CH-47F Avionics Technical Officer

Amentum is a global leader in advanced engineering and innovative technology solutions, trusted by the United States and its allies to address their most significant and complex 
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Role Title: Avionics Technical Officer

Role Description:

The successful candidate will be completing all technical activities under an approved Engineering Management System (EMS). Activities include, but are not limited to:

a. Conformance to instructions described in the EMS.

b. Technical Information (TI) handling; registration, assessment of applicability, determination of Technical Airworthiness Alert Information (TAAI) status and actions required.

c.Develop and review of:

• Responses to Technical Reports.

• Action Strategies for Airworthiness Directives (and similar correspondence).

• Technical Dispositions.

• System Safety Analysis.

• Special Technical Instructions (STI).

• Aircraft and component Deviations.

• Aircraft and component Modification.

• Development of Functional and Physical Configuration Audits (FCA & PCA).

• Development of Test and Evaluation Plans.

• Drawing development and requests and Drawing Change Notices (DCNs).

• System tests, investigations and reports.

• Technical support for tests and evaluations.

d. Classification of Design.

e. Perform Aviation Technical Publication Management activities in support of the capability including, but not limited to:

• Raising of Amendments – Publication Improvement Request & Reply (PIRR), EE400/401 for internal use or external agencies.

• Develop/coordinate publication amendments for Commonwealth Sponsored publications.

• Develop/coordinate publication changes IAW the EMS for Commonwealth sponsored publications.

• Progress illustration packages for Commonwealth sponsored publications.

• Review publication changes and amendments managed by the Commonwealth.

• Draft and/or technically approve Publication Changes.

• Recommendations for Incorporation Approval and Service Release.

Essential Requirements:

• Be able to achieve "Logistics Engineer" Engineering Authority IAW AASB Instruction (E&T) 12-0-004 or the ability to achieve within 6 months (Essential)

• Appropriate Engineering Qualification (AQF Level 04 or higher in an avionics/software maintenance trade)

• 6+ years experience as an avionics/software aircraft technician in an aviation maintenance or program office environment

• One or more Aircraft Type or Systems Manager Courses/or extensive platform experience

Desirable Requirements:

• CH-47F experience

Required Security Clearance Level: NV1

Location: Brisbane

Weekly Hours: 80 hour fortnight