The Opportunity
Kick-start your engineering career with KBR and gain hands-on experience supporting complex Defence capabilities. As a Junior Mechanical Engineer, you will work alongside experienced engineering professionals and develop practical knowledge across key disciplines including Configuration Management, Certification Management, Logistics Engineering, and Systems Safety Engineering.
This role offers a unique opportunity to build your technical capability, broaden your understanding of Defence sustainment and engineering assurance frameworks, and contribute to the support of critical products and systems. Through mentorship, structured development, and exposure to real-world engineering challenges, you will establish a strong foundation for a long-term engineering career.
At KBR, we are committed to investing in our people. This position is designed to help you develop both your engineering expertise and industry knowledge, supporting your progression towards Chartered Professional Engineer status and future career growth within the Defence sector.
Responsibilities
Under direct supervision, independently evaluates, selects, and applies standard engineering techniques, procedures, and criteria, using judgment when conducting engineering activities.
With additional experience within one functional area, assists in the design of larger and more complex assignments which involve conventional types of plans, investigations and surveys with relatively few complex features for which there are precedents.
Work within a multidisciplinary team to develop design solutions and requirements in the context of engineering change management and configuration management.
Formulate solutions to problems by working collaboratively with various internal and external stakeholders.
Learn skills in the use of Engineering applications and tools to enable delivery against engineering activities, including but not limited to, configuration tools, data analysis tools, modelling tools, design tools.
Work both within and to the requirements of the Navy Seaworthiness Framework and an Authorised Engineering Organisation (AEO).
Conduct work to the requirements of the Engineering Management Plan.
As the ideal candidate you will bring
Essential
Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Mechanical)
Ability to obtain a Baseline Defence security clearance or higher
Must be eligible for ITAR clearance of relevant ship systems
Desired
Experience in Defence / Maritime Environment highly desirable
All candidates will be required to hold and maintain an active Baseline Defence Security Clearance.
What we will offer you
A workplace culture certified as a Great Place To Work
Flexible working
Competitive salary (including annual reviews)
Paid parental leave
Income protection
Corporate rewards
Salary packaging/Novated leasing
Employee stock purchase plans
Flu shots, skin checks and discounted private health insurance
Career development: Online learning, mentorship and career pathways
If you’re ready to shape tomorrow, let’s get started. Apply Now!
KBR acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and their continuing connections to land, sea, community and culture. We pay our respects to Elders past and present.
As a Major Service Provider of the Australian Defence Force, an AGSVA security clearance will be required and compliance to International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). As such, our hiring decisions are based on the key requirements of each role and candidates are selected based on their unique strengths and experiences.
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