Date Posted:
Country:
Australia
Location:
AUSSA121: Mawson Lakes SA, 1-11 Technology Drive, Mawson Lakes, SA, 5095, Australia
Position Role Type:
Unspecified
* Location is flexible
* Flexibility to focus on career, family, and lifestyle with opportunities to incorporate office/work from home split and a 9-day fortnight on offer.
* The highly diverse electrical and systems engineering work offers travel opportunities with the Mission System located in Exmouth Western Australia, gateway to the world-class Ningaloo Reef.
Your mission starts here at Raytheon Australia
Right now, we are seeking a bright and energised Systems Engineer.
Join our team of outstanding people with expertise across a wide variety of disciplines and position yourself at the forefront of tomorrow's capabilities.
In return, we will support you with access to best practice tools, systems and processes while continually investing in your growth by providing tailored learning and development opportunities.
Start your mission in a career filled with extraordinary opportunities
for learning, mentoring and professional development. We offer flexible work and career growth backed by global expertise and a supportive culture.
As a proud industry leader in Defence mission support, Raytheon Australia is responsible for providing mission critical systems operations, engineering, maintenance and base support services for the Harold E. Holt (HEH) Defence Precinct, located near Exmouth, Western Australia. This includes services for the maintenance, operation and upgrade of critical defence infrastructure including the Space Surveillance Telescope, Very Low Frequency (VLF) Communications Transmitter and C-Band Radar.
To support our mission, Raytheon is seeking a motivated Electrical/Systems Engineer who is ready to join a diverse, talented, and enthusiastic team of engineering professionals. Reporting to the HEH/VLF Engineering Authority, your prime responsibility is to support a major upgrade to the Variable Tuning Equipment (VTE), a critical part of one of the most powerful radio transmitters in the world, the VLF Transmitter.
Working alongside the HEH Engineering Authority and Commonwealth of Australia (CoA) Customer to:
* Support a design review of the VTE upgrade design pack prior to the installation and attend ad-hoc design review meetings with the Commonwealth. Design artefacts include documents such as:
o Design drawings
o Safety Data Sheets
o System Specifications
o Procedures update and training
o Acceptance Test Reports
* Support preparation of a VTE Upgrade Design Review Report including anticipated Work Health and Safety (WHS) risks where the design developed in accordance with the United States (US) standards differs from Australian standards.
* Assist in updating the Raytheon Radiation Safety Plan and a Hazard/Risk Assessment.
* Provide technical support to the CoA during the implementation of the VTE upgrade, which includes routinely engaging with the US Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Project Engineer and assisting implementation and acceptance testing as required.\
* Conduct a review of the acceptance test activities conducted by the USA, supporting the production of an Acceptance Test Review Report to the CoA.
* Support the conduct of System Operational Verification Tests (SOVT) that are conducted by the United States Navy (USN), including acting as a Test Witness when required.
* Manage the staged upgrade activities in line with the Raytheon EMS producing approved Variances and ECPs to support Service release for each major element of the upgrade.
Skills, Experience and Qualifications:
* Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Systems Engineering with at least three years of post-graduate professional engineering experience in either area.
* Ability to understand a diverse range of electrical and RF communications systems.
* An understanding of key Systems Engineering activities such as Design Reviews, Hazard/Risk Assessments, formal V&V testing, Engineering Change and Service Release.
* Familiarity with Australian Standard (AS) electrical and Safety standards;
* An good understanding of the Raytheon Engineering Management System and the Systems Engineering lifecycle;
Candidates must be eligible to obtain an Australian Defence Security Clearance. Eligibility can be found at with ability to satisfy ITAR material access compliance.
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