About the Role
The Defence Aviation Safety Authority (DASA) is offering multiple exciting opportunities to join the Directorate of Initial Airworthiness (DIA) within the oversight and regulatory teams, located in Melbourne CBD. Are you looking to join a motivated and professional team? Do you value forming effective relationships in a diverse environment, within Defence? This is a challenging and rewarding position which supports work-life balance, flexible working arrangements and includes 15.4% superannuation.
Being an Aviation Safety Assurance Officer (ASAO) within DIA involves:
- Conducting assurance and oversight activities of organisations in the continued airworthiness and aircraft design and production domains
- Assessing applications for various DASA issued authorisations (approvals)
- Analysing and supporting development of aviation safety regulations and policy and promotional material
- Delivering training and education to the Defence community
- Assessing unsafe conditions in Defence Aircraft types and issuing Airworthiness Directives
- Engaging with Military Type Certificate Holders, Design and Production Organisations to promote aviation safety objectives
About the Team
The DASA vision "Capability First, Safety Always" reflects its mission in supporting Defence aviation capability. The Directorate of Initial Airworthiness (DIA) provides assurance that safety risks are effectively managed by: promulgating initial airworthiness policy and regulation; certifying Defence aviation systems; approving and overseeing Military Type Certificate Holder Organisations; and approving and overseeing Military Design and Production Organisations.
DASA is a dynamic organisation and provides a critical foundation to assure aviation safety. You will be able to influence how aviation safety is managed into the future for Defence, with a diverse range of work to develop your career in aviation safety and beyond.
Essential Requirements
- Technical professional passionate about aviation safety in the Defence context
- Experience in design, production or management of safety critical systems within the aviation industry advantageous
- Knowledge pertaining to type certification and initial airworthiness concepts, either civil or military
- Knowledge of aviation safety regulations and/or aviation safety management systems (SMS) highly regarded
- Ability to draw on broad experience to assess organisational performance, identify and evaluate safety risks
- Methodical approach to conducting oversight and promotion activities
- Critical thinking skills to conduct research and analysis across a range of aviation safety frameworks to inform policy development
- Professionalism when providing high quality advice to senior engineering managers and key stakeholders
Benefits
- $99,733 - $112,431 (APS 6) + 15.4% Superannuation
- Competitive Salary, Generous Leave
- Diversity and Flexible Working
- Development opportunities
How to Apply
For further information please review the job information pack, reference AF/04082/26, on the Defence Careers portal. Application Closing Date: Sunday 16 August 2026.