About us

Boeing Defence Australia (BDA) is shaping the future of Australian aerospace by delivering some of the nation's most important capabilities to the Australian Defence Force.

BDA currently employs more than 3,000 people across 14 sites in Australia and three international locations and have a range of opportunities available as we plan for future growth.

The opportunity

We are seeking an intermediate level Support Engineering Data Specialist (Modelling and Simulation) to join the Product Support Centre of Excellence (CoE) Modelling & Simulation Team. The role will be based in Brisbane and will be instrumental in providing Support System Analytical (Modelling and Simulation) services to numerous BDA programs such as BDA E-7A Airborne Early Warning & Control and P-8A Maritime Patrol.

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:

1. Analytical Mindset: Excels in breaking down complex issues into manageable parts, skilled at identifying patterns, discrepancies, and inefficiencies.
2. Proactive Communication: Actively communicates thoughts, ideas, and concerns in a clear and constructive manner in a team that encourages open dialogue and values feedback from all team members.
3. Collaborative Spirit: Enjoys working within diverse groups to achieve common goals, seeks to understand the strengths and viewpoints of others to enhance team synergy.
4. Creative Problem-Solving: Approaches problems with innovative thinking that challenges conventional solutions. Readily adapts ideas and strategies to new information or changing conditions.
5. Attention to Detail: Demonstrates meticulous attention to quality and precision in work outputs. Ensures that all aspects of a project are executed according to high standards.
6. Adaptability: Quickly adjusts to new roles, responsibilities, and environments. Embraces change and effectively manages transitions.
7. Initiative: Self-motivated and capable of identifying opportunities for improvement without prompting. Takes charge of situations that require leadership and decisiveness.

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.

Experience/Qualifications

• Programming Language Python, C#, SQL or similar to create data analysis, data integration and migration
• Data visulisation tools such as Tableau, Power Bi or Python packages (i.e. Plotly)
• Experience in Defence, aviation support, fleet planning, support and maintenance systems analysis, and/or other associated logistics engineering would be advantageous.
• Applicants must be Australian Citizens to meet Defence security and International Traffic of Arms (ITAR) requirements.

Desired Skills/Experience

• Experience using data and analysis techniques to create technical arguments and support decision making.
• Communicating the results and outcomes of complex technical work to non-technical audiences via workshops, presentations and technical reports.
• Understanding of Reliability, Availability and Maintainability (RAM) concepts.
• Demonstrated ability to verify and validate correctness of technical work.
• Project Management skills: defining a scope of work, creating a schedule to execute work and tracking performance against that schedule. Experience with Microsoft Project or other Project Management tools
• Basic understanding of statistics (distributions, standard deviation, probabilities of events, etc.)
• Familiarity with Linear Programming and Operations Research (OR) Concepts.

Note - we do not expect a candidate to have all of the listed Desired Skills and Experiences, but we would look positively on any experience in these areas. Our team comes from a diverse range of professional backgrounds, so we welcome applications from Engineers, Technicians, Data Analysts and anyone who feels they are meeting the Experiences/Qualifications we are asking for.

Culture

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.

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