Electronics Engineering Team Lead
// Role Summary
Lead an electronic engineering team in delivering defence sustainment solutions across land, sea, and air domains. This role involves technical leadership, design, sourcing, and team development.
// Key Responsibilities
- Lead and support an electronics engineering team in the design, development, and sustainment of defence solutions.
- Responsible for engineering leadership, cost and schedule optimization, and team development.
- Involves design, sourcing, and implementation of manufacturing, repair, and test processes and equipment.
- Requires experience in electronic design, analysis, and technologies such as power supplies, analogue/digital design, and EMIC.
- Must possess or be eligible to obtain a defence security clearance and comply with ITAR regulations.
// Role Specification
Electronic Engineering Team Lead
We have an excellent opportunity for an Electronic Engineering Team Lead to join our team within the Integrated Defence & Autonomous Systems Business Unit. You will be working in the Technical and Engineering Services team, providing Defence Sustainment Solutions for the Land, Sea and Air domains.
Reporting to the TES Project Engineering Manager, you will lead and support a small electronics engineering team in the realisation of required engineering solutions while optimising cost and schedule for the allocated work.
Core Duties:
- Provide engineering support to the TES and Service Centre teams as directed by the TES Project Engineering Manager.
- Provide engineering leadership and direction to project teams during design and development activities and in support of sustainment activities within the TES Business Unit.
- Design, source and implement product-specific tooling, equipment, and processes used to manufacture, maintain, repair, and test company deliverables.
- Produce and/or review various artefacts to facilitate the manufacture, support, and testing of products in the TES portfolio.
- Provide technical input and support for non-compliance, obsolescence, and test failure investigations.
- Lead and/or support investigation and resolution of Safety, Product Safety, or Environmental Safety issues in relation to products and processes.
- Lead and/or support bid development and the creation of associated cost estimates.
- Champion and support the development of your team to maintain a community of Electronic Engineering SMEs for current and future TES projects.
- Handle personnel actions including performance reviews, salary recommendations, and co-ordination of training and development.
- Initiate, design, develop, document, and monitor processes and process improvements for the continuous improvement of TES and Service Centre capability.
- Provide Design for Manufacture, Assembly and Test, and Design for Maintainability guidance to supported projects.
About You:
- Experience in developing electronic equipment designs, participation in design reviews, undertaking typical design analyses, and implementation of electronics solutions, its integration, validation, and qualification testing.
- Experience in the following technologies, design analysis techniques, and development tools: Power supplies, analogue design, digital design, electronic CAD tools, simulation and modelling tools, EMIC solutions and compliance, electrical and mechanical manufacturability, and reliability and maintainability.
- A degree in electronic engineering or a related field.
- Ability to communicate and build relationships with people at all levels of the organisation.
- A good understanding of ESD control and working within structured Quality systems.
- Good computer literacy.
- Defence security clearance or eligibility to obtain.
- Eligibility to be cleared for International Traffic In Arms (ITAR) regulations.
Job Location: Edinburgh Parks, SA. Hybrid and flexible working arrangements are available; please speak to your recruiter about specific options for this role.
Note: Applicants must be Australian citizens and either possess or be eligible to obtain and maintain a defence security clearance. International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) are applicable and may affect suitability based on nationality.