Electricity Systems Specialist

Electrical Engineer Position Overview

• We are seeking a skilled Electrical Engineer to join our team in the JORN project.
• The successful candidate will be accountable for designing and developing electrical systems and/or equipment according to contractual and company requirements.
• This role has no direct reports, but the engineer is expected to mentor junior members of the Power Generation team.

This position involves occasional travel to remote radar sites to support technical scoping activities and supervision of installation works.

• Development and Review of Electrical Engineering Design Documentation.
• Progression and Management of Electrical Engineering Projects from Inception to Incorporation.
• Electrical Engineering Technical Projects Include (not limited to): Power generation systems, Generator Control System Design, Hazardous Areas Assessment and Design, Arc Flash Assessments, Programmable Logic Controller Program and Design, Instrumentation and Control Design, Solar and Battery Energy Storage Systems Design, Site Electrical Assessments, Earthing System Design and Testing, Condition Based Monitoring, Arc Flash Assessments, UPS Design.

The successful candidate will also develop strong relationships with site-based and ad-hoc project teams, complete assigned JORN Sustainment engineering changes in accordance with applicable and project-specific design change policies, procedures, and work instructions, and participate in mandated system reviews (e.g. SRR, PDR, CDR etc). They will also report progress on engineering change, S&Q and MPAAHS to the Power Generation Team Lead on a weekly basis through electronic reporting mechanisms, assist in performing real-time and retrospective fault diagnosis for system outage events, conduct system safety assessments using applicable processes for hazard identification and analysis, liaise with the team leads to set career goals for professional development, attend regular continuous training sessions to broaden knowledge base and to support CPD, contribute to team planning, risk management, product safety, quality and SHE, develop and apply electrical knowledge of the JORN system, subsystems, and units to understand the operation and requirements of the current system variants, comply with all system security requirements, work towards and achieve Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) through Engineers Australia, participate in peer reviews for a variety of JORN Sustainment artefacts, mentor new and junior engineers of the Power and Electrical team as assigned by the Team Lead, develop strong relationships with broader project teams, including remote site personnel, contractors, operators, and customers, and perform any other tasks as needed to progress engineering changes through the workflow.

To be suitable for this position, you will have:

• Tertiary qualifications in Electrical and Electronics Engineering.
• Experience in projects related to power plants, substations or generator systems.
• Experience in electrical circuit design, including protection schemes and relays.
• Relevant power generation electrical system design knowledge, such as generator switchboard design, load management development, and generator controls systems.
• Background in defence practices highly desired.
• Understanding of requirements analysis, design, verification, and other systems engineering principles.
• Background working in a technical regulatory framework (e.g. TAMM, TRAMM, NTRF).
• Experience in developing detailed engineering work packages.
• Background working in classified environments.

We believe in hiring for potential, so even if you don't meet all the criteria, we encourage you to apply if this role interests you.