Integration Comms & Weapon Engineer

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SHIPS BUILT ON FAMILY BONDS SINCE 1875.

As an independent and family-owned business with more than 140 years of experience in shipbuilding, Lürssen is relied upon to build, deliver and maintain naval vessels. Lürssen’s only obligations are to their customers and to the top performance of their products. Lürssen build every type of high-quality surface naval vessels for the German Navy and now for the Australian Navy with the construction of the Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs).

We are working in conjunction with Luerssen Australia for the recruitment of personnel for the OPV project that is currently underway. As a result, we currently have a position available for an Integration Comms &

Weapon Engineer working on Defence contracts which will be based in Adelaide (South Australia).

Tasks and responsibilities:

• Act as liaison between the Engineering Organization located in Germany the Engineering Project Organisations in Australia and the Subcontractors/Shipbuilder’s organizations located in Australia.
• Provide technical authority with special respect to Australian Shipbuilder specific adaption and further development of basic documentation provided by the Lead Engineers in Germany.
• Responsible for the design-/production-related knowledge transfer between Luerssen Technical Departments and the Australian Subcontractors/Shipbuilders.
• Report to the respective Department Head within Luerssen Germany and project related report to the Engineering Manager Australia.
• Inter-discipline collaboration and inter-project teamwork to manage interfaces and overlapping tasks.
• Responsible for the execution of the Australian-specific adaption of the related engineering scope
• Planning and Monitoring of the respective engineering activities in Australia.
• Provide short-term clarification of questions from relating engineering departments in Germany.
• Monitoring and status reporting of the engineering activities of the Australian Subcontractors.
• Giving design Acceptance for respective deliverables from Australian Subcontractors.
• Monitoring and status reporting of production-related activities.
• Give production-related technical advice.
• Manage the change management process (BUF) regarding all items within the related engineering scope.

General Profile:

• A relevant engineering or technology qualification with knowledge and understanding across all requirements in similar size naval vessels to the OPV.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in the Defence industry and 2 years in a technical role on a developmental project.
• Experience in weapon system integration and commissioning.
• Basic knowledge of combat management systems.
• Basic knowledge of navigation systems and tactical communication systems.
• Knowledge in processes of systems engineering (e.g. ISO 12207 / 15288).
• Experience in realisation of systems according to military standards.
• Demonstrated experience regarding the design of complex systems and experience in contract management.
• Efficient interaction with production regarding shipbuilding processes and integration of systems on board.
• Demonstrated capability in the coordination of Commonwealth contact within a project environment.

To discuss these roles please contact Loretta Ferraloro at DT Professional on (08) 9226 4511.

***Please ensure you quote reference number 121781 when applying for the role online ***

Consultant:  Loretta Ferraloro