united by our core values of Respect, Integrity and Excellence, which guide our daily actions and decision making.
If you know that this role is right for you, we invite you to submit your current resume/CV together with a two-page (maximum) statement, outlining your relevant skills and experience relative to the ‘essential criteria’ in the position description. For more information on “How to apply for a job” please refer toUni SQ The application process.
