Description
At Leidos Australia, you'll join a team that designs, builds, operates, and supports systems, services, and capabilities that protect and advance the Australian way of life. As an Electronics Technician, you'll play a crucial role in maintaining and supporting advanced systems that enable safe maritime operations.
Responsibilities:
- Maintain and support a diverse range of maritime and defence technologies, including Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs), hydrographic survey systems, communications equipment, and supporting IT infrastructure.
- Perform preventative and corrective maintenance activities, fault finding, testing, and system inspections to maximise equipment availability and operational readiness.
- Contribute to configuration management, software and hardware updates, cyber-hardening activities, and the maintenance of technical documentation and Objective Quality Evidence (OQE).
- Collaborate with engineering teams and Defence customers to resolve technical issues, coordinate maintenance activities, and support the delivery of critical survey and environmental assessment capabilities to the Royal Australian Navy.
Requirements:
- Experience in electronics, communications, field service, technical maintenance, or a related discipline.
- Ability to diagnose faults, troubleshoot issues, and perform preventative and corrective maintenance across electronic, communications, or IT-based systems.
- Experience managing maintenance schedules, technical work orders, and compliance documentation within a structured operating environment.
- Knowledge of configuration management practices, system updates, IT hardware support, and software maintenance activities.
- Experience maintaining technical records, quality documentation, and Objective Quality Evidence (OQE) to support compliance and audit requirements.
- Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and take ownership of maintenance activities through to completion.
- Well-developed communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the professionalism required to operate in a customer-facing Defence environment.
- Australian Citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain an appropriate Australian Government security clearance.
Benefits:
- Flex Your Way – Tailor work to your life with options including Life Days (up to 12 extra days off per year), part-time arrangements, job sharing, and compressed hours.
- Wellbeing That Matters – Free access to Headspace and MeQuilibrium, plus dedicated wellness spaces to support your mental, physical, and emotional wellbeing.
- Learn Without Limits – Access over 120,000 on-demand courses, alongside technical, project management, leadership, and professional development opportunities.
- Work That Makes an Impact – Contribute to nationally significant projects that matter, solve complex challenges, and accelerate your career through unique growth opportunities.
- Build Your Future – Whether you're deepening technical expertise or preparing for leadership, we'll invest in your development every step of the way.