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Job Title- L3 Communications Engineer Job Id- ******* Security Clearance: NV1 Clearance Length of Contract: 11 months The role closes on 15/09/2026 Location: Campbell Park Offices, Canberra, ACT The Communications Engineer JP**** L3 Responsibilities include: Demonstrate extensive expertise in HF engineering, including system design, analysis, and performance evaluation.
Review, interpret, and assess engineering drawings, schematics, and technical documentation, and provide high quality engineering feedback on contract deliverables to support the implementation of the EDHFCS solution.
Develop, review, and maintain high quality engineering documentation, including design reports, test procedures, technical assessments, and the broader JP**** Engineering Documentation Suite, ensuring accuracy, clarity, and compliance with organisational standards.
Support the integration, verification, validation, and troubleshooting of HF subsystems, ensuring alignment with system requirements and engineering best practice.
Provide expert technical advice and actively participate in design reviews, technical working groups, and engineering governance activities with internal stakeholders and external vendors.
Exercise Engineering Delegation as authorised by the Chief Engineer IC3SPO , and maintain oversight of technical risks associated with JP**** systems and activities.
Collaborate with the wider JP**** Project Team to deliver engineering input across all discipline areas and ensure alignment across project streams.




Coordinate and facilitate workshops with the JP**** Engineering Team and project stakeholders as required.
Ensure compliance with IC3SPO Quality Management System (QMS) requirements for all JP**** engineering processes and documentation.
All other tasks as directed.
Qualification and Experience: In addition to the defined responsibilities of the position, the following requirements of this position are considered fundamental to the Communications Engineer JP**** L3: Be a Chartered Qualified Engineer of a registered Professional Engineering Body (such as Engineers Australia) equivalent, or be able to attain chartered status.
Tertiary qualifications in Communications Engineering or other equivalent experience.
Strong interpersonal skills and a proven ability to work collaboratively and communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
Experience in leadership and management roles, and an ability to coach and guide teams in the implementation of strategy and change.
ASDEFCON Suite Experience The following requirements of this position are considered desirable to the Communications Engineer JP**** L3: Experience in Capability Projects in the Defence and/or Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG) environment.
Understanding of technical, logistical,



and operational requirements in the delivery of capability, and knowledge of applicable Defence policy and legislation.
Required Behaviours In achieving the expected results, the Communications Engineer JP**** L3 is to: Act prudently, ethically and lawfully.
Communicate effectively with line managers and Division Head, including consultation with them and taking appropriate direction from them.
Communicate effectively with CASG's Defence customers, supporting and other related elements of CASG, and Defence and industry partners.
Employ best practice in the execution of work, focusing on achieving outcomes, ensuring that decisions are made by appropriately qualified and experienced persons, and taking judicious risks Provide clarity on roles & responsibilities.
Encourage transparency and truthfulness.
Encourage collaboration and communication.
SFIA Skills Sought: The deployment, integration, calibration, tuning and maintenance of radio frequency (RF) and analogue elements of IT systems.
RFEN Level 4: Investigates and resolves system-wide fault conditions using a wide range of diagnostic tools and techniques.
Reconfigures equipment to circumvent temporary outages.
Please contact ****** or simply click apply to submit your application "We warmly welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including First Nations Australians, Australian Defence Force and First Responder veterans, women in STEM, and people of all abilities, including those registered with the NDIS."

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