Graduate Engineer Development Program - System Safety

About the role

Raytheon Australia is looking for recent graduates or early-career engineers to join a small, agile team of System Safety Engineers in Macquarie Park, NSW. The 2-3 year development program gives hands-on experience from concept to delivery on defence projects, with training in both system safety and the engineer's area of expertise. The role reports to both the System Safety Manager and the manager of the engineer's area of expertise.

Key responsibilities

• Work alongside experienced engineers on real-world defence programs, learning how advanced systems are designed to operate safely and reliably.
• Receive training in system safety and in the discipline of your chosen area of expertise.
• Provide specialist engineering support to multiple engineering programs, potentially across Air, Sea and Land programs.
• Interact with industry specialists such as submariners, sailors, pilots and electronic warfare operators.
• Develop practical solutions to complex engineering problems and learn system safety principles across the system lifecycle, from initial development through to planning for disposal.
• Travel within Australia to attend test and evaluation events of complex systems.

Required profile

• Recent graduate (or approaching completion) of a degree in Electrical, Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an NV1 security clearance as needed.
• Enjoys understanding how things work, solving complex problems and asking questions about what happens if things do not work as expected.
• Comfortable explaining technical concepts clearly and challenging assumptions respectfully.