Description

Geoscience Australia acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Cultures, and to elders past and present.

About us

Geoscience Australia is Australia's pre-eminent public sector geoscience organisation. We are the nation's trusted advisor on the geology and geography of Australia. We apply science and technology to describe and understand the Earth for the benefit of Australia. We apply our diverse professional expertise, our deep and trusted knowledge, our national-scale Earth observation infrastructure and our strong partnerships, to the opportunities and challenges that face our nation.

Our culture

Our strength lies in our people, including our diversity in backgrounds, skills and experiences, and the way we work together to respond to the emerging needs of our work. We value diversity in gender, backgrounds, culture, and experiences of our employees and are committed to providing an inclusive workplace culture that ensures everyone has equal opportunity to contribute, participate and progress. Applications from people who reflect this diversity are encouraged.

Our workplace is committed to the health, safety and wellbeing of our employees and offers a variety of flexible working arrangements to enhance flexibility, including remote working arrangements.

What we can offer you

When you work at Geoscience Australia you will have access to a range of benefits and the opportunity to experience a workplace culture that truly values and promotes diversity, inclusion, equity and belonging. To learn more about our competitive salary, free onsite parking, generous flexible working arrangements and the role you can play in growing our culture click here.

Our team

The Australian and New Zealand Governments are collaborating on a project to deliver improved position, navigation, and timing services across both countries with a Satellite Based Augmentation System (SBAS) capability. Named the Southern Positioning Augmentation Network (SouthPAN), the regional SBAS capability will be utilised by a broad range of industry sectors, including transport, resources, agriculture, spatial, and utilities. 

The SouthPAN project is a joint undertaking between Geoscience Australia and Land Information New Zealand and the project team comprises people from both organisations. The project will work with the prime systems integrator, providing government furnished elements and evidence of oversight and assurance during the establishment phase. Geoscience Australia and Land Information New Zealand will continue to work with the prime following the completion of the project to maintain and improve the SBAS capability over its 15-year sustainment period.

More information is available on www.ga.gov.au/southpan. 

The role

We have an opportunity for a Safety Certification Engineer in the SouthPAN project team. The Safety Certification Engineer is responsible for working with the design authority and operator of SouthPAN (Lockheed Martin) and the safety (aviation) stakeholders to ensure certification needs and expectations are met, participate in technical reviews, ensure the effective integration of engineering specialties involved in the safety process, participate in verification & validation activities, and develop engineering processes and procedures for the SouthPAN safety program.

The Safety Certification Engineer reports to the Engineering Manager and is part of the virtual project team located across Canberra and Wellington. They will work closely with specialist engineers, performance engineers, project managers, partner organisations, project stakeholders, and project supporting functions.

In this role you will:

•       Lead the program of aviation certification for SouthPAN in Australia;
•       Conduct certification assurance activities, compliance inspection, and stakeholder needs analysis
•       Work as part of a multidisciplinary virtual team across Australia and New Zealand 
•       Perform quality assurance and technical information review activities 
•       Coordinate analysis and evaluation, including analysis of complex data 
•       Develop engineering processes and ensure project certification objectives are met through audits and verification activities 
•       Manage relationships with stakeholders to achieve project goals; anticipate and response to stakeholder needs and expectations 
•       Report results in the form of presentations and project reports 
•       Maintain professional knowledge and continue to develop knowledge and expertise in relation to professional skills 
•       Prepare and review draft procedural or technical manuals and guidelines 
•       Identify, manage and report on specialist-related risk

To be successful in the role you will:

•       Translate high-level goals and outcomes into appropriate tasks for others 
•       Demonstrate an awareness of the implications of issues for own work and work area 
•       Identify critical information gaps and ask a range of questions to uncover valuable information 
•       Gather and investigate information and alternate viewpoints from a variety of sources through formal and informal means 
•       Identify problems and assesses their significance; take appropriate action to resolve them 
•       Respond flexibly to changing demands whilst maintaining sight of the end goal 
•       Maintain focus on quality to achieve key outcomes; adhere to documented procedures and see tasks through to completion 
•       Operate as an effective member of the virtual team; work collaboratively and cooperatively; draw on team strengths 
•       Take the initiative; progress work, and engage in additional tasks as required 
•       Demonstrate persistence and work hard to achieve objectives 
•       Structure messages clearly and succinctly, both orally and in writing

Requirements

Required skills, knowledge, experience and/or qualifications

• Demonstrated understanding of engineering approaches for the development of aviation technology
• A Bachelor of Engineering degree in a relevant field (highly desirable)
• Postgraduate technical qualifications relevant to role (desirable)
• Proven ability to successfully build and manage relationships both with internal and external stakeholders
• 5 years’ experience as an engineer working on complex developmental or government procurement programs
• 3 years’ experience as an engineer working on space, satellite or aviation related projects
• Demonstrated experience of systems engineering, systems theory, and system life cycle management
• Experience with Global Navigation Satellite Systems, SBAS, digital signals processing, telecommunications or satellite communications technology  
• Experience successfully working as part of a multidisciplinary virtual team 
• Proven ability to work within teams and communicate effectively with technical and non-technical people through written and verbal channels
• Proven ability to take personal responsibility for progressing work, meeting milestones and delivering results
   

Salary
We encourage candidates with the right technical skills to apply, even if their salary expectations fall outside the typical bracket. The delegate is open to considering expertise and experience for salary negotiations with the successful applicant.

Are you unsure about applying?

Did you know that a Hewlett Packard internal report found that men apply for jobs when they meet an average of 60 per cent of the job requirements? Women and other people from diverse backgrounds tend to only apply when they check every box. If you think you have what it takes, but don’t necessarily meet every single point on what we are looking for, please still apply or get in touch with the contact officer to learn more about the role.

To Apply
Please visit thecareers pageof our website to submit your application via our e-Recruit system. Your application should include:

•       Your resume (no more than 3 pages)
•       A brief statement (no more than 1000 words) demonstrating your specific transferable skills, experience and capabilities related to the role and the value you would bring to Geoscience Australia.

If you have any questions regarding the role, please contact Simon Reynolds on (02) 6249 9230.

To learn more about applying for roles within the Australian Public Services please review, ‘Applying for an APS job: cracking the code’.

Eligibility 
To be eligible to apply for this position you must meet the below eligibility criteria.

•       Be an Australian Citizen at the closing date of application.
•       The successful applicant must be able to obtain, hold and maintain a security clearance of an appropriate level relevant to this role.
•       Commencement of employment is subject to the successful applicant undergoing and satisfying pre- employment screening, which includes a police history check.

Recruitability

RecruitAbility applies to this vacancy. Under the RecruitAbility scheme you will be invited to participate in further assessment activity for the vacancy if you choose to apply under the scheme; declare you have a disability; and meet the minimum requirements for the position. For more information, please visit the Australian Public Service Commission website.

Hearing or speech impaired applicants are invited to use the National Relay Service by contacting 133 677 and requesting to be connected with our Recruitment team on 02 6249 9777 in order to obtain selection documentation.

Technical Assistance

If you require technical assistance, call our Recruitment team on (02) 6249 9777.

A merit list/pool may be created from this process. If you are successful for the merit pool, your details may be shared with other Australian Public Service agencies unless you choose not to have your details disclosed.