Principal Scientist: AI, Optics & Defense Systems

Arkeus Career

City of Port Phillip

On-site

AUD 180,000 - 240,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and career pathways

Employee stock option plan (ESOP)

Mentorship and intern program

Job summary

Arkeus seeks a Principal Scientist to provide deep technical leadership across disruptive technologies and capabilities. You will work with engineers, scientists, product leaders and defence customers to identify opportunities, develop concepts, test hypotheses and translate research into scalable systems.

The role operates at strategic and technical depth, setting direction while guiding experiments and solving complex problems.

Qualifications

PhD or equivalent advanced technical expertise in a relevant field.
Significant experience in advanced R&D or deep-tech product development.
Experience working in defence, aerospace or highly regulated environments.

Responsibilities

Define and lead the scientific roadmap for disruption technologies and capabilities.
Identify emerging technologies and technical approaches for operational advantage.
Develop and test novel concepts through modelling, experimentation, prototyping and field trials.
Translate complex scientific problems into practical engineering deliverables.
Collaborate across sensing, optics, AI/ML, signal processing, physics, autonomy and systems engineering.