29th October, 2026

Job Title - Principal Engineer
Job Id 1264570

- Security Clearance: NV1 Clearance
- Length of Contract: 7 months
- The role closes on 03/11/2026
- Location: QLD

About the Role:
Army Littoral Manoeuvre Systems Program Office (ALMSPO) requires the services of a suitably qualified and experienced Engineering Level 3 (Advanced Practitioner) resource to augment Commonwealth resources within the Specialist Systems Engineering Management Unit (SS-EMU).
The resource will perform work under the direction and tasking of the Commonwealth Representative (ALMSPO Product Manager).
The Maritime Specialist Engineer is to act as the Principal Engineer (PE).
The PE is the senior engineering representative in the CA42 (Army Marine) Authorised Engineering Organisation (AEO) and receives a Technical Authority (TA) delegation from Director Engineering – Army (DENG-A) to approve designs and certify materiel as protected, fit for use and environmentally compliant on behalf of the Commonwealth.
The CA42 PE has no staff, however, is supported by engineering staff in ALMSPO and the SS-EMU.
Duties of the CA42 Principal Engineer contractor will include but not necessarily be limited to:

- Maintain an AEO for the CA42 Army Marine capability aligned with Army’s Seaworthiness Compliance Strategy and the Land Materiel Safety Manual.
- Perform ongoing surveillance activities to maintain CA42 AEO status inclusive of internal assurance, and support to those external agencies performing assurance on CA42 product.
- Assign TA to staff within CA42 Army Marine and SS-EMU Projects Department (CA42 Army Minor Projects).




- Perform the function of Design Acceptance and Technical Certification for engineering changes. IAW Land Domain Instruction (E&T;) 12-6-007 Conduct Design Acceptance and Technical Certification of Land Materiel.
- Review and approve technical plans and endorse safety documents for engineering changes. These documents may include but are not limited to; Systems Engineering Management Plans (SEMP), Technical Certification Plans (TCP), Safety Case Reports (SCRs), and Technical Specifications.
- Review and endorse the course of action for safety related Report on Defective or Unsatisfactory Materiel (RODUM) Reports.
- Attend and provide engineering advice to forums that include but are not limited to; Configuration Control Boards, System Safety Working Groups and RODUM Review Boards.
- Provide leadership and mentorship to engineers working in the CA42 AEO.
- Liaise with other internal and external stakeholder groups that may include:

ALMSPO Business Units, SS-EMU Business Units, external Army Programs, Army Headquarters, Army Capability Operator Representatives and assurance organisations.
This engineering position requires the following qualifications and approvals:

- The individual to be able to meet the requirements of Chartered Professional Engineer (Engineers Australia),



Registered Professional Engineer (Professionals Australia) or Fellow/Member of Royal Institution of Naval Architects or demonstrates the ability to obtain such status.
- The service provider to have or gain in a timely manner, International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR) third party retransfer approvals to work on / access information on the Special Forces Air Drop Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat, the Drop in Communications Pack, and various weapons / communications / navigation systems components.

SFIA Skills Sought:
The application of appropriate methods to assure safety during all lifecycle phases of safety-related systems developments, including maintenance and re-use. These include safety hazard and risk analysis, safety requirements specification, safety-related system architectural design, formal method design, safety validation and verification, and safety case preparation.

SFEN Level 4:
Contributes to the identification, analysis and documentation of hazards, and to the capture, evaluation and specification of safety requirements. Analyses and documents safety validation results. Contributes to the development and maintenance of project safety assurance plans, and gathers safety assurance evidence for safety case preparation.
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