Firmware / Electronics Engineer | SA-Edinburgh Parks

Job description

At BAE Systems Australia

• Do interesting work that MATTERS
• ENJOY what you do
• GROW your career
• Be YOU

We work in a thriving sector – one that puts us at the forefront of exciting and meaningful work. Every day we push boundaries to produce some of the world's most innovative and ground breaking technology. Individually we all contribute to our success. Collectively we make the impossible possible.

Recognised for delivering projects of global and national significance that help keep Australia safe, it is our shared passion that shapes our culture, and our people that make it a great place to work.

About the OPPORTUNITY

JORN is a state-of-the-art defence system, it provides wide-area surveillance and plays a vital role in supporting the Australian Defence Force's air and maritime operations, border protection, disaster relief and rescue operations. 

Due to an exciting period of growth we are now seeking a Firmware Engineer (Electronics) to work on JORN based at Edinburgh Parks, South Australia. This position is responsible for providing firmware development and electronic design services that are accurate, safe, and to approved standards for the development or modification of electrical/electronic equipment, systems, structures and/ or materials.

Services include but are not limited to design, development, test, integration, productionisation, installing, qualification and managing electronic/electrical equipment against technical, schedule and cost goals.

Responsibilities include:

• Derive requirements for electronic and electrical systems and/or equipment, define test requirements and participate in system design and requirements reviews
• Develop firmware candidate solutions against requirements, including optimisation, and present solutions in design reviews
• Undertake functional analysis to identify optimum solutions against set of requirements
• Develop optimised firmware for electronic system/equipment detail designs and present the designs in design reviews
• Undertake firmware system and/or equipment detailed design analysis to identify the optimum design for the defined system and/or equipment architecture
• Translate electronic system/equipment design into a manufactural product and incorporate design for manufacture factors
• Undertake engineering management of the electronic system and/or equipment manufacture from firmware and hardware implementation
• Undertake integration and validation of the firmware in electronic system/equipment design including contributing to the integration and validation plans and reports
• Undertake electronic system and/or equipment qualification activities and analysis of results and contribute to qualification plans and reports
• Undertake electronic system and/or equipment product assembly, integration, test and shipping including product change management and quality control processes
• Utilise design capture and analysis tools effectively to produce high quality designs and products including interpretation of analysis results
• Utilise electronic test tools effectively to undertake test, integration and verification including diagnosing problems and analysing results

About you

• Bachelor's Degree in Electronics, Software Engineering or Computer Science
• Demonstrable experience in a similar role (and within a defence domain - desirable)
• Effective communication skills and proven ability in technical report writing
• Experience in developing electronic designs, participation in design reviews, undertaking typical design analyses and implementation of solutions, their integration, validation and qualification testing
• Experience in the following technologies, design analysis techniques, development tools: Firmware development and simulation tools, VHDL and FPGA.  Familiarity with Atlassian software suite.  High speed digital design, electronic CAD tools, simulation and modelling tools, EMIC solutions and compliance
• Experience in electronics manufacturability, reliability and maintainability (desirable)
• Defence security clearance or eligibility to obtain 

We believe in hiring for potential, we know that some candidate hesitate if they don't tick all the boxes.  If this role interests you, but you don't meet all the criteria, we still encourage you to apply.

About US

You will joining a workplace that truly cares about your wellbeing.

Our people are diverse and we value the variety of perspectives this brings, we know that a culture that is inclusive and fosters a sense of belonging is a place we can all make the most of our unique talents and be our best.

As Australia's largest defence company in a rapidly growing sector, you will be connected into a global team and encouraged to explore where your career might take you whether that is a traditional career path or squiggly one, there are infinite possibilities for you at BAE Systems Australia.

We welcome applicants from all people regardless of sex, gender identity, race, ethnicity, disability, pregnancy, age, or other lived experience; and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people for all positions.

We are proud to be recognised as an employer of choice for women by WORK180.

As a member of the Circle Back Initiative we commit to respond to every applicant

To learn more about our competitive employee benefits, flexibility, other employment opportunities and what to expect from our recruitment process please visit: www.baesystemscareers.com.au

Clearances

As a Defence security clearance is required for this role, applicants must be Australian citizens and either possess or be eligible to obtain and maintain appropriate clearances.

Further information regarding security clearances.