Senior Test Engineer - Structures

• Ongoing, full-time position
• $85,461-$92,156 + 17% super
• Industry collaborations through high quality research

About the job

Due to an internal promotion, our Smart Structures Laboratory (SSL) is looking for a Senior Test Engineer to join them in a full-time ongoing capacity. Based out of our Hawthorn campus, with the occasional side trip to Croydon, you will work with a team of Engineers to provide specialised technical support to the lab. Your daily responsibilities will include collaborating with undergraduate and postgraduate students to run their experiments. Due to the reputation of the lab, we have developed strong industry partnerships. As such, you will play an important role in running experiments and writing up high quality summary reports for our industry partners. This will also include providing them with regular updates on their projects and experiments. 

About Swinburne and the Smart Structures Laboratory

The Smart Structures Laboratory is paving the way for the next generation of structures and construction materials to be thoroughly tested and to provide industry and consumers with the necessary level of confidence in performance and safety. To find out more, please click here to find out more about our Smart Structures Laboratory.   

About you

To be successful in the role, you will have:

• A bachelor degree in Civil or Mechanical Engineering
• Experience in the operation of an advanced heavy structures laboratory for educational, research and commercial testing applications.
• Skill in the control and use of hydraulic actuators, hydraulic systems, Universal Testing Machines, specimen preparation and testing, instrumentation and data acquisition systems.
• Practical engineering design and skills in concrete & steel fabrication, welding, machining and application of power tools.

A full list of the selection criteria is available within the position description

Benefits 

• Participate in regular staff and management development programs
• Hawthorn Aquatic and Leisure Centre (HALC) discounted memberships
• Discounted annual Myki cards are available to Swinburne staff. Discover more discounts when you start at Swinburne. Receive movie tickets and staff membership options at the Swinburne bookshop. There's news subscriptions and computer and software discounts on offer.

Further information and how to apply

To view the position description or to start an application click on 'apply' at the bottom of this page and submit a resume, cover letter and response to the Key Selection Criteria, as listed in the Position Description.

Please do not email or send paper applications, all applications must be submitted online.

For further information about the position, please contact Ania Gruba (Recruitment Consultant) on +613 9214 4856.

If you are experiencing technical difficulties with your application, please contact the Recruitment team on staffrecruitment@swin.edu.au

Should you require further support for an interview due to special needs or consideration, please contact our Diversity Consultant, Dr. Walter Robles, on inclusion@swin.edu.au, or our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment Officer, Sherrin Trautmann on DeadlyCareers@swin.edu.au.

Applications close at 5pm on Wednesday 12th September 2018