Advanced Test & Verification Engineer — Defense Systems

Ascent Vision Technologies Australia; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

AVT Australia, a CACI company, designs and produces lightweight camera gimbal systems for defence and commercial applications. The role sits in the Test & Verification team, evaluating performance, reliability and durability of AVTA products across air, land and maritime domains.

The incumbent will develop test plans, design fixtures, execute tests and analyze results with autonomy, ensuring repeatable, objective outcomes to support prototype verification and production acceptance testing.

Qualifications

• Degree in Science or Bachelor of Engineering (Mechatronics/Systems/Mechanical/Electrical) and/or Diploma in mechatronics/mechanical/electrical engineering.
• 2-5 years of engineering experience in a professional environment.
• Experience with defence/industrial test standards (MIL-STD, DEF(AUST), AS/NZS or equivalents).
• Experience with data capture, processing and analysis.
• Experience in the setup and operation of instrumentation and test equipment.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-quality engineering test plans and procedures.
• Plan, schedule, lead and report on a wide range of engineering test events.
• Provide accurate status reports on the progress of test activities while managing and resolving hardware, schedule or resource conflicts.
• Investigate and report on defects discovered through testing.
• Develop, procure and commission test fixtures and equipment.
• Interpret and apply relevant test standards.
• Engage and manage external test providers and stakeholders.
• Follow company policies and procedures (information security, quality and others as directed).
• Adhere to safe work procedures and contribute to OHS management system.

Skills

Test engineering

Electromechanical systems

Data analysis

Test automation

Education

Bachelor's in Engineering

Diploma in mechatronics

Tools

SOLIDWORKS

Lab instrumentation

Job description

AVT Australia, a CACI company, designs and produces lightweight camera gimbal systems for defence and commercial applications. The role sits in the Test & Verification team, evaluating performance, reliability and durability of AVTA products across air, land and maritime domains.

The incumbent will develop test plans, design fixtures, execute tests and analyze results with autonomy, ensuring repeatable, objective outcomes to support prototype verification and production acceptance testing.