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Job Description

As a Sensor Engineer, you contribute to the future of sustainable and data-driven dairy farming. Sensors play a crucial role in robotic solutions, enabling accurate measurement and intelligent decision-making in areas such as automated milking, feeding, and cow monitoring. Your expertise will directly impact cow welfare, farm efficiency, and sustainability by developing sensor systems that optimize animal health, reduce waste, and improve resource efficiency.

In this role, you will work on the full sensor development cycle—from defining requirements and designing prototypes to testing and supporting large-scale production. You will have a strong understanding of robotic systems and will actively identify opportunities to enhance data collection and sensor-based decision-making. Collaborating with mechanical, electrical, software, and AI specialists, you will ensure seamless integration of sensor technologies into innovative solutions.

You will also be responsible for evaluating new sensor technologies and conducting hands-on experiments in test facilities and on farms. Your ability to analyze and interpret measurement data will be crucial in validating sensor performance and reliability. Whether optimizing existing solutions or inventing new sensor applications, your work will directly contribute to smarter, more autonomous farming solutions.

Main Responsibilities

• Developing sensor concepts that align with product and technology roadmaps.
• Translating measurement and sensor needs into well-defined technical requirements.
• Reviewing mechanical and electrical designs to ensure sensor compatibility and performance.
• Designing, setting up, and executing experiments to validate sensor functionality, following the fail-fast principle.
• Supporting formal verification processes to ensure sensor systems meet industry standards.
• Collaborating closely with hardware testers, farming and cow experts, and data & AI specialists to optimize sensor applications.

Qualifications

• A master’s degree in a relevant engineering discipline, such as electronics, mechatronics, or physics.
• At least 5 years of experience in sensor system development, integration, or testing.
• A broad understanding of sensor technologies, measurement principles, and data acquisition methods.
• Experience in setting up experiments, collecting, and analyzing measurement data.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a hands-on approach to sensor development and testing.
• Excellent ability to document findings, report insights, and present results to stakeholders.

Additional Information

To address the food demand and challenge for 2050, it is crucial to handle people, animals, and the environment responsibly. This means being a reliable long-term partner for customers and passing on the world to the next generation through sustainable product development. You can contribute to realizing this dream.

What can you expect in your role as a Sensor Engineer?

• Working in an international work environment within one of the most innovative organizations in the Netherlands and also the largest robot producer in Europe.
• Excellent employment conditions, including up to 8 weeks of vacation.
• A full-time salary scale between €4700 and €6000 gross per month with growth options within the scale.
• Opportunities for growth where you are in charge of your own development.
• Space and freedom to innovate, bring in new ideas, and undertake initiatives.
• A team with enthusiastic, helpful colleagues, collaborating with product development, procurement, and other stakeholders.
• Access to various training programs through the organization's academy.
• A healthy work-life balance with a hybrid policy where you are minimum 3 days on Campus.

The Role

An exciting opportunity is available for an experienced Test & Evaluation (T&E) Engineer to support a major federal program delivering complex, mission-critical capability. Working closely with the T&E Manager, you will play a key role in ensuring systems are verified, validated, and delivered to the highest assurance standards, contributing directly to successful program outcomes in a highly collaborative environment.

Your duties will include:

• Coordinating planning, management, and reporting of T&E activities across the program lifecycle
• Supporting developmental, acceptance, operational, and in-service testing activities
• Developing and maintaining V&V and T&E strategies, master plans, and supporting documentation
• Coordinating verification, validation, and risk management activities to ensure program assurance
• Reviewing T&E and V&V artefacts to ensure quality, compliance, and completeness
• Providing expert advice on V&V methodologies, frameworks, and best practice improvements

Skills and Experience we are looking for:

• Strong knowledge of Systems Engineering frameworks and V&V lifecycle application
• Demonstrated experience developing and implementing Systems Engineering plans with a focus on V&V
• Proven experience delivering T&E and V&V activities within complex Defence environments
• Experience providing assurance advice related to certification and system verification
• Excellent stakeholder engagement, technical writing, and communication skills
• Relevant engineering or T&E qualifications

Our organization is partnering with an innovative and cutting-edge engineering business based in Brisbane that services the Oil & Gas and Renewables sector.

The Job

• Assisting with preparation of schedules, cost estimates, and project baselines
• Liaising with clients and suppliers
• Coordination of various activities
• Assisting with the procurement management by providing the required standards and specifications for the manufacturers and the suppliers
• Monitoring and reporting on project progress against timelines and budget
• Providing guidance on the project risks and opportunities
• Supervising the fabrication process
• Coordinate the preparation of documentation as required including the Quality Plan, Safety Plan, Environmental Plan, Inspection & Test Plan etc
• Attend Risk Assessment meetings, HAZOPs, Failure Mode Effect Analysis(FEMA), Safety Integrity Level (SIL) etc
• Assisting with Factory assembly, testing, and commissioning across Australia and New Zealand
• Occasional site visits across Australia and New Zealand

About you

• Be Degree qualified ideally Mechanical Engineering-CPEng or RPEQ preferred
• A minimum of 3+ years project engineering experience
• A good understanding of project management methodologies applicable to construction and Oil & Gas
• A good understanding of Australian legislative, regulatory and authority standards.
• Proficient at Microsoft office.
• Experience with design programs (Solidworks, AutoCAD)
• General understanding of inter-discipline engineering.
• Have excellent communication skills
• Be available to travel across Australia and New Zealand
• Self starter and driven individual

What They offer

• Career Development
• Varied Projects, so no day is the same
• Free on-site Parking
• Great supportive team environment

Job Description

• Permanent, Full Time
• $83,714.28 per annum plus Superannuation
• Join the Infrastructure Delivery team

Provide support to Engineers and Project Managers within the Infrastructure Delivery department in the successful delivery of infrastructure projects across project lifecycles.

What you’ll be doing:

• Manage minor infrastructure projects under supervision from senior staff member.
• Assist in the preparation of tender documents for works including briefs, schedules, specifications and contract documentation and assist with the evaluation of tenders and quotations for work.
• Contribute to the implementation of a monthly construction site surveillance regime for the projects assisting with, to ensure quality outcomes for Council.
• Understand what constitutes compliance with all relevant Council policies, government regulations and laws, applicable for your work, with support from senior staff.
• Ensure works are being constructed in accordance with approved drawings and relevant specifications, maintain appropriate Quality Assurance documentation and records.
• Support/undertake accurate reporting of projects and/or programs’ progress and forecasting within the required timeframe.
• Understand the Strategic and Operational links with relevant departments within Council and assist with the implementation of Council Plan objectives.
• Have a basic understanding of aspects that contribute to the successful delivery of projects/programs such as (but not limited to) Procurement, Project Brief preparation, Contract administration, project delivery methodology, stakeholder management and management of project risks.
• Provide support in managing projects and/or programs budget appropriately.

The skills and experience you’ll bring to the role:

• Have an understanding in all aspects of project delivery including procurement, contract management and supervision of capital works, especially in Council-type projects.
• Demonstrated ability to gain cooperation from stakeholders, contractors and members in the context of own work.
• Knowledge in procurement and contract management in local government setting, or similar, will be beneficial.
• Experience and understanding of local government processes and environment, will be beneficial.
• Highly developed oral and written communication skills, as well as ability to gain cooperation from stakeholders.

Required Certifications & Qualifications

• Tertiary qualification in engineering, project management, or equivalent.
• Current driver’s license.

We offer a competitive salary package, professional development opportunities, and a supportive work environment.

A child safe organisation and an equal opportunity employer. Council encourages people of all ages, people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+ people and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.

About The Opportunity

The Integrated Product Support (IPS) Design Interface Engineer integrates supportability across all Support System capabilities with Mission System design, embedding RAM, safety, Human System Integration (HIS), and affordability across acquisition, Introduction into Service (IIS), and sustainment to drive reliable, cost-effective outcomes.

What’s Involved

• Embed supportability into Mission System requirements and design where practicable
• Lead IPS design-interface analyses across all Support System Constituent Capabilities (SSCCs) and IPS elements
• Align supportability with certification, safety, security and environmental requirements
• Integrate Reliability, Availability and Maintainability (RAM) engineering with Verification and Validation (V&V) and Test & Evaluation activities
• Apply HSI to optimise operability, maintainability and training burden
• Define Support System design to maximise Mission System cost effectiveness
• Plan and assure supportability verification for IIS
• Drive reliability growth post-IIS through Failure Reporting, Analysis and Corrective Action System (FRACAS) and Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) pathways
• Contribute to ASDEFCON artefacts and acquisition governance

You’ll Need

• AGSVA Baseline Security Clearance or ability to obtain (Australian Citizen)
• AQF Level 7+ degree in Systems, Mechanical, Electrical, Naval Architecture or related engineering
• Experience in RAM engineering and/or HSI/Human Factors using MIL-STD-46855, MIL-STD-1472 or similar
• Demonstrated FRACAS leadership and engineering change control (ECPs) in service environments
• Experience delivering IPS/ILS within Defence acquisition (ASDEFCON), including Acquisition and IIS artefacts
• Strong knowledge of IPS elements and Design Interface practices, with evidence of embedding supportability into design and test baselines

Why Join Us?

• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Professional development and training opportunities.
• A supportive and dynamic work environment.
• Opportunities for career advancement within our growing organisation.

At our organization, we are committed to providing a safe and inclusive work environment for all. We believe that achieving greater diversity will enhance our operations and as such we actively encourage Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders, people of all backgrounds, ages, sexual orientation, and those with Disability to apply.