Electronics Engineer

Your role:

As an Electronics Engineer, you’ll be one of the Navy’s electrical and combat systems experts, working onboard ships and ashore. You’ll help solve a variety of engineering challenges, leading a team that maintains systems and equipment, including radar, sonar, communication, navigation, combat and weapons systems.

Whether you have recently finished school, currently studying, already in the workforce or you have no experience at all, we’re hiring. You’ll be paid from day one to gain all the skills needed with extensive on-the-job training. If you’re already studying or ready to study a job-relevant degree at your choice of accredited university, you can join the Navy and have your fees paid for. You’ll earn a salary while you complete your degree and walk straight into a Navy role following graduation.

The professional development you gain as a Navy Engineer enables automatic Chartered Professional Engineer accreditation with Engineers Australia, giving you international recognition of your engineering competency.

Your duties include, but are not limited to:

• Leading and looking after your team of engineering personnel
• Developing and evaluating proposed repair solutions
• Monitoring system performance
• Supervising and evaluating equipment trials
• Maintain a variety of systems, such as administration computer systems and networks, phased array and rotating antenna radars and targeting computer systems.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Job security
• Superannuation of 16.4% - 4.4% over the Australian average, meaning you can retire with more
• Free medical and dental care
• Sense of accomplishment and pride that comes from serving your country
• Become a homeowner: get help to buy a home
• Cheaper living: rent allowance or subsidised rental
• Career progression and development opportunities
• Travel and adventure
• Free fitness facilities
• Support for your family: subsidised healthcare, free access to on-base gyms and pools, family and community programs, resources for school transitions
• Delicious chef made meals at sea
• Balance of shore and sea postings

Submariner:

There is also the option to specialise as an Electronics Engineer Submariner and be a part of the most exclusive and stable workforce in Australia. Your role will be to lead a team that maintains advanced combat, self-defence, sensor, communications and intelligence systems, working in a challenging yet rewarding environment.

Salary:

Upon completion of your initial military and employment training, you’ll enjoy a salary package starting from $136,012 for surface fleet and $142,778 for submariners.

Eligibility:

• For this role, you must be at least 17 at the time of enlistment, and Australian Citizen.
• For Graduate Entry, the minimum requirement is an engineering degree permitting graduate membership to Engineers Australia as a professional engineer.
• Please visit the eligibility page for further details: Eligbility - ADF Careers
• If you are not an Australian Citizen, please visit the ADF Careers Eligibility Page to confirm you meet the requirements for a career in the ADF.

How to Apply:

Apply today or request more information by calling 13 19 01 or emailing [email protected]

Visit the link below for the full position descriptions and requirements:

• Navy - Electronics Engineer (adfcareers.gov.au)
• Navy - Electronics Engineer Submariner (adfcareers.gov.au)