Engineer Roles
Our engineers make up a large portion of our workforce and play a significant role in supporting our operations.
Leidos is a progressive and dynamic company, dedicated to border surveillance and search-and-rescue missions of national significance on behalf of the Australian Government.
Safety underpins everything that we do.
Our engineers are integral to our missions, playing a significant role in supporting our highly-modified fleet and much of the equipment integrated on board our aircraft.
We regularly seek passionate, team and safety focused engineers who understand the criticality of our missions to join our team. Leidos offers a wide variety of engineering roles, including:
- licensed aircraft maintenance engineers (LAME) and non-licensed aircraft maintenance engineers (AME); and
- mission systems technicians.
A unique aspect to your role as an engineer with Leidos is the close-knit nature of our operations – you are part of our team and our community, working closely with our crew to ensure our aircraft are safe and serviceable.
Licensed And Non-Licensed Aircraft Maintenance Engineers (LAME and AME)
Our licensed and non-licensed aircraft maintenance engineers are critical to the success of our operations. Based in either Cairns, Darwin or Broome, these roles support the performance and reliability of our Bombardier Dash 8 and Challenger 604 aircraft fleet, and the safety of our crew.
B1 And B2 LAME (Licensed Aircraft Maintenance Engineers)
Our B1 and B2 LAME are responsible to the Quality Manager and Head of Maintenance for the supervision and certification of aircraft maintenance on behalf of Special Mission Engineering.
We offer an attractive salary package, with generous allowances, including relocation allowances for some of our more remote bases.
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Essential requirements
- Australian citizen
- Experienced LAME B1 or B2 or dual licensed
- If not Dash 8 type rated, available to complete Dash 8 type course
- Some flexibility to travel when required
Desirable:
- DHC 8 classic type rating
- Base and line experience on Dash 8
- Confined Space training
- Current First Aid Certificate
- Forklift Licence
- Working at Heights Licence
AME (Aircraft Maintenance Engineers)
Our AME are integral members of our engineering team, and report to the Senior Base Engineers for the completion of assigned aircraft maintenance.
All our AME must hold safety as a core value and contribute to the achievement of a zero harm and an incident / injury free environment through active participation in all safety programs relevant to the position.
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Essential requirements
- Australian citizen
- Sound communication and troubleshooting skills
- Proven ability to work in a team environment
- Demonstrated time management and organisational skills
Desirable:
- Both line maintenance and heavy maintenance experience
- Cert IV Aeroskills – Mechanical, Avionics or Structures
- Dash 8 experience
- Confined Space training
- Current First Aid Certificate
- Forklift Licence
- Working at Heights Licence
Mission Systems Technicians
Mission Systems Technicians at Leidos can be based either in our Special Mission Technical Development team in Adelaide, or in our component Hot Mock-up Unit (HMU) in Cairns.
Those based in our Technical Development team in Adelaide are in the unique position of being involved with the design, build and testing of future aircraft mission systems and associated ground stations. They can also be heavily involved in research, development and implementation of modifications and various elements of flight testing.
While Mission Systems Technicians based at our HMU in Cairns are responsible for aeronautical product maintenance and line maintenance support of surveillance systems and sensors, providing electrical, instrument, radio and airborne network (LAN) services for the Leidos fleet and beyond.
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Essential requirements:
- Australian Citizen
- Formal Avionics Trade Training (Cert IV or Diploma in Aeroskills - Avionics)
- Experience in maintenance, modification and support of aircraft avionics systems
- Airborne sensor and communication systems experience
- Systematic yet pragmatic approach to problem solving
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work autonomously and within a team
- Able to hold and maintain an Australian Government and Australian Border Force security clearance
Desirable:
- CISCO network experience
- Computer system design and administration
- FLIR or WESCAM experience
- Surveillance RADAR experience
- Unix/Linux experience or willing to learn
Apprenticeships
We have opportunities at our maintenance bases in Cairns, Darwin and Broome for people keen to get into the aviation industry as an apprentice aircraft maintenance engineer.
There are three streams of engineering apprenticeships available, depending on your skill set and career aspirations:
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B1 mechanical (engine airframe);
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B2 avionics (electrical, instruments, radios); and
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sheet metal (structure and non structure repairs).
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Essential requirements
- Strong mechanical, electrical or sheet metal understanding and skills
- Australian Citizen
- Ability to attend training
- High level of attention to detail
Desirable
- Cert IV Aeroskills
- Confined Space Training
- Current First Aid Certificate
- Forklift Licence
FAQs
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Below are the Enterprise Agreements that apply to our Mission Aircrew, and Schedules detailing the base salary and allowances under this Enterprise Agreement.
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We recruit externally for our Electronic Observer (Airborne Surveillance) and Visual Observer (Search-and-Rescue) roles as they become available. From there, the opportunity exists for our Observers to progress to our other mission aircrew roles, based on an internal promotion process and dependent on vacancies. These other mission aircrew roles are:
- Drop Masters (Search-and-Rescue only);
- Aircraft Mission Coordinators (Search-and-Rescue); and
- Electronic Mission Coordinators (Airborne Surveillance).