Graduate Engineer

About HM

HeliMods (HM) is a world-leading aerospace technology company based on Queensland's beautiful Sunshine Coast, delivering cutting-edge mission systems into the air networks of essential service providers including; emergency medical, search and rescue, and law enforcement agencies, all across the globe.

We're founder-led with a passionate team spanning advanced digital engineering, precision manufacturing, and innovative technology capabilities. Our work helps front-line responders operate more safely and effectively, ensuring critical care reaches those who need it most, wherever they are.

At HeliMods, we're driven by purpose, powered by innovation, and united by a shared commitment to making a real-world impact. Our vibrant and diverse team thrives in a high-performance culture that values creativity, accountability, and collaboration. We operate with agility and empowerment, enabling our people to make fast, meaningful decisions and explore exciting opportunities for growth and mastery.

We work hard, challenge convention, and push boundaries, while celebrating the big and small wins, and fostering a vibrant and engaging workplace culture. As we expand globally, we're inviting exceptional individuals to join us in shaping the future of aerospace innovation.

The Opportunity

HeliMods is seeking new and recent graduate engineers in the aero, space, mechanical, mechatronic, computing, software, electrical, product design, advanced manufacturing and process disciplines, who have a real passion for technology and innovation to join us for a 12-month program. You will be working on exciting new products for our civil and military clients, building new organisational capability, and will be responsible within your team for timely, high-quality delivery against challenging project targets. You will have the opportunity to learn from internationally experienced engineers, get hands on with state-of-the-art airframes in our world-class facility, and drive the best available technology in an energetic, collaborative, innovative culture that recognises performance and celebrates success.

This program is designed to immerse participants in Helimods' integrated model of digital engineering, certification, advanced manufacturing and integration. Helimods' breadth of capability ensures that every participant gains meaningful experience in aerospace design for special missions, while giving an opportunity to tailor the program to suit individual interests and career goals. Whether you choose to focus deeply within a particular stream or remain generalist in nature, your journey will be supported by appropriate internal accreditations, mentorship, and real-world project involvement.

We're going to expect a lot from you, and we want you to expect a lot of yourself. However, you'll also have the support of a team of motivated, talented and experienced colleagues, all striving for a common purpose.

Each stream is designed to promote deep expertise, with internal pathways under development to support recognition and progression into specialised roles, as examples show below:

• Certification → CASA Authorized Person (within the HM 21J framework) within 4–6 years
• Advanced Manufacturing → Aircraft maintenance, aerospace-grade metal machining, composite fabrication, product assembly, and process optimization
• Quality → On-the-floor verification, inspections, tests, root cause analysis, business analytics, failure and reliability analysis of in-service products, and performance monitoring
• Product Support → Unique blend of design, certification, and commercial engineering; training in configuration management, sustainment planning, and customer engagement
• Design → Core design skills, research, prototype development, and cross-disciplinary development

Skills, Experience and Qualifications

• A bachelor's degree (or higher) in aeronautical, aerospace, mechanical, mechatronic, computing, software, electrical, avionics, advanced manufacturing, process, quality engineering.
• 0 to 12 months of post-graduate engineering experience.
• The energy, intelligence and initiative to proactively overcome industries' toughest challenges.
• The creativity, curiosity and open-mindedness to explore alternative approaches, question conventional thinking, and adapt to change.
• The people skills and collaborative focus that brings out the best in yourself and others within small, dynamic, multi-disciplinary teams.
• A structured approach to working with an ability to deliver despite ambiguity that allows you to thrive in a highly autonomous environment.

A typical day on-site

Unlike many traditional engineering firms, our young engineers have an immediate impact in a broad range of areas with limitless potential to direct their growth over time. This includes:

• Developing digital and physical prototypes using CAD, augmented reality and 3D printing.
• Creating CAD, CAM and FEA of a product and its assemblies before release to manufacture and certification.
• Conducting research on technical methods to tackle difficult engineering challenges, or on automated systems to increase our quality and productivity.
• Working with the onsite production team to oversee one of your designs through the manufacturing process, followed by 3D scanning verification.
• Supporting fast turn-around design approvals to allow new products to be integrated across fixed-wing and rotary wing fleets.

Our top performers

• Bring genuine enthusiasm for engineering and a passion for solving real-world problems.
• Take a proactive approach to learning, contributing, and improving systems and processes.
• Apply a technological mindset to identify opportunities for innovation, automation, and efficiency.
• Thrive in dynamic environments, adapt quickly, and take initiative without waiting to be asked.
• Collaborate effectively and elevate the performance of those around them through curiosity and drive.

To submit an application in full, you must provide the following:

1. An up-to-date resume with your most recent academic transcript attached at the end
2. A cover letter addressing why you feel you would be a good fit at HeliMods
3. Selection of preferred streams (from 1-5 with 1 being the most preferred) in your cover letter
4. Create a portfolio of your work, demonstrating your passion for design, technology and engineering (slideshow format, 3 slides, focus on graphical content – bonus points for extra-curricular activity), upload it to Google Drive, Github (or similar), and provide the link within your application.

Recruitment Process

• We are currently recruiting for Graduate Engineers to commence in 2026.
• Applications will close on 21st November 2025 with shortlisting to take place immediately after.
• Final in-person interviews will occur in late November and December.
• Unfortunately, due to the number of applications, we are only able to contact successful candidates. We thank you in advance for your understanding.

Please note: to finalise your application, please answers the screening questions. Applications that have not completed this step will not be considered.

Inherent Requirements

• Due to the nature and privilege of information, and in accordance with Australian Standards for Workforce Screening (ISO , it is an inherent requirement that a security screening process (including a police check) are undertaken prior to employment.