Electronics Technician

About L3Harris Australia

This position is based at the L3Harris Regional Support Centre (RSC) in Pinkenba, a multi-faceted maintenance support entity that provides the L3Harris Defence Australia programs with through life maintenance support. The role focuses on troubleshooting, diagnosing, and repairing a large fleet of digital radio equipment to ensure serviceable assets are returned to the end user in a timely manner.

As a member of the Maintenance Team, you will apply RF, digital, and analogue diagnostic expertise using test instrumentation and automated test equipment. You will contribute to continuous improvement through accurate data capture, failure trend analysis, and collaboration with engineering, logistics, and field service stakeholders, while maintaining strict quality, safety, and security standards.

What the role will involve

• The responsibilities of your role will include the following:
• Perform efficient and effective inspection, diagnostics and repair of digital and analogue RF equipment and ancillaries using test instrumentation and equipment.
• Accurately document diagnostic findings, corrective actions, and solutions using data collection and integrated enterprise resource planning software.
• Assist engineering functions by supporting investigations, analysis, and product improvement activities as required.
• Analyse failure trends and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide clear technical feedback to management, engineers, and peers on diagnostics, processes, and tools.
• Coach and assist peers to strengthen overall team capability and technical competence.
• Maintain required quality standards through adherence to best practices and procedures.
• Ensure full compliance with workplace Health and Safety legislation and policies
• Provide direct customer and end-user technical support, including on-site activities when required.
• Ability to obtain an Australian Government Negative Vetting 1 Security Clearance (NV1).

Qualifications:

• Certificate III in applicable Technical Trade (Minimum).
• NV1 Security Clearance (Baseline required prior to commencing employment).
• Minimum 4 years’ experience within an applicable trade.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Prior Australian Defence Force (ADF) experience in Technical Maintenance.
• Experience and working knowledge of the Australian Department of Defence Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Program.
• Understanding of Trunked radio systems.
• Understanding of the Project 25 (P25) digital radio network communications standard.
• Experience in RF, digital and analogue circuit diagnostics to component level.
• Ability to work within a flexible team environment.

A few of our employee benefits are:

• An additional week of leave per annum plus the option to buy or sell up to 2 weeks additional annual leave.
• Salary continuance insurance (SCI pays 75% of your base salary and bonus for up to 2 years)
• Flexible working hours and patterns depending on location
• Discounted private health insurance
• Life & Total Permanent Disability Cover
• Novated Car Leasing
• Company supported professional development programs
• Retail Reward programs