About Skyborne Technologies

Skyborne Technologies is a Defence Tech company working in the Robotics, Autonomous Systems and AI Defence industry, developing innovative robotics. The company is based in Brisbane, Australia.

Skyborne is growing within the Defence and security space to develop and produce robots, both armed and unarmed. The company's main lines of effort are the Cerberus tri-copter platform, the CODiAQ quadruped UGV and unmanned weapon systems.

About the Team

Skyborne's Research & Development team have various contracts to deliver in the short to medium term. The candidate will be placed to support the delivery of these important contracts and aid in company growth. The successful candidate will join our team at our office located in Brisbane.

About the role

Under the supervision of the Electronics Lead, the successful applicant will undertake electronics design and development activities as part of an R&D; project team. The role will allow autonomy and leading of high-level engineering tasks.

As an Electronics Engineer you can anticipate some of your day-to-day tasks to include:

- PCB schematic capture and layout design using Altium Designer

- Component library creation

- Prototype PCB assembly and modification by hand (comfortability working on SMD components down to 0402)

- Wiring harness design

- Wiring harness assembly

- Bench, Hardware-in-the-loop, and field testing of Skyborne UAS platforms

- Generating and following QA procedures for prototype PCBs

- Troubleshooting hardware for both personal PCB designs and existing designs with and without access to schematics

- Design of automated PCB testing procedures using lab equipment such as oscilloscopes,



programmable power supplies and electronic loads.

- Familiarity with various protocols such as SPI, I2C, UART, RS485, CAN

- Participating in architecture, schematic and layout design reviews

- Undertake tasks within allocated timeframes

- Use tools such as: JIRA/Atlassian Suite, GitLab, SVN

- Facilitate collaboration with all Skyborne staff (Engineering & Business Divisions)

- Local, interstate, and international travel to support field testing and customer demonstrations

- Set up Quality Assurance systems

- Advise on manufacturing line improvements.

What are we looking for?

Skyborne seeks applicants who exemplify a thorough R&D; and manufacturing approach to tackle complex engineering problems within allocated project timelines. The applicant should positively contribute to the workplace environment where employees value each other, live up to their promises and communicate openly.

The experience and skillset best suited to this role include:

- Bachelor’s degree in one of the following: Electrical Engineering or Mechatronics Engineering

- 3 years industry in an electronics design development team environment

- Proficient use of Altium Designer

- 2D and 3D CAD experience (AutoCAD / Solidworks)

- SMD soldering ability for passives down to 0402 and ICs TSSOP





- Hands on experience creating cable harnesses and crimping contacts for connectors down to 1.25mm pitch

- Ability to receive constructive feedback on PCB schematics and layouts and implement accordingly

- Passion for innovation and to work in a fast paced but rewarding environment

- Ability to focus on specific problems and prioritise tasks in order to deliver best value to the business and stakeholders

- Applicants must be an Australian Citizen to meet Defence security requirements

- Eligibility and willingness to obtain an Australian Department of Defence security clearance

- Experience with at least one product that has gone to manufacture

Additionally, it would be desirable that you have:
- Exposure to Altium Harness Design

- Experience with Verilog or VHDL FPGA code

- Experience with embedded programming languages including C and contemporary C

- Experience with safety-critical design, certification and design to Defence / NATO standards

- Data analysis capabilities

- Experience designing PCBs for highspeed data transmission

- QLD Firearms Licence

- Active Australian Department of Defence baseline security clearance

Next Steps

If you are ready to take the next step, Apply Now!

Skyborne may use various recruitment and selection tools and techniques as part of our process, such as video interviewing, online assessments, face-to-face interviews and assessment centres.

The preferred candidate may be required to complete Skyborne background checks in line with AS 4811-2022 including pre-employment verification and national police checks.

Please note that due to the nature of our projects, you MUST BE AN AUSTRALIAN CITIZEN to be considered for this position.

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