Defense C4I Electrical Engineer (Bendigo)

Thales; Bendigo; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family friendly workplace

Fitness Passport

Paid parental leave

Veterans leave

Training & development

Job summary

Thales Australia is seeking a highly motivated Electrical Engineer to support Defence Land vehicle programs in Bendigo. The role covers design, integration, verification and support of C4I systems and involves working within multidisciplinary teams on critical capability delivery for Bushmaster and Hawkei platforms.

The position is a 12-month fixed-term contract based at Bendigo, with opportunities to contribute to system design, requirements analysis, testing and certification activities while

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in Electrical Engineering within Defence, communications, or complex integrated systems environments.
• Experience integrating military C4i systems onto land platforms.
• Knowledge of RF systems, electrical power systems, and networked communications.
• Experience working with radios, amplifiers, filters, couplers, and antennas.
• Proficiency in CAD software, particularly Creo Parametric and Creo Schematic.
• Experience supporting Verification and Validation (V&V), testing, certification, and acceptance activities.
• Tertiary qualification in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Experience handling Australian and US Government classified information and Australian export-controlled information.
• Australian Citizenship is required to be eligible to obtain an NV1 Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, integrate, and support C4i systems and subsystems.
• Develop electrical and communications engineering solutions for complex operational environments.
• Produce and review technical drawings, 3D models, schematics, and engineering documentation using CAD software.
• Develop and maintain engineering artefacts including requirements, specifications, interface definitions, design descriptions, and test procedures.
• Conduct engineering activities across the system lifecycle, including requirements analysis, design, integration, verification, validation, and acceptance.
• Support the design and integration of tactical and strategic communications systems.
• Analyse communications architectures, networks, RF systems, data links, and associated infrastructure.
• Ensure communications solutions meet performance, interoperability, cybersecurity, and operational requirements.
• Plan and execute integration, test, verification, validation, and acceptance activities.
• Investigate and resolve technical issues identified during development, integration, testing, and operational deployment.
• Support platform, network, and mission system integration activities.
• Collaborate with customers, suppliers, project teams, and end users to deliver effective technical outcomes.
• Provide technical advice and recommendations to project and engineering leadership.
• Participate in design reviews, technical working groups, and customer engagements.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

C4I integration

RF knowledge

CAD Creo

V&V testing

Security clearance readiness

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

Creo Parametric

Creo Schematic

Job description

Thales Australia is seeking a highly motivated Electrical Engineer to support Defence Land vehicle programs in Bendigo. The role covers design, integration, verification and support of C4I systems and involves working within multidisciplinary teams on critical capability delivery for Bushmaster and Hawkei platforms.

The position is a 12-month fixed-term contract based at Bendigo, with opportunities to contribute to system design, requirements analysis, testing and certification activities while