About Boeing Defence Australia

Boeing Defence Australia (BDA) is shaping the future of aerospace and delivering and supporting some of the nation's most important programs for the Australian Defence Force. Joining us is a chance to make your mark, working with a diverse team that is united in pushing the boundaries of imagination and excellence. We currently employ more than 2,500 people across 14 sites in Australia and three international locations and have a range of opportunities available as we plan for future growth.

BDA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages women and people of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island descent to be part of an organisation that promotes a diverse and safe workplace environment. For all the Boeing Company's 160,000 people around the world, we offer outstanding benefits, flexible working arrangements and a supportive workplace.

The opportunity

We are seeking a Junior Product Support Engineer join the Product Support Centre of Excellence (CoE) Sustainment Operations Modelling & Simulation Team. The role will be based in Brisbane and will provide centralised project-based support to a range of BDA Sustainment Programs such as RAAF P-8A Poseidon & E-7A Wedgetail.

Product Support Engineering in aviation involves the application of engineering principles and analysis to ensure the supportability, sustainability, and reliability of products throughout their entire lifecycle. This role focuses on providing sustainment programs with decision-support and technical guidance on strategic asset management problems using modelling and simulation techniques.

Modelling and Simulation allows for predictive analysis of asset performance and is used to develop and verify product support requirements. We analyse historical data and build mathematical models of how assets and systems perform to forecast future trends and evaluate the impact of potential changes. This can vary from investigating options to improve asset Reliability, Availability and Maintainability (RAM), optimising the sequencing of maintenance events, or providing technical justification to support multi-million-dollar investment decisions.

The successful candidate will possess the following attributes:

You will be part of the Product Support CoE team and work to provide our internal and external customers with informed-decision support for a range of technical problems. Our team has built a high level of trust with Asset Management Teams, Program Leadership, and our Customer, and you will help us continue to deliver analysis that can be trusted and acted upon.

Core Experience and Qualifications

• Proficiency in programming languages (e.g., Python, C#, or SQL) for data integration, analysis, and migration
• Proficient with data integration, analysis, and migration
• Data visualisation tools such as Tableau, Power Bi or Python packages (i.e. Plotly)
• Engineering Degree qualified. BE in Mechanical, Aerospace, or Mechatronics desirable.
• Understanding of Reliability, Availability and Maintainability (RAM) concepts.
• Basic understanding of statistics (distributions, standard deviation, probabilities of events, etc.)
• Experience using data and analysis techniques to create technical arguments and support decision making.
• Applicants must be Australian Citizens to meet Defence security and International Traffic of Arms (ITAR) requirements.

Desired Skills and Experience for Junior (P2) Position

• Experience in Defence, aviation support, fleet planning, support and maintenance systems analysis, and/or other associated logistics engineering would be advantageous but not essential.
• Communicating the results and outcomes of complex technical work to non-technical audiences via workshops, presentations and technical reports.
• Demonstrated ability to verify and validate correctness of technical work.
• Demonstrates an interest in personal learning and development. Seek's feedback from multiple sources about how to improve and develop

Culture

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from qualified individuals of all genders and strongly encourage female applicants, people of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island descent and ex-defence personnel are encouraged to apply.

Benefits

• Flexible working options
• Study assistance
• Salary packaging
• Employee Incentive Program
• Global opportunities

How to apply

BDA is dedicated to providing a diverse and flexible work environment so that we can recruit and retain the best talent. As such, we would welcome applications for full-time, and flexible work arrangements.

If you are ready to join an innovative industry leader and would like to register your interest in working for Boeing, based in Brisbane, please click Apply now.