Field Service Technician / Engineer - Defence

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

Job Description

Our client is an Australian engineering and technology organisation delivering innovative capability to the Defence maritime sector. With a strong pipeline of work supporting new naval platforms and Defence maritime capability, they are seeking a Field Service Engineer to join their growing team in Darwin.

This is an opportunity to work on leading-edge Defence technology, supporting the maintenance, reliability and operational readiness of next-generation maritime platforms. You'll be part of a highly capable engineering team, providing technical support in a hands-on environment where no two days are the same.

The Opportunity

As a Field Service Engineer, you'll be responsible for maintaining, troubleshooting and repairing complex mechanical and electronic systems while supporting field operations and engineering activities. You'll play a key role in ensuring critical Defence capability remains operational, while also contributing to ongoing product and system improvements.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct advanced fault finding and root cause analysis across mechanical and electronic systems.
• Perform preventative maintenance, servicing and repairs on Defence maritime platforms and associated equipment.
• Diagnose technical issues using a range of electronic test equipment and diagnostic tools.
• Interpret electrical and mechanical schematics to support complex troubleshooting activities.
• Identify and implement improvements to enhance system reliability and performance.
• Support field operations, testing, commissioning and maintenance activities.
• Collaborate closely with engineering and operations teams to deliver reliable, mission-ready capability.

About You

To be successful in this role, you'll be a practical engineer who enjoys getting hands-on and solving challenging technical problems.

You’ll Ideally Bring

• Experience troubleshooting complex mechanical and electronic systems.
• Strong fault-finding skills using electronic test equipment and diagnostic equipment.
• The ability to read and interpret electrical and mechanical schematics.
• Experience improving the reliability and maintainability of operational equipment.
• Hands-on experience building, maintaining or repairing mechanical and electronic systems.
• The ability to work autonomously while contributing effectively within a multidisciplinary team.

Experience within Defence, maritime, naval, aerospace, industrial automation, mining, heavy industry or other high-reliability engineering environments will be highly regarded.

What's on Offer

• Work on new Defence maritime capability and advanced naval platforms.
• Join a growing organisation delivering innovative technology to the Australian Defence sector.
• Diverse, hands-on engineering work with genuine technical ownership.
• Opportunity to influence system reliability and engineering outcomes.
• Long-term career development within a rapidly expanding business.
• Competitive salary package and the chance to work on projects that directly support Australia's Defence capability.

If you're looking for a technically challenging role where you can combine hands-on engineering with problem solving while supporting the future of Australia's Defence maritime capability, we'd love to hear from you.