Application closing date: Tuesday, 10 June 2025 • 11:59pm, Canberra time
Estimated start date: Friday, 01 August 2025
Location of work: ACT
Working arrangements: The role will be required to be performed onsite at the ASD location in Canberra
Length of contract: 12 Months
Contract extensions: 12 months
Security clearance: Must be able to obtain Positive Vetting
Rates: $150 - $180 per hour (inc. super)
The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) requires a Radio Frequency Technologist to work across a variety of disciplines including RF hardware design, software configuration, testing and completing systems engineering documentation and procedures. They will be required to support team members in their required area of expertise and share their knowledge to aid in improving staff understanding.
Key duties and responsibilities:
* As directed, undertake the design, integration, testing and documentation of engineering subsystems
* Plan, design, manage, execute and report test and test procedures using appropriate testing tools and techniques
* Produce technical documentation
* Undertake testing and fault finding using electronic test equipment (e.g. oscilloscopes, logic analysers, spectrum analysers) of RF communications systems and components.
* Assist in the continuous improvement process by developing and enhancing procedures
* With guidance, perform design review
Essential Criteria
1. DESN 4: Designs system components using appropriate modelling techniques following agreed architectures, design standards, patterns and methodology. Identifies and evaluates alternative design options and trade-offs. Creates multiple design views to address the concerns of the different stakeholders and to handle functional and non-functional requirements. Models, simulates or prototypes the behaviour of proposed system components to enable approval by stakeholders. Produces detailed design specifications to form the basis for the construction of systems. Reviews, verifies and improves own designs against specifications.
2. RFEN 4: Investigates and resolves system-wide fault conditions using a wide range of diagnostic tools and techniques. Reconfigures equipment to circumvent temporary outages. Specifies, selects and integrates RF devices in a system. Defines internal communication protocols for transmission over the available frequencies. Reconfigures devices and software to optimise performance.
3. TEST 3: Designs detailed functional test cases and scripts, covering various scenarios and boundary values. Actively participates in requirement and design reviews, refining test plans based on insights gained. Undertakes structured exploratory testing to investigate and verify functionality. Prepares test data, configures environments and automates repeatable tests. Executes tests, logs defects with detailed information and analyses results to assess system functionality.
Desirable Criteria
1. Experience in Satellite communication
2. Electrical Trade Certificate
3. Application of ARPANSA RF Standard
4. Experience in RFoIP technologies
HOW TO APPLY
Please update your CV to highlight your previous work experience to demonstrate your suitability for this role. You will be required to provide a response to EACH of the Essential and Desirable criteria with a maximum character count of 3000.
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