Software Development Engineer

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The Opportunity

• Apply your software/electrical engineering skills to minerals resources sector
• Play a key role in designing & developing significant software projects
• Great opportunity to work in a world-class research & development precinct!

We are seeking a driven Software Development Engineer to work as a key member of our dynamic , and contribute vital software engineering, system commissioning and customer support capabilities to a range of projects.

As the Software Development Engineer, you will play a key role within the team, providing critical software development and support for the team's diverse research portfolio in the resources sector. You will be actively involved in a range of existing & continuing large-scale projects, and also have the scope to work on new projects as well. You will bring your knowledge and experience to undertake essential improvements and extensions to the software platform to expand its capabilities into new application domains and deployment platforms, and develop new and/or maintain existing software interfaces for instrumentation and sensors, which will be used to support the broader group's automation and field characterisation work.

If you're an early-to-mid career Software Engineer looking to grow your domain knowledge and experience, this will be an excellent role for you to collaborate with a range of leading research and industry partners. This will be an exciting opportunity based at the Queensland Centre for Advanced Technologies ( ) in Pullenvale, which is a hub for world-class research and development in the mining, energy and manufacturing industries.

Applications are invited across two capability levels and the successful candidate will be appointed at the level commensurate with their skills and experience. More detail around the differences between the levels are in the position description.

Your duties will include:

• Providing software design, implementation and support for existing and new project applications and products developed by the research group, specifically:

• Component Grain Analysis software
• Other image, signal, and spectral analysis processing software
• Sensor drivers and interfaces: development, enhancement, and maintenance
• User interfaces: design, development, and maintenance.
• Maintaining software version control (Git/Bitbucket) for current and legacy software applications.
• Providing technical support to clients for our commercialised software systems, including managing a secure licence-control system.
• At the higher CSOF level, duties will also include playing a lead technical role, providing higher-level software engineering capability for new and existing project applications across the research group, as well as initiating & maintaining collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders and project teams.

Location: Brisbane (Pullenvale), QLD

Salary: AU$68K - AU$101K pa + up to 15.4% superannuation (across two capability levels)

Tenure: Specified Term of 3 years

Reference: 91515

To be considered you will need:

• Relevant trade certificate/diploma/bachelor's degree or equivalent relevant work experience in software, electrical or mechatronics engineering, or related fields.
• Demonstrated proficiency in application development and support for C# or equivalent high-level object-oriented language.
• Experience playing a key role in designing and developing significant software projects and systems.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary research team and carry out tasks under general direction from Scientific Researchers.
• Ability & willingness to contribute novel ideas and approaches in support of scientific investigations.
• To be considered for the higher CSOF level, you will require extensive demonstrated practical experience in designing and developing significant software projects, and project leadership experience.

For full details about this role please review the .

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for this role, you must be either an Australian Citizen, a New Zealand Citizen or an Australian Permanent Resident.

Appointment to this role is subject to provision of a national police check and may be subject to other security/medical/character requirements.

Flexible Working Arrangements

We work flexibly at CSIRO, offering a range of options for how, when and where you work.

Diversity and Inclusion

We are working hard to recruit people representing the diversity across our society, and ensure that all our people feel supported to do their best work and feel empowered to let their ideas flourish.

About CSIRO

At CSIRO Australia's national science agency, we solve the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology. We put the safety and wellbeing of our people above all else and earn trust everywhere because we only deal in facts. We collaborate widely and generously and deliver solutions with real impact.

CSIRO is committed to values-based leadership to inspire performance and unlock the potential of our people.

Join us and start creating tomorrow today!

How to Apply

Please apply online, and provide a detailed cover letter and CV that best demonstrate your motivation and ability to meet the requirements of this role. Please note that we strongly encourage you to respond to each of the selection criteria in detail, and attach it to your cover letter as one document.

Applications Close

12 March 2023, 11:00pm AEDT