Title:  Principal Engineer

QinetiQ employs more than 8500 people in more than 50 locations around the world, offering our customers premier expertise in advice, services and creative technology-based products.

QinetiQ Australia, part of the global QinetiQ group, provides technological and scientific expertise to help customers protect and advance their vital interests. As an innovative science and technology company, we help solve some of our customers' most challenging problems. Our determination to deliver and improve today and anticipate and shape tomorrow, makes QinetiQ a very exciting, rewarding and respected place to work and learn.
 

The team at QinetiQ have a number of exciting opportunities on the horizon, and as such, we are looking for an Avionics Engineer to join our Advisory team, based in Brisbane.

This position provides support to ongoing engineering design activities requiring a Design Engineer, up to and including CVE certification, for the classification of design, certification program plan development, design development, review and compliance assurance for the current and future avionics and software modifications.
 

As an Avionics Engineer, your responsibilities will include, but not limited to:
 

• Conformance to instructions described in AASB DOE and AASB CAM-SP
• Technical Information (TI) handling; registration, review of applicability, Safety Alert Information (SAI) and actions
• DASR Classification of Design
• Develop and review Certification Program Plan (21.A.17 and local Design Manual procedures) including:

1. Establish Certification Basis (21.A.101)
2. Develop Specification (under local Design Manual procedures)
3. Develop Design Plans

• Develop Avionics technical content
• Peer Review Avionics technical content
• DASR CVE Review
• DASR Declaration of Compliance /Approval (21.A.263(c) for minor & 21.A.97 for major)
• Recommendations for Incorporation Approval and Service Release (FG AASB(ENG) 12-0-094)
• System Safety Analysis
• Modification development and review
• Deviation development and review
• Development of Functional and Physical Configuration Audits
• Development of Acceptance Test and Evaluation Plans
• Draft and/or technically approve Publication Changes
• New Drawing Requests and Drawing Change Notices
• System tests, investigations and reports
• Technical support for tests and evaluations
• Development, review and approval of support Logistics Processes (LPs).
• Support all aspects of the CH-47F Health and Usage Monitoring System (Cargo Platform Health Environment (CPHE)
• Support all aspects of the CH-47F Mission Planning software (AMPS), and the Army Aviation Common Mission Management System (CMMS)
• Lead the establishment of a Data Usage and Analysis capability and assist with the development of business cases as required to support these efforts

To be successful in the role of Avionics Engineer, you will require:

• Appropriate Engineering qualification
• Experience levels for the discipline/qualification
• Software and Network integration and troubleshooting
• Compliance Verification Engineer qualification
• Aircraft Systems Knowledge
• DASR Part M,Part 21J and Military Type Certificate Holder Obligations courses

Desirable Requirements:

• Experience with:
• Aircraft Health and Usage Monitoring Systems
• Aircraft Mission Planning Software
• CH-47F Chinook aircraft
• Software acceptance and certification
• AASB Engineering Management System (EMS)
• Defence Aviation Safety Regulation (DASR)
• Development of procedures documenting Engineering functions
• Project Task Management
• Acceptance test planning and conduct
• Adhoc system diagnostics / investigation
• Army Aviation System Branch (AASB) Standard Operating Procedures/Functional Guidance
• Emerald2 exposure and experience

Applicants MUST hold a minimum NV1 Australian Government Security Clearance

Looking for an Employer with Benefits?

At QinetiQ, our competitive remuneration and benefits package supports your evolving needs throughout your career. You’ll share in the company’s success, and be rewarded for your own. We’ll invest in your professional development and provide an inclusive environment for you to succeed.

Some of our benefits include:

• • Individual professional development fund
  • Flexible work
  • Purchased leave program and loyalty leave
  • Up to 18 weeks paid parental leave
  • Annual incentive scheme
  • Complimentary salary continuance insurance
  • Annual volunteering leave with Operation Give Back
  • Relaxed dress code

 A full list of our employee benefits and further information can be found here: https://www.qinetiq.com/en-au/careers/benefits

For any further detail, or if you want to chat further - please reach out  directly to Visu Mutte - Talent Acquisition Specialist at VMutte@qinetiq.com.au

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As the defence industry in Australia grows, it is an exciting time to join QinetiQ. What the company looks like today will be different to that of tomorrow as we navigate an ever changing world. To innovate for our customers' advantage we value the need for diversity of thought in everything we do. We provide a flexible and inclusive environment where our people can bring their whole selves to work, meaningfully contribute and have equal opportunity to succeed. We actively seek applications from people who come from diverse backgrounds and experiences. Aligned with our Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Reconciliation Action Plan, we also encourage applications from women, veterans and First Nations people. 

QinetiQ conducts pre-employment screening, including but not limited to identity verification and police checks, for all preferred candidates.