Like to broaden your electrical engineering background by working with complex electronic systems and their associated hardware? This position is for you.
Job Details
Graduate, Undergraduate, Australian Defence Force Academy
As a Weapons Electrical Engineer Officer (WEEO) you will be one of the Navy's electrical, electronics and combat systems engineering experts. You will also be responsible for ships' communications, radar, sonar, navigation, combat data, fire control and weapons systems. While at sea you will be the engineering authority on board the ship and responsible for the efficiency, effectiveness and safety of the ship's diverse combat and self-defence capabilities. In shore based positions you will perform duties in support of the fleet including system specification, acquisition and through-life support, system certification, combat system trials and the training and management of sailors and officers.
Ships and combat systems are constantly being upgraded and improved. As a Weapons Electrical Engineer, you will be involved in monitoring system performance and failure, developing and evaluating proposed modifications and repair schemes, and supervising and evaluating equipment trials. To assist in those tasks you will have access to both government and private support organisations where you will work closely with military, defence civilian, other public service and contractors personnel on a day-to-day basis. This may involve working outside the Navy program in the Defence Materiel Organisation or even placed within contractor organisations.
Weapons Electrical Engineers are heavily involved with resource management, assigning and scheduling personnel, assets, equipment and finances to the task at hand. Ashore, you could be responsible for the provision of financial estimates or the progression of technical works requirements or maintenance programs.
As the Navy regularly introduces new ships and electronic systems, life as a Weapons Electrical Engineer Officer is constantly challenging and changing. To help you meet these new challenges, Navy provides many internal courses as well as offering the chance of postgraduate training at external institutions throughout your employment.
