Senior Research Engineer Aerospace / Hypersonics

Employee Type
Full Time
Vacancy Type
Permanent
Discipline
Engineering
About us:
STELaRLab - Hypersonics Research Team
STELaRLab are partnering with Australia's finest minds and academic institutions to solve some of the world 's enduring and emerging challenges.
Australia has a long and distinguished history in hypersonic research and flight testing. Engineers at Lockheed Martin Australia are building on this heritage of high-speed flight research by leveraging the latest advances in sensing, space systems, control, and other technology areas, to enable the next wave of mission-critical hypersonic systems.
We are combining our leadership in missile defence, space, and advanced flight systems to deliver capabilities across a variety of Australian Defence programs, such as AIR6500, JP9102, and the Sovereign Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance (GWEO) Enterprise.
About you:
Experience

• Substantial experience and/or strong understanding of experimental and numerical analysis methods, ideally including the application of these methods to high-speed flight research.
• Programming knowledge and expertise to support development of engineering models and analysis of aerospace systems.
• Relevant experience with C++, python, MATLAB, or other programming languages.

Desirable - Candidates that may not address all of following desired experience are still encouraged to apply:

• Postgraduate qualifications (PhD or masters) from a recognised institute, or other relevant research experience
• Experience with Defence and/or weapon systems
• Experience and subject matter expertise in one or more of the following research areas:

• Guidance, Navigation, & Control (GNC)
• High-Speed Flight Test development and execution
• Propulsion and Rocket Motors
• Thermal Protection systems and high-temperature materials
• Advanced Manufacturing
• Systems Engineering

What we offer you:
At Lockheed Martin Australia we empower you to be your best. Our Destination Wellbeing portfolio will guide you on your journey to take greater control of your time, life, wealth, and health.
Access to purchase additional leave, blood door, emergency services and military leave, are just some of the ways we provide you with the flexibility to manage your time away from work. We also are advocates of flexible working, we have a standard 9-day compacted fortnight and also open to you doing the position on a compacted 4 day week if that suits your lifestyle better.
Your financial wellbeing is important, and we provide access to novated lease's, membership to destination discounts that provides everyday savings to national retailers including supermarket chains, petrol stations & department stores (to name a few), and Qantas club corporate rates.
You can create your own learning and development experience with access to multiple learning platforms, where you can build your skills through a number of resources. Together we can make a difference.
Special Requirements:
Applicants are required to be Australian Citizens and be eligible to obtain a Government security clearance at NV1 level.
Your responsibilities will include:
Flexible location - ADL / CBR / MEL Brisbane preferred
As a senior member of STELaRLab's hypersonics research team, you'll lead Research and Development into new technologies to solve complex problems related to hypersonic strike and defence using your knowledge in aerospace, mechanical, systems engineering, physics, operations analysis, computational sciences and/or mathematics. This will include leading internal Lockheed Martin Australia research activities, and collaborating with universities, other industry, and government customers and partners.