Electrical Control Systems Technician / Specialist

ANSTO; Sydney; On-site; AUD 86,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free onsite carpark

Training and development

Performance-based salary increases

18 days personal leave

Parental leave provisions

Job summary

ANSTO in Sydney, NSW, seeks an Electrical Controls Systems Technician/Specialist to design, draft, cabling, and test PLC and motion control systems, taking specifications from stakeholders and delivering end-to-end deployments.

You will maintain and fault-find existing systems, program motion controllers, deploy in the field, and ensure safety via SIS. An electrician with a valid licence is required, with strong documentation and a pride in safe, neat, labeled cabling.

Qualifications

• Electrician with an electrical licence is required.
• Experience designing, drafting, cabling, and testing PLC and motion control systems.
• Ability to maintain and repair electrical control systems.
• Strong documentation and testing discipline.

Responsibilities

• Install and maintain NBI motion control systems for accurate positioning.
• Lead design, programming, deployment, and maintenance of NBI SIS safety interlocks.
• Coordinate project management including costing, quotes, and planning.
• Train staff on SIS use and maintenance.

Skills

Electrical control systems

PLC programming

Motion control

Fault finding

Electrical licence

Education

Electrical licence

Tools

PLC software

Motion controllers

Job description

Job description:

Position Overview

• 1 x 2-Year Fixed-term position and 1 x Ongoing position | Full Time | $86k - $112k +15.4% super
• Lucas Heights I Health and Wellbeing Programs I Free onsite carpark
• Working with a dedicated group of Electrical Control Instrument specialists, Electricians, and Engineers Together we design, build, program, test, deploy, and commission dedicated control systems for the Australian Centre for Neutron Scattering

About the Opportunity

The Electrical Controls Systems Technician/Specialist is responsible for designing, drafting, cabling, and testing of PLC and Motion control systems. Working with the other ACNS Electrical Engineering team members you will take a specification from stakeholders and manage the complete end to end deployment of the control systems. Maintenance, fault finding, and repairs of existing electrical control systems is a significant part of the position requirements. You will have the opportunity to program motion controllers and PLCs and deploy these systems in the field and test against functional requirements and standardised protocols. This position requires an electrician with an electrical licence and is also responsible for the management of the maintenance and testing of the power distribution and UPS systems.

About You

"We are looking for an Electrical Control systems technician that is interested in continuous learning and producing safe, high quality, reliable, maintainable, PLC and Motion control systems that meet client's requirements in a scientific environment. You will take pride in the quality of your work and control system builds. We have built control system simulators, tested, and prototyped systems for decades and continuously produced results for the ACNS. You will be expected to produce well documented and rigorously tested accurate control systems with cabling that is not only safe, it is also accurate, functional, maintainable, accessible, neat, tidy and clearly labelled according to the drawing. If you see it in the field, we designed and built it here!" Frank Darmann, ACNS Electrical Engineering Team Lead

Your Duties and Responsibilities

Key Accountabilities Band 4

• Install and maintain Neutron Beam Instruments (NBI) motion control systems to provide reliable and robust positioning of instruments, samples and other system related to the NBI including moveable shielding.
• Install and maintain Neutron Beam Instruments (NBI) Safety Interlock System (SIS) to ensuring personal safety of ANSTO staff and non-employees
• Maintain all aspects of the motion positioning systems to ensure a high quality and reliability, devising solution for maximising the effective use of the neutron beam instruments including the recommendations for spare parts holdings

Key Accountabilities Band 5 In addition to accountabilities at Band 4, Band 5 requires:

• Lead the design, programming, deployment and maintenance of the Neutron Beam Instruments (NBI) safety interlock systems (SIS) ensuring personal safety of ANSTO staff and non-employees.
• Interpret and apply Australian Standards for Machine Safety and Australian regulatory requirements of the NBI SIS to ensure ongoing compliance
• Project management of operational and capital projects, including conceiving and proposing new projects, according to ACNS plans and objectives, developing the technical case, prepare costing, organising quotes and planning execution.
• Training of staff in the use of the SIS including documentation and preparation of induction and training materials.

About Us

ANSTO leverages great science to deliver big outcomes. We partner with scientists and engineers and apply new technologies to provide real-world benefits. Our work improves human health, saves lives, builds our industries and protects the environment. ANSTO is the home of Australia's most significant landmark and national infrastructure for research. Thousands of scientists from industry and academia benefit from gaining access to state-of-the-­art instruments every year.

Benefits of Working with Us

ANSTO offers training and development, performance-based salary increases and an extensive range of leave provisions to help employees balance work and personal commitments.

• 18 days personal/carers leave for each year of service
• 3 days paid leave between Christmas and New Year

Generous parental leave provisions:

• 18 weeks Parental leave for primary caregiver
• 14 weeks Parental leave for secondary caregiver (with incremental increase to a maximum of 18 weeks effective 01/03/2027)
• Annual flu vaccinations
• Cultural, Naidoc and First Nations ceremonial leave

Application closing date: 27 September 2026 at 11:59pm

All applicants must be Australian citizens.

In order to solve great challenges, we need great minds and great teams. At ANSTO, we understand that diverse teams produce better outcomesand we value the merit that a diverse perspective can bring to our team. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, primary carers, those with a disability, and women in STEM. ANSTO is a charter member of the Science in Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) initiative and is proudly taking action to create a gender-inclusive workforce.