Defence Mechatronic Engineer — Certification & Production

Lockheed Martin; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Lockheed Martin Australia is seeking an experienced Mechatronic/Mechanical Engineer to lead supplier product evaluation, certification and technical governance across the GWEO program. You will coordinate safety, documentation and production readiness while engaging with Australian Defence and LMC stakeholders.

You will guide technology strategy for MFC, manage cross-disciplinary teams and participate in reviews, technical trades and documentation development to support future capability growth.

Qualifications

• Significant engineering experience, including leadership of complex technical processes and deliverables.
• Ability to work across multiple engineering disciplines and engage effectively with a diverse range of subject matter experts.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to operate in a complex Defence environment.
• Experience supporting RAAF, Navy or Army explosive ordnance or missile systems would be highly regarded.
• Knowledge of US Defence processes and ordnance development or manufacturing would be advantageous.
• A sound understanding of System Safety and its importance within complex systems.
• Knowledge of configuration management principles and Windchill experience would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, evaluation and certification of supplier products.
• Manage safety and certification activities, ensuring required documentation is developed and maintained.
• Provide overarching technical governance and ensure engineering solutions are fit for purpose through to production.
• Guide the development of the MFC technology strategy, supporting capability growth and future product development.
• Build strong technical and governance relationships with senior Australian Defence and LMC stakeholders.
• Lead technical issue resolution, proposal development and strategic engineering activities.
• Drive the engineering management of product evaluation activities across the GWEO program.
• Manage product evaluation baselines, working with CM/DM teams to maintain components, parts and assemblies within configuration management systems.
• Develop technical documentation and Technical Data Packs as required.
• Lead and participate in Technical Reviews and Trade Studies.
• Review technical deliverables, identifying deficiencies against requirements, compliance obligations and program objectives.
• Participate in workshops and reviews supporting production process design and capability development

Tools

Windchill

Job description

Lockheed Martin Australia is seeking an experienced Mechatronic/Mechanical Engineer to lead supplier product evaluation, certification and technical governance across the GWEO program. You will coordinate safety, documentation and production readiness while engaging with Australian Defence and LMC stakeholders.

You will guide technology strategy for MFC, manage cross-disciplinary teams and participate in reviews, technical trades and documentation development to support future capability growth.