ARIAM Capability Demonstrator - Senior Technical Officer

usyd; Sydney; On-site; AUD 117,000 - 148,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Sydney is seeking a Senior Technical Officer to lead the ARIAM Hub's Capability Demonstrator program. Based primarily in the ACFR, the successful candidate will collaborate closely with academics, research and professional staff, PhD students, and industry partners to build an integrated field robotics facility.

This facility will be used to test research outcomes and demonstrate real-world deployments of robotic systems.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in Electrical/Mechatronic Engineering, Computer Science or similar.
• Experience with robotics systems: development, design and debugging of electronic, software and mechanical hardware.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute fieldwork to collect sensor data and develop digital twin models of assets.
• Provide project management support and expert advice to internal and external stakeholders.
• Manage and coordinate multiple projects with milestones, deliverables, and governance.
• Maintain WHS standards and offer strategic guidance to drive project success.

Skills

Robotics systems development

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Software development

Data management

Education

Electrical/Mechatronic Engineering or Computer Science degree

Tools

ROS

C/C++

Python

Embedded systems

Navigation systems

Computer vision

Job description

Full time, fixed term 12-month position at the Australian Centre for Robotics

Opportunity to work with the ACFR and the ARC Industry Transformation Research Hub on Robotic Inspection and Asset Management (ARIAM Hub)

Base Salary HEO7 - 8 $117,133 - $147,858 + 17% superannuation

About the opportunity

The ARC Industry Transformation Research Hub on Robotic Inspection and Asset Management (ARIAM Hub) is a collaboration between leading academic researchers and experts from the Australian robotics industry supported by the Australian Research Council to deliver research excellence in robotics for asset management. ARIAM spans 3 leading Australian universities: The University of Sydney, Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and Australian National University (ANU). These projects will be part of a collaboration between the Australian Centre for Robotics (ACFR) at the University of Sydney, QUT's Centre for Robotics and the Robust Decision-Making Lab at the ANU.

The University of Sydney is seeking a Senior Technical Officer to lead the technical development of ARIAM Hub's Capability Demonstrator program. Based primarily in the ACFR, the successful candidate will collaborate closely with academics, research and professional staff, PhD students, and industry partners to build an integrated field robotics facility. This facility will be used to test research outcomes and demonstrate real-world deployments of robotic systems.

This role is offered across HEO7 and HEO8. At HEO7, you will have demonstrated experience working with robotics systems, software development, and project delivery, contributing to the development, testing and deployment of robotic and mechatronic systems while supporting the Capability Demonstrator program. At HEO8, you will bring deeper technical expertise, operate with a high degree of independence, and take a lead role in the technical development and delivery of the Capability Demonstrator program.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• plan and execute fieldwork to collect sensor data (such as vision, laser, or acoustic data) from maritime and terrestrial infrastructure, processing this data to develop digital twin models of assets, and preparing reports on demonstration outcomes
• provide essential project management support and expert advice to both internal and external stakeholders, ensuring the successful execution of our Capability Demonstrator program
• manage and coordinate multiple projects, ensuring timely and accurate reporting on milestones, deliverables, and governance
• maintain compliance with Workplace Health & Safety (WH&S) standards and offering strategic guidance to drive project success

About you

• tertiary qualifications in Electrical/Mechatronic Engineering, Computer Science or similar
• experience working with robotics systems including development, design and debugging of electronic, software and mechanical hardware systems
• experience in leading multiple projects and the ability to proactively seek stakeholder engagement to ensure project success
• skills in software development including work with the Robot Operating System (ROS), and one or more of C/C++, Python, embedded systems, navigation systems, computer vision systems, web and/or user interface design
• capacity to maintain and deploy advanced robotic and/or mechatronic systems
• demonstrated skills and experience necessary to manage the processes for testing and support of software/hardware for robotic systems
• experience managing large volumes of data for use in academic publications
• the ability to liaise effectively with both scientific/technical and non-technical colleagues as well as the ability to write technical documents, project management schedules and reports as well as user manuals relating to software and processes

Sponsorship / work rights for Australia

You must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this employment to be eligible to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment.

Pre-employment checks and declarations

Your employment is conditional upon the successful completion of all pre-employment or background checks required for the role in satisfactory to the University. Also, to meet the University's obligations under the National Higher Education Code to Prevent and Eliminate Gender-Based Violence you will be asked to declare if you have been investigated for, or found to engaged in, sexual harm or gender-based violence in the course of previous employment or in a legal process. Similarly, your ongoing employment is conditional upon the satisfactory maintenance of all relevant clearances and background check requirements. If you do not meet these conditions, the University may take any necessary step, including the termination of your employment.

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