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About the role
As an Electronics Engineer Submariner, you'll be one of the Navy's electronics and combat systems engineering experts, responsible for the maintenance and repair of communications, sonar, navigation, combat data, fire control and weapons systems onboard an advanced submarine. You'll also be heavily involved with resource management, assigning and scheduling personnel, assets, equipment and finances to the task at hand. Ashore, you could be responsible for the project management, provision of financial estimates or the progression of technical works requirements or maintenance programs.
What you'll do
At sea you'll be the engineering authority, leading a team of highly skilled electronics technicians to make sure the advanced systems onboard the submarine are ready for the mission, and providing critical advice to the Commanding Officer. In shore-based positions you'll support the fleet with system specification, acquisition and through-life support, system certification, combat system trials and the broader training and management of electronics technicians and junior engineers.
Duties
* Monitoring system performance
* Developing proposed modifications and repair solutions
* Supervising and evaluating equipment trials
* Resource management
* Assigning and scheduling personnel
* Finances relevant to your role
* Ship security, firefighting and replenishment at sea
* Boarding party, first aid, flood repair and flight deck
* Assisting with medical, ammunitioning or ceremonial duties
* Shift work, or on-call duties as required
Training and skills
With paid training, you'll gain all the skills you need to tackle anything this rewarding role throws at you. You'll be supported by professional and enthusiastic Navy personnel who'll provide the necessary guidance to ensure you're prepared. The professional development you gain as a Navy Engineer enables Chartered Engineer (CPEng) accreditation with Engineers Australia, giving you international recognition of your engineering competency.
To assist in your role, you'll have access to both government and private support organisations where you'll work closely with military, Defence civilians and contractors on a regular basis. This may involve working outside the Navy program in the Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group or even being placed within contractor organisations.
As an officer, you'll learn additional skills and duties to become highly trained and efficient in supporting the security and safety of your place of work and those around you. This involves providing leadership, management, administration and career advice to junior members and officers within your team. This training and support continues as your career progresses, equipping you with a range of skills that will benefit you wherever your career takes you.
Progression
Opportunities for progression and upskilling continue throughout your career as an officer. As you progress, the Navy will provide you with leadership, management, and specialist skills training to develop your ability to effectively manage your teams. You'll also be provided with training opportunities to further develop your role-related expertise. This world-class training will strengthen your skillset and enable you to become an influential leader in the Navy, allowing you to face any challenge, either at sea or ashore.
In addition, the Navy sponsors your membership of Engineers Australia (EA) and participation in a Graduate Development Program run in co-operation with EA. Through participation in this program, you can achieve Chartered Professional Engineer status.
As an officer in the Navy, you may also undertake a posting to an Any Officer role during your career, such as instructor/training roles and staff officer roles. This experience helps you broaden your skill set and prepare for more senior roles.
Additional information
In-Service Information: In the Navy, this role is known as Weapons Electrical Engineering Officer Submariner, title abbreviation WEEO SM.
Locations
Following training, you'll generally be based at HMAS Stirling on Garden Island, WA, which is less than an hour's drive south of Perth.
Requirements
* You are an Australian citizen, or an eligible Australian permanent resident.
* You are at least 17 years old (you can start your years or 16 years for ADFA).
* Your background can be checked – to obtain the minimum-security clearance, you must have lived in Australia or have a checkable background for the past 10 years.
* You have or have been accepted to study a relevant degree (or for ADFA, an Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) high enough to qualify for entry to the relevant degree program).
* You are reasonably fit and healthy – you'll need to pass the swim and physical fitness tests to graduate from your training.
* Your driver's licence is not suspended or cancelled (you don't need a driver's licence for this role but if you have one, it can't be suspended or cancelled).
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