Air Vehicle Lead Engineer in Adelaide

Northrop Grumman's MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) provides real-time intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) over vast ocean and coastal regions. The aircraft can fly for more than 24 hours at a time, at an altitude above 55,000 feet and an operational range of 8,200 nautical miles. Australia is a cooperative program partner in the Triton program which consists of the US Navy, Royal Australian Air Force and Northrop Grumman.

Your Role:

• Manage the Air Vehicle team while providing engineering and technical services to the Triton Maintenance Organisation.
• Manage Technical Information.
• Establish and maintain relationships with all partners.
• Produce reports to support effective workload and workforce management.
• Support the development of improvement strategies and plans for continuous improvement.
• Maintain an effective resource planning/workforce planning system.

About You:

As an experienced Air Vehicle engineer, you will understand the Defence/Aerospace industry leading technical terms. You will also have:

• Demonstrated Engineering/Technical Knowledge.
• Technical Experience in an aircraft-related TLS program.
• Experience in project management, planning and scheduling tools.

Desirable but not essential:

• Experience and Technical Knowledge in Civil commercial aircraft program.
• Knowledge of working within ISO 9001 Standard frameworks.

What we Offer:

• 18 weeks paid parental leave.
• Flexible Working Options including Hybrid Working, 9-day Fortnights, Volunteer leave, Varying start and finish times to suit your family needs.
• 2 Weeks Paid Reservist leave.
• Health, Wellbeing and Generous Employee discount programs.
• Additional purchased annual and salary packaging options.
• Ongoing career progression opportunities - leadership development, education support, ongoing career growth through internal movement.

Who we are:

At Northrop Grumman Australia, we have been defining possible for the ADF for over 20 years. Our commitment to safeguarding Australia’s future by delivering pioneering technology is only matched by our commitment to building a great place to work and supporting each other.

Everyone Matters:

Wherever you are in your career, we have a range of policies and initiatives in place to help you define possible based on your individual needs. A variety of initiatives support STEM education, veterans, communities and the environment. Our thriving Employee Resource Groups also enable our people to share common interests in such areas as veterans, gender and young professionals.

What's Your Possible?

As a Defence security clearance is required for this role, you must be an Australian Citizen. International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) are applicable, as such your nationality may be a factor in determining your suitability for this role. You will also need to satisfy police checks and employment screening verification.