Senior Projects Engineer

Northrop Grumman; Ipswich City, Brisbane; Híbrido; AUD 110.000 - 145.000; Tempo integral

Benefícios oferecidos por esta vaga

Professional development

Purchased additional annual leave

Salary packaging

Parental leave

Wellbeing program

Employee Assistance Program

Resumo da vaga

Northrop Grumman Australia (NGA) seeks an Aerospace/Mechanical/Mechatronics Engineer to support the KC-30A Engineering & Technical Services team in maintaining fleet safety, compliance and availability. The role involves engineering judgment across sustainment, investigations and modifications, with mentoring opportunities and governance contributions.

Based in Springfield or Pinkenba (Brisbane Airport), Queensland, the position offers hybrid work and a 9 day fortnight option.

Qualificações

• Aerospace, Mechanical or Mechatronics engineering background.
• Experience in aviation sustainment or regulated engineering environments.
• Ability to mentor developing engineers and contribute to governance.

Responsabilidades

• Provide engineering support across aircraft sustainment and airworthiness activities.
• Assess technical information from Airbus and other stakeholders and translate into practical outcomes.
• Contribute to modifications, engineering change and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Mentor less experienced engineers and help build team capability.
• Influence engineering processes within a Defence aviation environment.

Conhecimentos

Aerospace engineering

Team mentoring

Airworthiness

Formação

Bachelor's degree

Ferramentas

Engineering tools

Descrição da vaga

AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: YesRELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance availableCLEARANCE TYPE: AU- Secret (NV1)TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

We are Northrop Grumman Australia (NGA). Our 800 strong team is leveraging unparalleled global resources to deliver sovereign Defence capability aligned to the Government's priorities across Aeronautics, Mission Critical Systems, Space and Guided Weapons. As we build our business and our capabilities, we are also developing a reputation as a great place to work. Help us define what is possible for our nation and for your career.

The Role

This role sits within the KC-30A Engineering & Technical Services team and plays an important part in keeping the fleet safe, compliant and available for operations.

You'll work across aircraft sustainment, engineering investigations, technical information reviews and modification activities, providing the engineering judgement that helps turn complex technical information into practical outcomes. The role also offers the opportunity to mentor developing engineers, contribute to engineering governance and help shape how engineering support is delivered across the program.

This role is based in Springfield or Pinkenba (Brisbane Airport), Queensland. Hybrid working, and a 9 day fortnight option available.

Australian Citizenship and the ability to gain and retain NV1 clearance is mandatory.

Key Responsibilities

In this position you will:

• Provide engineering support across aircraft sustainment, technical investigations and airworthiness activities.
• Assess technical information from Airbus and other stakeholders, translating it into practical engineering outcomes.
• Contribute to modifications, engineering change and continuous improvement initiatives across the program.
• Support and mentor less experienced engineers while helping build team capability.
• Influence engineering processes and ways of working within a complex Defence aviation environment.

About You

You're an Aerospace, Mechanical or Mechatronics Engineer with experience in aviation, sustainment, airworthiness or other highly regulated engineering environments.

You enjoy solving technical problems, working with a broad range of stakeholders and seeing the real-world impact of engineering decisions. Just as importantly, you're someone who can provide guidance to others, share knowledge and help lift capability across the team.

Experience in Defence or aviation is highly regarded, but we'll also consider engineers from other regulated industries who bring strong engineering fundamentals and a willingness to learn.

What we Offer

We have built our benefits to help you define your possible.

• Professional Development - further education, leadership development, professional industry memberships and unlimited access to a range of online training
• Purchased additional annual leave - 2 weeks
• Salary packaging including novated car leases
• Generous paid parental leave - 18 Weeks
• Volunteer and enhanced Reservist Leave
• Health & Wellbeing program
• Employee Assistance Program

Everyone Matters

Doing the right thing and sharing success are two values underpinning how we behave at Northrop Grumman. Here, everyone matters including candidates from diverse backgrounds.

We are particularly proud of our commitment to reconciliation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as demonstrated through our Second Innovate RAP (2024-2026), and our support for Veteran employment, and welcome Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and Veterans to apply to join our team.

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