Field technician jobs in observing operations
Combine your love of travel with work
As a field services technician no 2 days are the same. You'll travel far and wide in 4WDs, planes, boats and helicopters to look after our vast observing network.
This work takes you to some of Australia's most unique and isolated environments. You'll be one of 200 staff across 8 technical operations centres and remote weather stations.
Image description: Observing operations staff on a supply trip to Willis Island weather station, 450 km east of Cairns. Image credit: Alex Cossu
Field technician jobs across Australia
Technicians maintain the service delivery of our observation network. This ranges from radars to flood and rainfall monitoring systems, to space weather instruments and more.
We employ qualified electronics, electrical or instrumentation technicians or engineers. You can also apply as a recent graduate or candidate with a few years of industry experience in:
- engineering
- trades
- hydrography
- applied science
- metrology
- measurement science.
We regularly recruit for roles across Australia. Our locations include Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Darwin, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. Staff can also apply for temporary remote postings to Giles, Willis Island, Antarctica and more.
Image description: Pausing to appreciate the view during a field maintenance trip in Queensland. Image credit: Misty McCain
Personal and professional requirements
We're looking for people who:
- have qualifications or work experience in electronics, instrumentation, engineering, hydrography, applied science, metrology or measurement science
- have an appetite for working in remote locations and a willingness to travel
- are team players who can get hands-on in the field
- take responsibility for managing projects and are able to balance competing priorities
- build productive working relationships and communicate with influence
- have a reasonable level of physical fitness
The responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to:
- maintenance and operations
- asset and service management
- documentation and record keeping
- travel and incident response
- data quality
- liaison and representation
- quality management
- compliance
- workplace health and safety
More information about working in observing operations
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