Electronic Warfare and Sensors Engineer

Downer; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful work

Professional development

Perks@Downer

Reservist Leave

Job summary

Downer is seeking an Electronic Warfare and Sensors Engineer to support design assurance across electronic warfare and sensor systems for Australia’s Combat System Upgrade. You will review complex designs, assess performance, and engage with Defence stakeholders to ensure solutions meet requirements.

Join a challenging maritime program, collaborating with prime contractors and multidisciplinary teams to verify compliance, manage risks, and progress through key design reviews and testing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical, electronic, communications engineering or a related discipline.
• Experience with electronic warfare, radar or sensor systems engineering.
• Knowledge of RF/microwave systems, radar principles and electronic warfare fundamentals.
• Understanding of EMC/E3 principles within complex integrated platforms.
• Experience with requirements management, traceability and verification activities.
• Strong analytical, stakeholder engagement and technical reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide independent design assurance support across electronic warfare and sensor systems within the Combat System Upgrade.
• Review complex engineering designs, assess system performance and support integration activities.
• Ensure technical solutions meet Defence requirements before progressing through design reviews and testing milestones.
• Collaborate with Defence, prime contractors and multidisciplinary engineering teams to manage technical risks and verify requirements compliance.

Skills

Electronic warfare systems engineering

Radar and sensor design

Systems engineering & verification

EMC/E3 principles

Requirements management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engineering

Job description

As an Electronic Warfare and Sensors Engineer, you will play a key role in assuring the design and integration of advanced combat system technologies that strengthen Australia's naval defence capability. Working alongside Defence stakeholders, global industry partners and specialist engineering teams, you'll contribute to the modernisation of the Royal Australian Navy's HC Destroyers through the delivery of the Combat System Upgrade.

Join our Downer Professional Services team and play a key role in delivering complex defence and national security projects that safeguard Australia's future. This is an opportunity to work at the forefront of electronic warfare, radar and sensor technologies while supporting capability outcomes critical to Australia's national security.

The Opportunity

As an Electronic Warfare and Sensors Engineer, you will provide independent design assurance support across the electronic warfare and sensor systems that form part of Combat System Upgrade. You will review complex engineering designs, assess system performance, support integration activities and ensure technical solutions meet Defence requirements before progressing through key design reviews and testing milestones.

Working closely with Defence, prime contractors and multidisciplinary engineering teams, you will help manage technical risks, verify requirements compliance and contribute to the successful delivery of a highly complex maritime capability program.

This role offers exposure to advanced naval combat systems, cutting‑edge Defence technologies and senior stakeholders across Defence and industry, while providing opportunities for professional growth within a leading Defence consulting business.

About the Program

Working within the Maritime Business Unit, you will contribute to the enhancement of Australia's air and missile defence capability through modernisation of the Royal Australian Navy's. The program is delivered in partnership with the Commonwealth, and partners, supporting the integration of advanced radar, electronic warfare and combat management capabilities.

Does This Sound Like You?

• Electronic warfare systems engineering
• Radar and sensor system design or integration
• Combat systems, communications or RF technologies
• Systems engineering, verification and validation activities
• Naval, Defence or complex mission-critical environments

What You’ll Bring

Essential

• Bachelor's degree in electrical, Electronic, Communications Engineering or a related discipline
• Experience with electronic warfare, radar or sensor systems engineering
• Knowledge of RF/microwave systems, radar principles and electronic warfare fundamentals
• Understanding of EMC/E3 principles within complex integrated platforms
• Experience with requirements management, traceability and verification activities
• Strong analytical, stakeholder engagement and technical reporting skills

Desirable

• Experience supporting Defence maritime or naval capability programs
• Experience conducting independent design assurance, verification and validation activities
• Understanding of ASDEFCON engineering governance processes

Due to the nature of the work, you are required to currently hold and maintain a clearance as required by the Commonwealth. In some instances, compliance with International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) requirements may also be an inherent requirement.

More than anything, you'll bring a strong work ethic, a positive attitude, and a commitment to delivering high-quality outcomes for our clients.

Why Downer Professional Services

At Downer Professional Services, we’re not just a workplace – we’re a business dedicated to contributing to the shaping of the future of defence in Australia. As the country’s only sovereign prime, we’re committed to making a real difference in protecting Australia’s interests.

What is means to belong at Downer Professional Services

• Meaningful work: Help to deliver critical Defence projects that protect Australia and shape its future.
• Professional development: Access career mapping, accelerated learning programs, and shared learning through our Communities of Practice.
• Great perks: Enjoy discounts on healthcare, retail, vehicles, and more through Perks@Downer.
• Veteran support: Benefit from initiatives like up to 20 days of Reservist Leave to stay connected post-service.

We know that diversity makes us stronger and we actively celebrate it through our commitment to inclusion and belonging.

We're committed to building a team that reflects the diverse communities we serve and we welcome people of all ages, genders, sexual orientations, cultures, abilities, and lived experiences. We especially encourage applications from those whose voices have traditionally been underrepresented in our industry, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Māori and Pasifika Peoples, veterans, people with disability, and neurodivergent individuals. Even if your experience doesn't align perfectly with this role, we'd still like to hear from you.

As a WORK180 Endorsed Employer, we support flexibility that works for your life, inclusive leadership that values your voice, and equitable access to opportunity so you can do your best work and bring your whole self to it.

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