Aerospace engineer jobs in Australia

Aerospace engineer: 30 open roles at 8 companies in Australia. 13 of them are open to candidates of any nationality; the rest ask for citizenship, export-control eligibility or a government security clearance. 7 mention relocation support.

Rebuilt 25 Oct 2026
open roles
30
companies
8
open to any nationality
43%
estimated median pay
$97k

Companies hiring

CompanyOpen rolesAny nationalityRelocation
RTX978%
Northrop Grumman80%7
LifePort4100%
Anduril Industries30%
Shield AI2100%
Lockheed Martin20%
BAE Systems10%
L3Harris Technologies10%

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Northrop Grumman

northropgrumman.com
northropgrumman.com • HQ: Falls Church, United States • Space Defense • C4ISR • Satellite Manufacturing • Aerospace Manufacturing • Defense Manufacturing • 5000+ employees • Est. 1994 • Trust B • Hiring 2403, 287 new
HQ: Falls Church, United States • Space Defense • C4ISR • Satellite Manufacturing • Aerospace Manufacturing • Defense Manufacturing • 5000+ employees • Est. 1994 • Trust B • Hiring 2403, 287 new
Northrop Grumman is an American defence contractor whose oldest predecessor was founded in 1939, and which took its present form through the 1994 combination of Northrop and Grumman. It builds strategic systems including the B-21 Raider bomber and the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile programme, military and civil space systems, radars and electronic warfare equipment, autonomous aircraft, and mission systems and software for the United States armed forces and allied governments. Headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia and listed on the New York Stock Exchange, it earns the large majority of its revenue from the American government and employs close to one hundred thousand people.
Kenneth Crews · Chief Financial Officer · decision-maker
Kathy Warden · Chair, Chief Executive Officer and President · decision-maker
Jack Northrop · Founder · founder
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Verified live · 1 day ago 5 days ago Likely open · 63%

Senior AME - Avionics

≈ $68k – $117k per year (Estimated) • Senior • In office (Brisbane, Australia) • Relocation • Full-Time • Secret • Citizenship or vetting required • Senior
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Verified live · 1 day ago 6 days ago Likely open · 62%

Engineer - Mechanical and Structures

≈ $33k – $81k per year (Estimated) • Junior • 1+ year exp • Hybrid (Springfield, United States) • Relocation • Full-Time • Secret • Citizenship or vetting required • Junior
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RTX

rtx.com
rtx.com • HQ: Arlington, United States • Avionics & Flight Control • Air Defense • Missiles • Defense Manufacturing • Aerospace Manufacturing • 5000+ employees • Est. 2020 • Trust A • Hiring 3095, 431 new
HQ: Arlington, United States • Avionics & Flight Control • Air Defense • Missiles • Defense Manufacturing • Aerospace Manufacturing • 5000+ employees • Est. 2020 • Trust A • Hiring 3095, 431 new
RTX is an American aerospace and defense company formed in 2020 by the merger of United Technologies and Raytheon. It operates through three businesses: Collins Aerospace, which makes avionics, aircraft interiors and aerostructures, Pratt & Whitney, which builds commercial and military jet engines, and Raytheon, which produces missiles, air defense systems such as Patriot, radars and sensors. Its customers include airlines, aircraft manufacturers, the United States Department of Defense and allied governments. The company is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, United States.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Verified live · 2 hours ago 6 days ago Likely open · 48%

Graduate Engineer

≈ $40k – $97k per year (Estimated) • Junior • In office (Australia) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Junior
Verification & Validation
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Verified live · 2 hours ago 20 days ago Long shot · 8%

ATTE Engineer

≈ $40k – $97k per year (Estimated) • Junior • 2+ years exp • In office (Nowra, Australia) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Junior
Verification & Validation
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L3Harris Technologies

l3harris.com
l3harris.com • HQ: Melbourne, United States • C4ISR • Military Satellites • Electronic Warfare • Military Communication • Defense Manufacturing • 5000+ employees • Est. 2019 • Trust A • Hiring 1519, 243 new
HQ: Melbourne, United States • C4ISR • Military Satellites • Electronic Warfare • Military Communication • Defense Manufacturing • 5000+ employees • Est. 2019 • Trust A • Hiring 1519, 243 new
L3Harris Technologies is an American defense contractor formed in 2019 by the merger of L3 Technologies and Harris Corporation. It builds tactical radios and military communication systems, electronic warfare and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance equipment, space sensors and satellites, night vision devices, and uncrewed surface vessels, and owns the rocket engine maker Aerojet Rocketdyne. Its main customers are the United States Department of Defense and allied governments. The company is headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, United States.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Verified live · 6 min ago 7 days ago Hiring now · 82%

Quality Management Specialist

≈ $54k – $99k per year (Estimated) • In office (Fremantle, Australia) • Bachelor's Degree • Confidential • Citizenship or vetting required
AS9100
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Anduril Industries

anduril.com
anduril.com • HQ: Costa Mesa, United States • Defense Manufacturing • C4ISR • Military Drones • Defense AI • 5000+ employees • Est. 2017 • Trust B • Hiring 2161, 173 new
HQ: Costa Mesa, United States • Defense Manufacturing • C4ISR • Military Drones • Defense AI • 5000+ employees • Est. 2017 • Trust B • Hiring 2161, 173 new
Anduril Industries is an American defence technology company founded in 2017 that builds autonomous systems and command software for military and border security customers. Rather than bidding on cost-plus programmes, it develops products with its own capital and sells them as finished systems, from surveillance towers and counter-drone interceptors to underwater vehicles and collaborative combat aircraft. Its Lattice software platform fuses sensor data into a single operating picture and controls the hardware family, and the company is headquartered in Costa Mesa, California with a large manufacturing site in Ohio.
Matt Grimm · Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer · decision-maker
Trae Stephens · Co-Founder & Executive Chairman · decision-maker
Brian Schimpf · Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer · decision-maker
Palmer Luckey · Founder · decision-maker
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Verified live · 2 hours ago 7 days ago Likely open · 63%

Staff Mechanical Product Engineer (Production)

≈ $111k – $258k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Staff+ • 10+ years exp • In office (Sydney, Australia) • Bachelor's Degree • Citizenship or vetting required • Staff
Computer Vision
Robotics
Sensor Fusion
Design
SolidWorks
SpaceTech
CATIA
AS9100
Femap
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Verified live · 2 hours ago 7 days ago Likely open · 63%

Staff Mechanical Product Engineer (Platform)

≈ $115k – $267k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Staff+ • 10+ years exp • In office (Sydney, Australia) • Bachelor's Degree • Citizenship or vetting required • Staff
Computer Vision
Robotics
Sensor Fusion
SpaceTech
FMEA
Femap
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Shield AI

shield.ai
shield.ai • HQ: San Diego, United States • Defense Manufacturing • Drone AI • Defense AI • Military Drones • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2015 • Trust B • Hiring 635, 45 new
HQ: San Diego, United States • Defense Manufacturing • Drone AI • Defense AI • Military Drones • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2015 • Trust B • Hiring 635, 45 new
Shield AI is an American defence technology company founded in 2015 that builds autonomy software and uncrewed aircraft for military missions. Its Hivemind autonomy stack lets aircraft fly, navigate and complete objectives without GPS, a remote pilot or a communications link, which matters in contested environments where those links are jammed. Headquartered in San Diego, California, the company fields the V-BAT vertical take-off aircraft with United States and allied forces, licenses Hivemind to other manufacturers and is developing the X-BAT jet for high-end missions.
Andrew Reiter · Co-Founder · decision-maker
Ryan Tseng · Co-Founder · decision-maker
Brandon Tseng · Co-Founder & President · decision-maker
Gary Steele · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
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Verified live · 2 hours ago 7 days ago Likely open · 63%

Staff Engineer, Autonomy (R5682)

≈ $111k – $257k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • Hybrid (Melbourne, Australia) • Staff
C++
Robotics
Sensor Fusion
Path Planning
Motion Planning
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Senior Staff Engineer, Autonomy (R5837)

≈ $111k – $257k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • In office (Melbourne, Australia) • Staff
C++
Robotics
Sensor Fusion
Path Planning
Motion Planning
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LifePort

lifeport.com
lifeport.com • Aerospace Manufacturing • Ambulance & Medical Transport • 11-50 employees • Est. 1990 • Hiring 9
Aerospace Manufacturing • Ambulance & Medical Transport • 11-50 employees • Est. 1990 • Hiring 9
LifePort provides aerospace solutions for air medical, aircraft interiors, VIP transport, and ballistic protection for mission-critical aircraft applications.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 10 days ago Likely open · 67%

Quality Inspector I

≈ $36k – $89k per year (Estimated) • Junior • In office (Australia) • High School Diploma
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 17 days ago Likely open · 64%

Composite Manufacturing Engineer I

≈ $39k – $95k per year (Estimated) • Junior • In office (Australia) • Junior
Statistical Process Control
Design
SolidWorks
SpaceTech
AS9100
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Skills these roles ask for

Sensor Fusion 5Verification & Validation 4Outlook 4AS9100 4Computer Vision 3C++ 3SolidWorks 3Path Planning 2Motion Planning 2MBSE 1Statistical Process Control 1ISO 13485 1Microsoft Project 1Python 1MATLAB 1NER 1

Where the roles are

Sydney 3Melbourne 3Adelaide 2Springfield 2Brisbane 2Fortitude Valley 1Cannon Hill 1Richmond 1Macquarie Park 1Nowra 1

Questions

Can a foreigner apply for these roles?

13 of the 30 roles here state no citizenship, export-control or security-clearance demand. A role that does says so in its advert, and the card marks it.

Which aerospace companies hire most?

RTX (9), Northrop Grumman (8), LifePort (4), Anduril Industries (3), Shield AI (2).

Which roles count as aerospace jobs?

Every propulsion, GNC, avionics, aerodynamics, structures, spacecraft, satcom, launch, flight test and aircraft maintenance role at any employer, and the engineering, science, technician, data and IT roles of the aviation and space companies - aircraft makers and airlines' engineering, launch, satellites, Earth observation, eVTOL. Their sales, finance and office roles are left out, and so is weapons and missile work.

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Every role is re-checked on the employer's own careers board at least every 48 hours, and the page is rebuilt every night.

Source: 30 live postings on employers' careers boardsUpdated 25 Oct 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0