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The Senior Electrical\Electronics Engineer is responsible to undertake and or support development, integration, and testing of commercial off the shelf (COTS), military off the shelf (MOTS) and or custom electrical\electronic systems. The Senior Electrical\Electronic Engineer contributes to and or guides a small team to complete allocated work packages in line with schedule and cost constraints.

As Senior Electrical/Electronic Engineer, you can anticipate some of your day-to-day tasks to include:

• Deliver a solution for COTS\MOTS and\or custom electrical\electronic systems\sub-systems\products in accordance with requirements
• Evaluate vendor equipment, and prepare and analyse test reports
• Document design and implementation details
• Participate in formal and\or lead informal design reviews
• Support creation and review of system\sub-system requirements
• Collaborate with other engineering disciplines to agree to designs, interfaces and protocols
• Support estimation for bidding activities, including helping to define and shape scope
• Identify and\or support business improvement initiatives for the Electrical\Electronic Engineering function

About your new team

Our engineering team work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment where no day is ever the same! This is a rare opportunity to not only work with some of the industries brightest engineers in defence, but it’s an opportunity to join Australia’s largest defence contract ever awarded – Land 400.

Find Your Why at Rheinmetall

Our values of Safety, Partnership, Openness, Respect and Trust (SPORT) supports our team members to create a workplace environment where our employees value each other, live up to their promises, communicate openly and work safely every day.

The experience and skillset best suited to this role includes:

• Substantial experience in electrical\electronic engineering and related technologies (7+ years)
• Qualification from an accredited tertiary institution in a related discipline, or equivalent experience\combined education, including extensive professional experience
• Hold or be eligible to obtain a (BL \ NV1 \ NV2 \ PV) Australian Security clearance
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work autonomously as well as contribute in a professional team environment
• Well-developed problem-solving skills, including the ability to provide solutions to a variety of technical problems of moderate scope and complexity
• Ability to effectively manage multiple, concurrent activities, while understanding and managing priorities, dependencies and risks
• Strong conceptual and analytical skills with strong attention to detail
• Strong levels of initiative, self-motivation and aptitude to learn
• Excellent problem-solving skills, including ability to provide technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems. Solutions are imaginative, thorough, practicable and consistent with organisational objectives.
• Ability to build and maintain effective internal and external working relationships across all levels, with a strong customer focus
• Demonstrated sound work ethic and ability to follow direction
• Exposure to electrical standards for delivery of engineering designs (E.g. AS3820, AS3000, AS62368)
• Previous Defence industry experience in delivering complex platforms\systems
• German language proficiency
• Hold chartered professional engineering status with Engineers Australia
• Ability to travel interstate and\or internationally when required
• Understanding of military design standards including MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-464, MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-1275
• Exposure to delivering engineering designs to meet electrical regulatory requirements; and
• Knowledge of Australian Standard for Defence Contracting (ASDEFCON) processes.

What we offer you

• Work as part of a team with real purpose in what we do
• Attractive remuneration packages with salary sacrificing and novated leases
• Long weekends every second week with a 9 day working fortnight
• Flexible working practices
• Generous internal incentive and referral program
• Genuine career development and progression opportunities
• Extensive Employee Assistance Program to support overall health and wellbeing
• We are proud to be recognised as an employer of choice for women by WORK180

Our inclusive culture

Rheinmetall fosters a culture of equality, fairness, diversity and inclusion for all our employees and provides a safe and secure work environment where everyone can feel comfortable and supported to bring their unique self to work every day.

If you would like to know more information about how we are supporting our employees, you can view our policies and initiatives here: https://work180.com/en-au/for-women/employer/rheinmetall/benefits

To learn more about life at Rheinmetall, please visit: www.rheinmetall.com/career-au

Next steps

Apply now!

Preferred candidates will be required to complete background checks including pre-employment verifications and national police checks.

Applications close: 10 December 2022

Please note that we will not be accepting any recruitment agency applications for this role.

Questions

For further information about this opportunity, please contact RDA Talent Acquisition Team at Recruitment.Australia@rheinmetall.com.au and quote REF#AU00505.