About Us
CEA is an Australian Commonwealth company that designs, develops, manufactures and sustains advanced active phased array radar systems.
The company's design principles and commitment to investment in research and development ensures innovative thinking, technological skill, and quality fabrication.
Our programs include the ANZAC and Hunter Class frigates and air defence applications for Army and Air Force, and Range applications.
Through our longstanding and ongoing collaboration with Defence, CEA Technologies has undertaken research and development into all aspects of active electronically scanned array technologies.
This has resulted in the creation of a highly modular and scalable product suite, which have become integral to a wide range of critical Defence capabilities.
The Position
Support Engineering activity through a supervising Engineer or technical team leader by providing technical services, training of supervised technical officers and leadership within a technical team.
Key Responsibilities
In conjunction with a supervising engineer or technical team leader:
Manage a team of technical officers providing assistance to various engineering disciplines.
Provide guidance and training to technical officers within the group when required.
Liaise with production to ensure that products are being built to engineering specification.
Provide guidance where necessary on assembly and testing procedures.
Create and maintain technical reports, documents and literature.
Diagnose and solve problems across a broad range of issues which could be either hardware or software related and occur from design to installation.
Provide ad-hoc technical services for the supervising engineer.




Apply CEA Engineering and Quality procedures to all tasks.
Our Benefits
• Six weeks of paid annual leave per year
Superannuation of 14.0%
Free car parking
Paid parental, compassionate, defence reserve & voluntary emergency services leave
Employee assistance and wellbeing programs
Access to health insurance for the defence community, partners and families
Salary packaging for novated leasing
Opportunities for professional growth and development
Our Ideal Candidate
Certificate III in Electronics (TAFE) or equivalent qualification with a minimum of 5 years' technical experience.
High level of general technical skill.
Ability to understand complex electronic systems.
In depth understanding of advanced test equipment and setups.
Demonstrate a high level of initiative.
Ability to work under minimal supervision.
Skills in producing technical documentation and instructions/reports.
Skills in system fault finding.
Eligibility
An Australian Citizen;
Eligible to obtain and maintain an AGSVA clearance – Negative Vetting 1
ITAR – This position requires employees to access equipment and data that is subject to U.S International Traffic and Arms Regulation (ITAR).
As such, applicants must disclose the following information at the time of application.
o Place of Birth




o Countries of current or past citizenship (including any dual citizenship or nationality) and residence,
o Countries of issue for current and past passports and
o Other information related to their nationality for security and ITAR compliance purposes.
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How to apply
Click on the 'Apply Now' button below.
Please include a current copy of your resume and complete the screening questions.
Applications without these elements will not be considered.
CEA encourages the submissions of early applications as we may review, short-list and/or conduct interviews for this role prior to the closing date.
Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at CEA
CEA is committed to fostering a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we strive to create a culture where all employees are respected and empowered to contribute positively to our organisation, regardless of their cultural background, age, gender identity, neurodiversity, disability, family and carer commitments, religion or sexuality.
We welcome applications from veterans, those returning from a career break, people with disabilities and those who identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander.
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📌 Engineering Technical Services Team Leader (Canberra)
🏢 CEA Technologies
📍 Canberra