As an Electronics Engineer with the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) you will install, commission, maintain, calibrate and modify electronic instruments and systems for the collection, reduction and analysis of data. You will have good hardware and software skills. You will be technically resourceful and be able to operate with minimal supervision. You will also produce regular, comprehensive reports on the status of observatory equipment.

The role is largely supportive in that you will apply professional engineering knowledge and skills to the investigation and monitoring aspects of the research program. It principally supports the atmospheric and glaciological science activities of the Antarctic Climate Program but also assists the activities of the broader science program at Davis. The role will involve working closely with scientists at the station and in Australia.

A training period of approximately two months precedes your deployment to Davis station. You may also be required to assist with replacement orders from the station, preparation of technical equipment and documentation in support of research projects and general duties (including packing of equipment, inventory maintenance and general clerical assistance).

During your training at Kingston, you will attend courses specific to your duties in Antarctica. Training commitments are such that you must be available to start on the advertised commencement date and will be expected to take only one week of pre-departure leave before travelling to Antarctica.

The period away from Australia will generally be around 12-15 months depending upon transport schedules and work programs. This spans the winter period, where you will be the sole electronics engineer, and the ‘summer’ seasons before and after, used for on-site training, maintenance activities and handover of expertise.

On returning to Australia, you will participate in a comprehensive debrief at the AAD lasting approximately one week.

The Electronics Engineer is a winter job only at Davis station.

Listed below is some of the equipment that is operated at and around Davis station. Specific and transferrable skills are valued:

• Atmospheric radars operating at various frequencies (MFSA 2MHz middle atmosphere wind radar; MST 55MHz wind profiling radar; 33MHz meteor detection and wind profiling radar)
• Optical instruments for temperature and wave measurements (Scanning OH Spectrometer; Fourier Transform Spectrometer)
• Space weather monitors (Digital Ionosonde; Imaging Riometer)
• Cloud, precipitation and aerosol monitors
• Tide Gauge

To apply for this role, you must have the skills and licences listed below:

Provide copy with application:

• Engineering Degree - An Engineering degree majoring in electronics from an Australian University, or qualification of equivalent standard from an Australian or overseas university that is consistent with eligibility for graduate membership to the Institution of Engineers Australia.
• Driver’s Licence – A current, unrestricted “C” class (manual) Australian driver’s licence.
• Citizenship - In accordance with the PS Act 1999, Australian Public Service employees are required to be Australian citizens. Persons who are not Australian citizens will generally only be considered where there are no suitable Australian applicants, with next considerations being Australian residents with work rights and New Zealand citizens.

Obtain prior to commencement:

• Valid Passport - The expiry date of the passport (and any relevant visa) must be at least 6 months beyond the planned end date of your intended stay in the Antarctic or sub-Antarctic.
• Provide First Aid (HLTAID0011) must be valid for at least 18 months beyond the date of commencement
• Provide Basic Emergency Life Support (HLTAID010) must be valid for at least 18 months beyond the date of commencement.
• Provide CPR (HLTAID009) must be valid for at least 6 months beyond the date of commencement

• Detailed design, implementation and testing of analogue and digital electronic circuits and systems (including microcontroller-based systems).
• Ability to be resourceful and innovative in technical aspects of the work including the ability to fault find and calibrate modern electronic instrumentation. Have the ability to repair electronic equipment at a component level (demonstrated experience of such when operating with limited resources is desirable).

We are supporting a leading organisation specialising in materials handling and automation solutions, seeking an experienced Maintenance Supervisor - Electrical to join their team in Tullamarine.

In this role, you will oversee the day-to-day operations and maintenance of the Materials Handling System (MHS) and associated freight equipment. You'll ensure the system operates safely, efficiently, and in line with key performance standards while providing strong leadership, technical expertise, and support to a skilled maintenance team.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment where safety, innovation, and operational excellence are at the forefront.

Benefits:

• Competitive Salary Package
• Opportunity to lead a high performing maintenance team
• Exposure to advanced automated and control systems
• Ongoing professional and technical development
• Long term career pathways within a growing organization

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee daily operational and maintenance activities of the MHS and associated systems
• Ensure all performance standards and KPIs are achieved in line with client requirements
• Coordinate maintenance scheduling, rostering and team management
• Provide hands on technical support and guidance to technicians
• Maintain accurate administration, reporting and documentation
• Support and promote a strong safety culture across the team
• Monitor system performance, analyse results and report on service levels
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency and reliability
• Manage budgets and resources effectively while maintaining quality outcomes
• Build and maintain strong work relationships with internal stakeholders, contractors and clients

To be successful, you will possess the following:

• Unrestricted Electrical Licence
• Trade or tertiary qualifications
• Proven experience in supervisory or leadership role within maintenance or operations
• Strong understanding of automated control systems In materials handling or high speed environments
• Hands on experience with mechanical drives, pneumatics and hydraulics
• Strong computer literacy and ability to interpret technical information clearly
• Excellent communication, organisational and problem solving skills
• Proactive, logical and results driven approach

Nice to Have

• Plc programming or fault finding experience
• SCADA system knowledge
• WHS or management Qualification

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As an Electronics Engineer with the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) you will install, commission, maintain, calibrate and modify electronic instruments and systems for the collection, reduction and analysis of data. You will have good hardware and software skills. You will be technically resourceful and be able to operate with minimal supervision. You will also produce regular, comprehensive reports on the status of observatory equipment.

The role is largely supportive in that you will apply professional engineering knowledge and skills to the investigation and monitoring aspects of the research program. It principally supports the atmospheric and glaciological science activities of the Antarctic Climate Program but also assists the activities of the broader science program at Davis. The role will involve working closely with scientists at the station and in Australia.

A training period of approximately two months precedes your deployment to Davis station. You may also be required to assist with replacement orders from the station, preparation of technical equipment and documentation in support of research projects and general duties (including packing of equipment, inventory maintenance and general clerical assistance).

During your training at Kingston, you will attend courses specific to your duties in Antarctica. Training commitments are such that you must be available to start on the advertised commencement date and will be expected to take only one week of pre-departure leave before travelling to Antarctica.

The period away from Australia will generally be around 12-15 months depending upon transport schedules and work programs. This spans the winter period, where you will be the sole electronics engineer, and the ‘summer’ seasons before and after, used for on-site training, maintenance activities and handover of expertise.

On returning to Australia, you will participate in a comprehensive debrief at the AAD lasting approximately one week.

The Electronics Engineer is a winter job only at Davis station.

Listed below is some of the equipment that is operated at and around Davis station. Specific and transferrable skills are valued:

• Atmospheric radars operating at various frequencies (MFSA 2MHz middle atmosphere wind radar; MST 55MHz wind profiling radar; 33MHz meteor detection and wind profiling radar)
• Optical instruments for temperature and wave measurements (Scanning OH Spectrometer; Fourier Transform Spectrometer)
• Space weather monitors (Digital Ionosonde; Imaging Riometer)
• Cloud, precipitation and aerosol monitors
• Tide Gauge

To apply for this role, you must have the skills and licences listed below:

Provide copy with application:

• Engineering Degree - An Engineering degree majoring in electronics from an Australian University, or qualification of equivalent standard from an Australian or overseas university that is consistent with eligibility for graduate membership to the Institution of Engineers Australia.
• Driver’s Licence – A current, unrestricted “C” class (manual) Australian driver’s licence.
• Citizenship - In accordance with the PS Act 1999, Australian Public Service employees are required to be Australian citizens. Persons who are not Australian citizens will generally only be considered where there are no suitable Australian applicants, with next considerations being Australian residents with work rights and New Zealand citizens.

Obtain prior to commencement:

• Valid Passport - The expiry date of the passport (and any relevant visa) must be at least 6 months beyond the planned end date of your intended stay in the Antarctic or sub-Antarctic.
• Provide First Aid (HLTAID0011) must be valid for at least 18 months beyond the date of commencement
• Provide Basic Emergency Life Support (HLTAID010) must be valid for at least 18 months beyond the date of commencement.
• Provide CPR (HLTAID009) must be valid for at least 6 months beyond the date of commencement

• Detailed design, implementation and testing of analogue and digital electronic circuits and systems (including microcontroller-based systems).
• Ability to be resourceful and innovative in technical aspects of the work including the ability to fault find and calibrate modern electronic instrumentation. Have the ability to repair electronic equipment at a component level (demonstrated experience of such when operating with limited resources is desirable).

As an Electronics Engineer with the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) you will install, commission, maintain, calibrate and modify electronic instruments and systems for the collection, reduction and analysis of data. You will have good hardware and software skills. You will be technically resourceful and be able to operate with minimal supervision. You will also produce regular, comprehensive reports on the status of observatory equipment.

The role is largely supportive in that you will apply professional engineering knowledge and skills to the investigation and monitoring aspects of the research program. It principally supports the atmospheric and glaciological science activities of the Antarctic Climate Program but also assists the activities of the broader science program at Davis. The role will involve working closely with scientists at the station and in Australia.

A training period of approximately two months precedes your deployment to Davis station. You may also be required to assist with replacement orders from the station, preparation of technical equipment and documentation in support of research projects and general duties (including packing of equipment, inventory maintenance and general clerical assistance).

During your training at Kingston, you will attend courses specific to your duties in Antarctica. Training commitments are such that you must be available to start on the advertised commencement date and will be expected to take only one week of pre-departure leave before travelling to Antarctica.

The period away from Australia will generally be around 12-15 months depending upon transport schedules and work programs. This spans the winter period, where you will be the sole electronics engineer, and the ‘summer’ seasons before and after, used for on-site training, maintenance activities and handover of expertise.

On returning to Australia, you will participate in a comprehensive debrief at the AAD lasting approximately one week.

The Electronics Engineer is a winter job only at Davis station.

Listed below is some of the equipment that is operated at and around Davis station. Specific and transferrable skills are valued:

• Atmospheric radars operating at various frequencies (MFSA 2MHz middle atmosphere wind radar; MST 55MHz wind profiling radar; 33MHz meteor detection and wind profiling radar)
• Optical instruments for temperature and wave measurements (Scanning OH Spectrometer; Fourier Transform Spectrometer)
• Space weather monitors (Digital Ionosonde; Imaging Riometer)
• Cloud, precipitation and aerosol monitors
• Tide Gauge

To apply for this role, you must have the skills and licences listed below:

Provide copy with application:

• Engineering Degree - An Engineering degree majoring in electronics from an Australian University, or qualification of equivalent standard from an Australian or overseas university that is consistent with eligibility for graduate membership to the Institution of Engineers Australia.
• Driver’s Licence – A current, unrestricted “C” class (manual) Australian driver’s licence.
• Citizenship - In accordance with the PS Act 1999, Australian Public Service employees are required to be Australian citizens. Persons who are not Australian citizens will generally only be considered where there are no suitable Australian applicants, with next considerations being Australian residents with work rights and New Zealand citizens.

Obtain prior to commencement:

• Valid Passport - The expiry date of the passport (and any relevant visa) must be at least 6 months beyond the planned end date of your intended stay in the Antarctic or sub-Antarctic.
• Provide First Aid (HLTAID0011) must be valid for at least 18 months beyond the date of commencement
• Provide Basic Emergency Life Support (HLTAID010) must be valid for at least 18 months beyond the date of commencement.
• Provide CPR (HLTAID009) must be valid for at least 6 months beyond the date of commencement

• Detailed design, implementation and testing of analogue and digital electronic circuits and systems (including microcontroller-based systems).
• Ability to be resourceful and innovative in technical aspects of the work including the ability to fault find and calibrate modern electronic instrumentation. Have the ability to repair electronic equipment at a component level (demonstrated experience of such when operating with limited resources is desirable).

As an Electronics Engineer with the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) you will install, commission, maintain, calibrate and modify electronic instruments and systems for the collection, reduction and analysis of data. You will have good hardware and software skills. You will be technically resourceful and be able to operate with minimal supervision. You will also produce regular, comprehensive reports on the status of observatory equipment.

The role is largely supportive in that you will apply professional engineering knowledge and skills to the investigation and monitoring aspects of the research program. It principally supports the atmospheric and glaciological science activities of the Antarctic Climate Program but also assists the activities of the broader science program at Davis. The role will involve working closely with scientists at the station and in Australia.

A training period of approximately two months precedes your deployment to Davis station. You may also be required to assist with replacement orders from the station, preparation of technical equipment and documentation in support of research projects and general duties (including packing of equipment, inventory maintenance and general clerical assistance).

During your training at Kingston, you will attend courses specific to your duties in Antarctica. Training commitments are such that you must be available to start on the advertised commencement date and will be expected to take only one week of pre-departure leave before travelling to Antarctica.

The period away from Australia will generally be around 12-15 months depending upon transport schedules and work programs. This spans the winter period, where you will be the sole electronics engineer, and the ‘summer’ seasons before and after, used for on-site training, maintenance activities and handover of expertise.

On returning to Australia, you will participate in a comprehensive debrief at the AAD lasting approximately one week.

The Electronics Engineer is a winter job only at Davis station.

Listed below is some of the equipment that is operated at and around Davis station. Specific and transferrable skills are valued:

• Atmospheric radars operating at various frequencies (MFSA 2MHz middle atmosphere wind radar; MST 55MHz wind profiling radar; 33MHz meteor detection and wind profiling radar)
• Optical instruments for temperature and wave measurements (Scanning OH Spectrometer; Fourier Transform Spectrometer)
• Space weather monitors (Digital Ionosonde; Imaging Riometer)
• Cloud, precipitation and aerosol monitors
• Tide Gauge

To apply for this role, you must have the skills and licences listed below:

Provide copy with application:

• Engineering Degree - An Engineering degree majoring in electronics from an Australian University, or qualification of equivalent standard from an Australian or overseas university that is consistent with eligibility for graduate membership to the Institution of Engineers Australia.
• Driver’s Licence – A current, unrestricted “C” class (manual) Australian driver’s licence.
• Citizenship - In accordance with the PS Act 1999, Australian Public Service employees are required to be Australian citizens. Persons who are not Australian citizens will generally only be considered where there are no suitable Australian applicants, with next considerations being Australian residents with work rights and New Zealand citizens.

Obtain prior to commencement:

• Valid Passport - The expiry date of the passport (and any relevant visa) must be at least 6 months beyond the planned end date of your intended stay in the Antarctic or sub-Antarctic.
• Provide First Aid (HLTAID0011) must be valid for at least 18 months beyond the date of commencement
• Provide Basic Emergency Life Support (HLTAID010) must be valid for at least 18 months beyond the date of commencement.
• Provide CPR (HLTAID009) must be valid for at least 6 months beyond the date of commencement

• Detailed design, implementation and testing of analogue and digital electronic circuits and systems (including microcontroller-based systems).
• Ability to be resourceful and innovative in technical aspects of the work including the ability to fault find and calibrate modern electronic instrumentation. Have the ability to repair electronic equipment at a component level (demonstrated experience of such when operating with limited resources is desirable).

As an Electronics Engineer with the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) you will install, commission, maintain, calibrate and modify electronic instruments and systems for the collection, reduction and analysis of data. You will have good hardware and software skills. You will be technically resourceful and be able to operate with minimal supervision. You will also produce regular, comprehensive reports on the status of observatory equipment.

The role is largely supportive in that you will apply professional engineering knowledge and skills to the investigation and monitoring aspects of the research program. It principally supports the atmospheric and glaciological science activities of the Antarctic Climate Program but also assists the activities of the broader science program at Davis. The role will involve working closely with scientists at the station and in Australia.

A training period of approximately two months precedes your deployment to Davis station. You may also be required to assist with replacement orders from the station, preparation of technical equipment and documentation in support of research projects and general duties (including packing of equipment, inventory maintenance and general clerical assistance).

During your training at Kingston, you will attend courses specific to your duties in Antarctica. Training commitments are such that you must be available to start on the advertised commencement date and will be expected to take only one week of pre-departure leave before travelling to Antarctica.

The period away from Australia will generally be around 12-15 months depending upon transport schedules and work programs. This spans the winter period, where you will be the sole electronics engineer, and the ‘summer’ seasons before and after, used for on-site training, maintenance activities and handover of expertise.

On returning to Australia, you will participate in a comprehensive debrief at the AAD lasting approximately one week.

The Electronics Engineer is a winter job only at Davis station.

Listed below is some of the equipment that is operated at and around Davis station. Specific and transferrable skills are valued:

• Atmospheric radars operating at various frequencies (MFSA 2MHz middle atmosphere wind radar; MST 55MHz wind profiling radar; 33MHz meteor detection and wind profiling radar)
• Optical instruments for temperature and wave measurements (Scanning OH Spectrometer; Fourier Transform Spectrometer)
• Space weather monitors (Digital Ionosonde; Imaging Riometer)
• Cloud, precipitation and aerosol monitors
• Tide Gauge

To apply for this role, you must have the skills and licences listed below:

Provide copy with application:

• Engineering Degree - An Engineering degree majoring in electronics from an Australian University, or qualification of equivalent standard from an Australian or overseas university that is consistent with eligibility for graduate membership to the Institution of Engineers Australia.
• Driver’s Licence – A current, unrestricted “C” class (manual) Australian driver’s licence.
• Citizenship - In accordance with the PS Act 1999, Australian Public Service employees are required to be Australian citizens. Persons who are not Australian citizens will generally only be considered where there are no suitable Australian applicants, with next considerations being Australian residents with work rights and New Zealand citizens.

Obtain prior to commencement:

• Valid Passport - The expiry date of the passport (and any relevant visa) must be at least 6 months beyond the planned end date of your intended stay in the Antarctic or sub-Antarctic.
• Provide First Aid (HLTAID0011) must be valid for at least 18 months beyond the date of commencement
• Provide Basic Emergency Life Support (HLTAID010) must be valid for at least 18 months beyond the date of commencement.
• Provide CPR (HLTAID009) must be valid for at least 6 months beyond the date of commencement

• Detailed design, implementation and testing of analogue and digital electronic circuits and systems (including microcontroller-based systems).
• Ability to be resourceful and innovative in technical aspects of the work including the ability to fault find and calibrate modern electronic instrumentation. Have the ability to repair electronic equipment at a component level (demonstrated experience of such when operating with limited resources is desirable).

As an Electronics Engineer with the Australian Antarctic Division (AAD) you will install, commission, maintain, calibrate and modify electronic instruments and systems for the collection, reduction and analysis of data. You will have good hardware and software skills. You will be technically resourceful and be able to operate with minimal supervision. You will also produce regular, comprehensive reports on the status of observatory equipment.

The role is largely supportive in that you will apply professional engineering knowledge and skills to the investigation and monitoring aspects of the research program. It principally supports the atmospheric and glaciological science activities of the Antarctic Climate Program but also assists the activities of the broader science program at Davis. The role will involve working closely with scientists at the station and in Australia.

A training period of approximately two months precedes your deployment to Davis station. You may also be required to assist with replacement orders from the station, preparation of technical equipment and documentation in support of research projects and general duties (including packing of equipment, inventory maintenance and general clerical assistance).

During your training at Kingston, you will attend courses specific to your duties in Antarctica. Training commitments are such that you must be available to start on the advertised commencement date and will be expected to take only one week of pre-departure leave before travelling to Antarctica.

The period away from Australia will generally be around 12-15 months depending upon transport schedules and work programs. This spans the winter period, where you will be the sole electronics engineer, and the ‘summer’ seasons before and after, used for on-site training, maintenance activities and handover of expertise.

On returning to Australia, you will participate in a comprehensive debrief at the AAD lasting approximately one week.

The Electronics Engineer is a winter job only at Davis station.

Listed below is some of the equipment that is operated at and around Davis station. Specific and transferrable skills are valued:

• Atmospheric radars operating at various frequencies (MFSA 2MHz middle atmosphere wind radar; MST 55MHz wind profiling radar; 33MHz meteor detection and wind profiling radar)
• Optical instruments for temperature and wave measurements (Scanning OH Spectrometer; Fourier Transform Spectrometer)
• Space weather monitors (Digital Ionosonde; Imaging Riometer)
• Cloud, precipitation and aerosol monitors
• Tide Gauge

To apply for this role, you must have the skills and licences listed below:

Provide copy with application:

• Engineering Degree - An Engineering degree majoring in electronics from an Australian University, or qualification of equivalent standard from an Australian or overseas university that is consistent with eligibility for graduate membership to the Institution of Engineers Australia.
• Driver’s Licence – A current, unrestricted “C” class (manual) Australian driver’s licence.
• Citizenship - In accordance with the PS Act 1999, Australian Public Service employees are required to be Australian citizens. Persons who are not Australian citizens will generally only be considered where there are no suitable Australian applicants, with next considerations being Australian residents with work rights and New Zealand citizens.

Obtain prior to commencement:

• Valid Passport - The expiry date of the passport (and any relevant visa) must be at least 6 months beyond the planned end date of your intended stay in the Antarctic or sub-Antarctic.
• Provide First Aid (HLTAID0011) must be valid for at least 18 months beyond the date of commencement
• Provide Basic Emergency Life Support (HLTAID010) must be valid for at least 18 months beyond the date of commencement.
• Provide CPR (HLTAID009) must be valid for at least 6 months beyond the date of commencement

• Detailed design, implementation and testing of analogue and digital electronic circuits and systems (including microcontroller-based systems).
• Ability to be resourceful and innovative in technical aspects of the work including the ability to fault find and calibrate modern electronic instrumentation. Have the ability to repair electronic equipment at a component level (demonstrated experience of such when operating with limited resources is desirable).

Please note that the Mechanical Technician position is a permanent, full-time position based at the Australian Antarctic Division's head office in Kingston, TAS, with periodic deployments to Antarctica.

Working with the drill system engineer and other team members, you will help maintain, improve, and operate a highly specialised deep ice drilling system in support of the Million Year Ice Core campaign. The Mechanical Technician role will be hands-on, and you will be expected to:

• Co-ordinate and undertake servicing, repair and maintenance of mechanical components of the deep ice drill, tower, winch and associated drill-system infrastructure.
• Be part of the team operating the deep drill system in Antarctica and take the lead in resolving mechanical issues including operation of machining tools to modify, manufacture or fabricate components in the field.
• Maintain a register of drill system mechanical tasks and issues. Contribute to scheduling and planning of drilling, maintenance and cargo activities.
• Assist in the selection, design and manufacture of new components and equipment for the deep drill system in collaboration with other AAD staff and external collaborators.
• Manage and update as required the drill system mechanical engineering documentation.

To apply for this role, you must have the skills and licences listed below:

Provide copy with application:

Qualification -

• relevant experience and a mechanical engineering trade qualification OR a degree or diploma in mechanical engineering from an Australian tertiary institution

Driver’s licence – Current, unrestricted “C” class (manual) Australian driver’s licence

Citizenship – In accordance with the PS Act 1999, Australian Public Service employees are required to be Australian citizens. Persons who are not Australian citizens will generally only be considered where there are no suitable Australian applicants, with next considerations being Australian residents with work rights and New Zealand citizens.

Obtain prior to commencement:

Valid Passport – The expiry date of the passport (and any relevant visa)

Provide First Aid (HLTAID011) must be valid for at least 18 months beyond the date of commencement.

Provide basic emergency life support (HLTAID010) must be valid for at least 18 months beyond the date of commencement.

Provide CPR (HLTAID009) must be valid for at least 6 months beyond the date of commencement

We welcome applications from people with diverse experiences and technical backgrounds. You will thrive in this role if you enjoy practical, solution-focused work and are excited by the challenge of remote field operations.

We are particularly interested in people who have:

• Demonstrated practical hands-on ability in the manufacture, fabrication and installation of precision mechanical components under limited supervision.
• Demonstrated ability in the operation machine tools, including manual lathes and milling machines to produce precision mechanical components.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver technical/mechanical solutions to problems and issues under limited direction and at times with limited resources
• Ability to plan, coordinate and conduct mechanical servicing, maintenance and repairs.

Please note that the Mechanical Technician position is a permanent, full-time position based at the Australian Antarctic Division's head office in Kingston, TAS, with periodic deployments to Antarctica.

Working with the drill system engineer and other team members, you will help maintain, improve, and operate a highly specialised deep ice drilling system in support of the Million Year Ice Core campaign. The Mechanical Technician role will be hands-on, and you will be expected to:

• Co-ordinate and undertake servicing, repair and maintenance of mechanical components of the deep ice drill, tower, winch and associated drill-system infrastructure.
• Be part of the team operating the deep drill system in Antarctica and take the lead in resolving mechanical issues including operation of machining tools to modify, manufacture or fabricate components in the field.
• Maintain a register of drill system mechanical tasks and issues. Contribute to scheduling and planning of drilling, maintenance and cargo activities.
• Assist in the selection, design and manufacture of new components and equipment for the deep drill system in collaboration with other AAD staff and external collaborators.
• Manage and update as required the drill system mechanical engineering documentation.

To apply for this role, you must have the skills and licences listed below:

Provide copy with application:

Qualification -

• relevant experience and a mechanical engineering trade qualification OR a degree or diploma in mechanical engineering from an Australian tertiary institution

Driver’s licence – Current, unrestricted “C” class (manual) Australian driver’s licence

Citizenship – In accordance with the PS Act 1999, Australian Public Service employees are required to be Australian citizens. Persons who are not Australian citizens will generally only be considered where there are no suitable Australian applicants, with next considerations being Australian residents with work rights and New Zealand citizens.

Obtain prior to commencement:

Valid Passport – The expiry date of the passport (and any relevant visa)

Provide First Aid (HLTAID011) must be valid for at least 18 months beyond the date of commencement.

Provide basic emergency life support (HLTAID010) must be valid for at least 18 months beyond the date of commencement.

Provide CPR (HLTAID009) must be valid for at least 6 months beyond the date of commencement

We welcome applications from people with diverse experiences and technical backgrounds. You will thrive in this role if you enjoy practical, solution-focused work and are excited by the challenge of remote field operations.

We are particularly interested in people who have:

• Demonstrated practical hands-on ability in the manufacture, fabrication and installation of precision mechanical components under limited supervision.
• Demonstrated ability in the operation machine tools, including manual lathes and milling machines to produce precision mechanical components.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver technical/mechanical solutions to problems and issues under limited direction and at times with limited resources
• Ability to plan, coordinate and conduct mechanical servicing, maintenance and repairs.