CSIRO Hiring for Software Development Engineer Job at Brisbane, Australia Full Time

The Opportunity

• Apply your software/electrical/mechatronics engineering skills to the resources sector
  
• Draw on your experience in designing & developing significant software projects
• Work in a world-class research & development precinct

We are seeking a Software Development Engineer to work as a key member of the Resource Logistics Team to contribute essential software engineering, system commissioning and customer support capabilities. You will be based at the Queensland Centre for Advanced Technologies (QCAT) in Pullenvale, which is a hub for world-class research and development in the mining, energy and manufacturing industries.

This role will see you providing critical software development and support for the team’s diverse research portfolio, which includes petrographic analysis, supply chain monitoring and control, and various sensor technologies for characterisation and automation applications in the resources sector.

In addition, a key component of your role will be to provide reliable software support to existing commercial clients of our component grain analysis (CGA) technology. You will also undertake key improvements and extensions to the software platform that will expand its capabilities into new application domains and deployment platforms, and develop new and/or maintain existing software interfaces for instrumentation and sensors used to support the broader group’s automation and field characterisation work.

Your duties will include:

• Providing software design, implementation and support for existing and new project applications and products developed by the research group, specifically:
  • Component Grain Analysis software
  • Other image, signal, and spectral analysis processing software
  • Sensor drivers and interfaces: development, enhancement, and maintenance
  • User interfaces: design, development, and maintenance.
• Maintaining software version control (Git/Bitbucket) for current and legacy software applications.
• Providing technical support to clients for our commercialised software systems, including the management of a secure licence-control system.

Location: Brisbane (Pullenvale), QLD
Salary: AU$85k – AU$96k plus up to 15.4% superannuation
Tenure: Specified term of 3 years
Reference: 75622

To be considered you will need:

• Relevant diploma/bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant work experience in software, electrical or mechatronics engineering.
• Proficiency in application development and support for C# or equivalent high-level language.
• Extensive experience in designing and developing significant software projects and managing the software system life cycle.
• The ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary research team and carry out tasks under general direction from Scientific Researchers.
• The ability & willingness to contribute novel ideas and approaches in support of scientific investigations.

For full details about this role please review the Position Description.

Eligibility

To be eligible for this role, you must be currently residing in Australia as:

• an Australian citizen or permanent resident
• a New Zealand citizen or;
• an Australian temporary resident who has unrestricted work rights for the duration of the term (until approx. Oct 2024) and with no requirement for visa sponsorship

The successful applicant will be required to obtain and provide a National Police Check or equivalent.

Flexible Working Arrangements

We work flexibly at CSIRO, offering a range of options for how, when and where you work.

Diversity and Inclusion

We are working hard to recruit people representing the diversity across our society, and ensure that all our people feel supported to do their best work and feel empowered to let their ideas flourish.

About CSIRO

At CSIRO Australia’s national science agency, we solve the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology. We put the safety and wellbeing of our people above all else and earn trust everywhere because we only deal in facts. We collaborate widely and generously and deliver solutions with real impact.

Join us and start creating tomorrow today!

How to Apply

Please apply on-line and provide a cover letter and CV that best demonstrate your motivation and ability to meet the requirements of this role.

Applications Close

23rd August 2021, 11:00pm AEST