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Role highlights

• Great opportunity to support Australia’s net‑zero energy transition
• Apply your power systems and renewable energy expertise with industry impact
• Join our team to deliver evidence‑based insights for a changing energy sector!

About CSIRO

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The opportunity

Australia’s energy sector is entering a decade of rapid and complex transformation. As the nation moves toward a net‑zero emissions future, there is a growing need for senior specialists who can connect industry challenges with research‑driven solutions. CSIRO’s Networks & DER team plays a central role in this work by delivering trusted, evidence‑based insights that support Australia’s evolving energy landscape.

In this role, you will draw on significant experience in the utility sector – either within a DNSP, retailer or through extensive industry‑based project delivery – to lead and shape work at the low‑voltage network level. You will work directly with utilities and partners across Australia and other regions, using your established industry knowledge to identify challenges, co‑design solutions, and create new opportunities.

As a senior engineer, you will take a lead role in delivering projects, scoping and negotiating new work, and bringing strategic insight to CSIRO’s power system transformation research. You will act as a trusted advisor to clients, apply specialist expertise to complex and emerging issues, and ensure research outcomes are translated into meaningful, real‑world impact. You will also play a critical role in strengthening CSIRO’s industry presence – collaborating across multidisciplinary teams, fostering partnerships, supporting knowledge transfer to industry, identifying future research pathways, and contributing to CSIRO’s broader energy research objectives.