Field Service Engineer – Defence Maritime Systems

Kinexus Australia; Darwin; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Long-term career development

Job summary

Kinexus Australia is seeking a Field Service Engineer in Darwin to maintain, troubleshoot and repair complex mechanical and electronic systems across defence maritime platforms, ensuring reliability and operational readiness.

You will work hands-on within a capable engineering team, perform diagnostics using electronic test equipment, interpret schematics, implement improvements and support field operations from commissioning through maintenance to keep critical capabilities mission-ready.

Qualifications

• Experience troubleshooting complex mechanical and electronic systems.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical and mechanical schematics.
• Hands-on engineering approach with autonomous work style.
• Experience in defence, maritime, naval or related high-reliability environments is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Conduct fault finding and root-cause analysis on mechanical and electronic systems.
• Perform preventive maintenance, servicing and repairs on maritime platforms.
• Diagnose issues using electrical test equipment and diagnostic tools.
• Interpret schematics to support troubleshooting activities.
• Identify improvements to enhance system reliability and performance.
• Support field operations, testing, commissioning and maintenance.
• Collaborate with engineering and operations teams to deliver mission-ready capability.

Skills

Fault finding

Diagnostic equipment

Read schematics

Autonomous work

Defence/maritime experience

Tools

Electronic test equipment

Job description

Kinexus Australia is seeking a Field Service Engineer in Darwin to maintain, troubleshoot and repair complex mechanical and electronic systems across defence maritime platforms, ensuring reliability and operational readiness.

You will work hands-on within a capable engineering team, perform diagnostics using electronic test equipment, interpret schematics, implement improvements and support field operations from commissioning through maintenance to keep critical capabilities mission-ready.