Maintenance Optimisation Engineer

Date Posted:

2026-02-24

Country:

Australia

Location:

AU-WA-HENDERSON-103-CUST ~ 103 Quill Way ~ QUILL (External Site)

Position Role Type:

Hybrid

• Rewarding opportunity directly support Navy’s minor surface fleet!

• Position located with Defence at Henderson WA, collaborating across defence and industry to meet objectives.

• Opportunities for professional growth and development, you'll have access to the latest technologies and mentorship from experts in the field.

Your mission starts here at Raytheon Australia!

Right now, we are seeking a bright and energised Maintenance Optimisation Engineer. Join our team of outstanding people with expertise across a wide variety of disciplines and position yourself at the forefront of tomorrow’s capabilities.

In return, we will support you with access to best practice tools, systems and processes while continually investing in your growth by providing tailored learning and development opportunities.

The Role

You will work with an expert team to achieve success by setting the vision, building the plan and using your unique leadership skills to foster a strong and safe team culture that delivers truly innovative solutions.

This role will work closely with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders across the country, to develop and maintain effective relationships to deliver quality outcomes.

This role provides the successful incumbent to drive key asset management strategies to reduce lifecycle costs whilst ensuring the RAN Minor Vessel Fleet maintain required availability.

Key Responsibilities

• Assessing Maintenance closing reports / RMP recommendations for alterations to the approved class maintenance plan.

• Assessing failure data, crew feedback, usage data, equipment logs to identify improvements to the respective class approved maintenance plan.

• Working with the maintenance team to conduct crew / operator liaison to identify maintenance issues.

• Developing and progressing changes to the class maintenance baseline via the configuration management system.

• Liaison with the respective Shipbuilder to identify common class baseline issues/data that can be used for RAN Minor Vessel fleet (i.e. from common platform system requirement for example.

• Conducting engineering investigations and related technical research for ship repair, modifications and updates.

• Contributing to the development of plans, methodology, processes and tools of Maintenance Optimisation.

Skills, Experience and Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience in the content and usage of Defence maritime sustainment artefacts.

• Demonstrated experience in the usage and management of maintenance systems and the conduct of maintenance within an asset management system.

• Good interpersonal skills to work with Defence, CASG, other MV Enterprise contractors.

• Good analytical skills to assess and interpret material status of complex maritime plant and supporting data

• Tertiary Qualification in relevant engineering discipline (e.g. electrical, electronic, structural or mechanical backgrounds); holding as a minimum tertiary qualifications and professional development sufficient to attain recognition as CPEng with Engineers Australia in a relevant engineering stream.

• Experience in effectively representing engineering professional services to both internal and external customers.

• Previous exposure to Defence projects desirable

• Exposure to Defence Logistics Toolset desirable

• Ability to work in team environment.

• Excellent verbal and written skills

• Successful candidates must be eligible to obtain and maintain a NV1 Security clearance as needed. Eligibility can be found at http://www.defence.gov.au/agsva

This is your opportunity to join the brightest minds in the nation working for the mission on leading-edge technology to deliver Australia’s most significant defence capabilities.

If you are looking to contribute to the mission that matters, click apply now or contact us at careers@raytheon.com.au.

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