Ron Allum Deepsea Services Pty Ltd – Taren Point NSW

Ron Allum Deep Sea Services (RADS) is a 100% Australian company that designs, builds and tests specialist underwater systems proven to operate in the deepest, most remote points on the planet. We are currently seeking an Engineering Manager to lead our growing engineering team.

RADS is committed to promoting and maintaining a workplace culture of shared respect that enables all of us to feel valued, do our best, and remain truly passionate about the place that we work. Staff wellbeing matters at RADS and where possible we encourage a versatile work culture.

Ron Allum Deep Sea Services (RADS) is a 100% Australian company that designs, builds and tests specialist underwater systems proven to operate in the deepest, most remote points on the planet. We are currently seeking an Engineering Manager to lead our growing engineering team.

RADS is committed to promoting and maintaining a workplace culture of shared respect that enables all of us to feel valued, do our best, and remain truly passionate about the place that we work. Staff wellbeing matters at RADS and where possible we encourage a flexible work culture.

About the Role

We are seeking an Engineering Manager who can lead our growing engineering team to deliver safe, compliant and technically sound products and services for our customers. These include scientific institutions, Defence and Defence prime contractors. A key part of this is the ability to translate subcontract requirements into achievable engineering plans, manage technical risk and resources, and ensure engineering outputs meet agreed performance, quality, cost and schedule requirements.





The Engineering Manager will provide technical leadership across the Stage Gate process including design, development, manufacture, integration, verification and through-life support, as applicable to the company’s scope and balance delivery commitments with engineering integrity, workforce capability and continuous improvement.

People management skills will be more important than engineering skills in this role, although a sound and extensive engineering knowledge and background are a necessity. Knowledge of Defence systems/Contracts and expectations are also required.

Key Responsibilities

Engineering Leadership and Delivery

- Lead a multidisciplinary engineering team and coordinate interfaces with program management, operations, quality, supply chain and commercial functions.
- Develop engineering plans, work packages, estimates, schedules and resource allocations aligned with subcontract milestones.
- Monitor progress, expenditure, capacity and technical risks; implement recovery actions and elevate issues early.
- Support tenders and contract reviews with technical scope, assumptions, exclusions, feasibility assessments and engineering estimates.

Technical Governance and Assurance

- Establish and maintain engineering processes, design review gates, delegated technical authorities and approval records.
- Manage requirements allocation, traceability, interface definition,



configuration baselines and engineering change control.
- Ensure designs and technical deliverables are reviewed, verified and validated against approved requirements and acceptance criteria.
- Maintain technical risk registers and oversee safety assessments, failure investigations and corrective actions appropriate to the product and contract.
- Ensure departures from requirements are formally assessed and approved through authorised concession or deviation processes.

Customer and Subcontract Interfaces

- Act as the principal engineering interface with scientific institutions, Defence and prime contractors and technical suppliers.
- Translate applicable prime-contract flow-down requirements into engineering controls and deliverables.
- Coordinate technical reviews, interface meetings, acceptance evidence and responses to customer technical queries.
- Identify scope changes and support commercial assessment before committing to additional engineering work.
- Protect customer information and intellectual property in accordance with contractual and company requirements.

Production, Integration and Support

- Work with manufacturing and supply chain teams to ensure designs are producible, maintainable and supported by controlled drawings, specifications and bills of materials.
- Oversee engineering input to supplier qualification, technical procurement reviews, inspections, integration and testing.
- Resolve technical non-conformances and production issues without compromising approved safety, quality or configuration requirements.
- Support field issues, obsolescence management and through-life engineering were included in the subcontract scope.

Peopl

📌 Engineering Manager (Australia)
🏢 Ron Allum Deepsea Services
📍 Australia