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This is an excellent opportunity for a recent graduate or early-career engineer who is passionate about technology, enjoys solving complex problems, and is eager to learn from experienced engineers in a supportive environment.\nReporting to the Team Leader, you will work within the development team and may also have opportunities to contribute across other product development teams. You'll join a collaborative group of developers and testers working on software that powers mission-critical communications systems.\nKey Responsibilities include:\nAssisting with the design, development, testing, and maintenance of real-time communications software.\nExecuting and documenting software testing activities to agreed standards.\nTroubleshooting and resolving technical issues within complex, network-connected systems.\nParticipating in design reviews, code reviews, and peer reviews to support continuous improvement and knowledge sharing.\nPlanning, documenting, and communicating technical work effectively.\nDeveloping an understanding of our products, technologies, customers, and market requirements.\nCollaborating with developers, testers, and other engineering teams to deliver high-quality solutions.\nContinually building knowledge of software engineering practices, tools, and technologies.\nTo view the position description click here.\nŌ pūkenga - About You\nYou're a motivated and curious engineer who enjoys solving technical problems and is eager to build your skills in a collaborative development environment. Whether you're a recent graduate or have some commercial experience, you'll bring a strong foundation in software engineering and a willingness to learn.\nWe're looking for someone who can bring some of the following skills and experience:\nExperience or exposure to C/C++ and/or Python.\nKnowledge of Linux and networking fundamentals.\nAn interest in telecommunications and real-time communications systems.\nExposure to Git or other version control tools.\nUnderstanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) practices.\nExposure to Continuous Integration (CI) and modern development tools.\nExperience with Docker or other containerisation technologies is advantageous.\nStrong problem-solving and analytical skills.\nGood written and verbal communication skills.\nA collaborative approach and eagerness to learn from experienced engineers.\nA tertiary qualification in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or another STEM-related discipline.\nEven if your experience doesn't perfectly match every requirement, we encourage you to apply. We're looking for people with the right attitude, curiosity, and potential to grow. If this role excites you and you have experience in some of the areas above, we'd love to hear from you.\nNgā painga - What’s in it for you?\nWe are an employer that is committed to making a difference for families and communities and supporting people to build rewarding careers. We achieve this through employing people who connect with our Values (Commitment to listen. Courage to Act and Integrity to Deliver) that underpin our way of working together. We are committed to investing in our people, developing both individuals and teams to support a high-performance culture.\nWe prioritise your wellbeing through health insurance, annual flu vaccinations and extra sick leave in your first year. \nWe provide a comfortable work environment through modern office facilities with free onsite parking, gym, and café. \nWe recognise your commitment through long service benefits. \nWe balance work with fun through our active social club! \nAbout Us\nFor more than 50 years, Tait Communications has been designing, delivering, and supporting critical communications networks for public safety, transportation and utility customers around the world. Founded in Christchurch by Sir Angus Tait, we now have a network of customers and offices that spans the globe.\nOur employees value being part of a creative team committed to providing technological solutions that make a real difference to the communities we support. By joining Tait, you'll be joining a community of people with a wealth of knowledge and expertise, who care deeply about their work and the genuine impact it has for our customers, and who support each other to grow and develop.\nDiversity & Inclusion Statement\nTait Communications is committed to fostering a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected and empowered to succeed.\nWe are encourage applications from all backgrounds to apply.\nHow to Apply\nSound like your kind of role? If you are looking to take the next step in your career and are ready to work for a high performing organization, alongside talented people, please submit your application with CV and cover letter via our online careers site. Only applications submitted through the official application process will be considered.\nApplications will be assessed as they are received, and your CV will be held unless you contact us to request this to be removed.\nFor more information about the company, our products and solutions offered to our customers, please visit our website: www.taitcommunications.com \nWe encourage applications from all backgrounds to apply.","description_format":"text","description_chars":5422,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Health insurance"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["RF & Wireless Hardware","Network Equipment"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-04T22:44:35Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":90,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.903,"p_room":1,"age_days":1,"expected_fill_days":23,"reasons":["conf:0","velocity","win:early","comp:junior"],"computed_at":"2026-10-06T05:45:30Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/taitcommunications-junior-design-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/taitcommunications-junior-design-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-07T01:43:08Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":2805,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":2195,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-10-08T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":51260},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=51260"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Ftaitcommunications-junior-design-engineer"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Ftaitcommunications-junior-design-engineer"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Ftaitcommunications-junior-design-engineer"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/taitcommunications-junior-design-engineer\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Ftaitcommunications-junior-design-engineer"}]}