Senior Facility Automation & Instrumentation Engineer

QinetiQ Group; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

QinetiQ Group is seeking a Senior Facility Control Systems and Instrumentation Engineer to join the Port Melbourne site on Fishermans Bend. You will provide senior technical leadership across PLC, SCADA, HMI, DAQ and instrumentation within a demanding test facility environment, coordinating with the Facility Manager and multidisciplinary teams.

Australian Defence security clearance NV1 minimum (or ability to obtain one) is required.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience across control systems, instrumentation, DAQ and industrial automation.
• Experience with complex facilities or experimental/test environments.
• Practical experience with test and evaluation, including equipment integration, checkout and operation.
• Strong diagnostic skills covering fault-finding and root cause analysis.
• Experience operating and maintaining facilities safely, including calibration, maintenance and upgrades.
• Knowledge of engineering compliance, standards, regulation and client governance.
• Experience managing calibration records, facility certification and quality/audit documentation.
• Engineering Degree qualifications (Bachelor of Engineering in Electronic, Electrical, Control Systems or a related discipline).

Responsibilities

• Developing, maintaining and troubleshooting PLC, SCADA, HMI, industrial automation, communications, signal conditioning and DAQ systems.
• Lead engineering lifecycle from requirements and design through integration, testing, commissioning and sustainment.
• Support and lead safe operation of facilities and equipment during testing, maintenance, commissioning and upgrades.
• Lead fault investigation and root cause analysis to reduce facility downtime.
• Manage calibration programs and certification/audit records.
• Manage instrumentation/control-system assets and documentation.
• Ensure outputs meet safety, quality, regulatory, engineering and client governance requirements.
• Identify technologies and solutions to improve capability, reliability and operational effectiveness, including modernization.

Skills

Control systems

Instrumentation

DAQ

Industrial automation

Test facilities

Fault diagnosis

Calibration management

Project governance

Education

Bachelor of Engineering (Electronic/Electrical/Control Systems)

Tools

SCADA

PLC

HMI

Job description

QinetiQ Group is seeking a Senior Facility Control Systems and Instrumentation Engineer to join the Port Melbourne site on Fishermans Bend. You will provide senior technical leadership across PLC, SCADA, HMI, DAQ and instrumentation within a demanding test facility environment, coordinating with the Facility Manager and multidisciplinary teams.

Australian Defence security clearance NV1 minimum (or ability to obtain one) is required.