Northrop Grumman Australia
Graduate Engineer (Jan 2025)
Canberra
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Opportunity details
- Graduate Job or Program
- AUD 70,000 - 80,000 / Year
- 1 vacancy
- Apply by 12 Aug 2024
- Start date 31 Jan 2025 - 27 Feb 2025
Defining Possible means something different to each one of us. What’s Your Possible?
You might know that our Mission is to solve our customers’ most challenging problems across Aeronautics, Mission Critical Systems, Space and Guided Weapons to help safeguard Australia’s future. What makes us different, though, is that as part of one of the World’s largest Defence organisations, we have access to capabilities and technology most can only imagine. And, here in Australia, we are working closely with the ADF to address its most important priorities. So, there are plenty of opportunities to start a career in a friendly, supportive and values-led environment. Here, everyone contributes, and everyone matters.
Since 2001, Northrop Grumman has delivered Through-Life Support to the Royal Australian Air Force’s 34 Squadron located at RAAF Fairbairn in Canberra. The high-performing Northrop Grumman SPA (Special Purpose Aircraft) team is comprised of approximately 50 staff who provide all levels of maintenance, training and logistics support to the fleet of two Boeing BBJ’s and three Dassault Falcon 7X’s Business Jets.
What can you expect?
- A hands-on, 24-month work placement completing meaningful work in a real role.
- Coaching & Feedback through goal setting, development planning and quarterly connections with your leader.
- Participation in graduate development initiatives in a supportive learning environment
- Hands on Support – Workplace buddy, leadership and mentoring
- Competitive salary with a 6 monthly review.
- Access to professionalisation support and Education & Training assistance
- Building networks through connection with other professionals and our employee resource groups
- Coordinated commencement date with the graduate cohort
Applications must be received by 12 August
About you:
We're seeking a talented Graduate Engineer to join our Special Purpose Aircraft team. As a successful candidate, you'll hold a Bachelor of Engineering degree.
You'll be responsible for delivering superior engineering and technical services to ensure maximum aircraft availability. This role is key within the Engineering and Technical Services team in ensuring maximum aircraft availability
We are looking for a collaborative and forward-thinking individual that is able to engage with a diverse team to achieve this customer objectives for aircraft airworthiness, availability, reliability, maintainability, mission success and life cycle cost goals.
Application requirements:
- Current Resume.
- Cover Letter.
- Most recent academic transcripts.
- Any additional certificates, qualifications, memberships or noteworthy experience that may enhance your competitiveness.
- Evidence of Australian Citizenship (Passport/Birth certificate) – due to the nature of defence requirements – applicants MUST be Australian citizens.
- Ability to work full-time over the allocated graduate period.
The Recruitment Process :
- Apply on our website with the required documents. A cover letter is crucial as we want to know, “why us?”
- You will receive an email with a survey and some more information about Northrop Grumman, which we hope you complete as soon as possible.
- You will receive a call or email from one of our friendly recruitment team to talk through your application. From here, our recruitment team will organise for you to attend one of our assessment centres or an interview.
- A recruitment representative or your hiring manager will give you a call to let you know if you are successful or unsuccessful.
- If you are successful, a People and Culture representative will then reach out to you to discuss your onboarding and provide a warm welcome to Northrop Grumman!
Everyone Matters:
Doing the right thing and sharing success are two values underpinning how we behave at Northrop Grumman. Here, everyone matters including candidates from diverse backgrounds.
We are particularly proud of our commitment to reconciliation with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as demonstrated through our our Second Innovate RAP (2024-2026), and our support for Veteran employment, and welcome Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and Veterans to apply to join our team.
Our recruitment process can be lengthy for successful applicants, as we need strong security checks to let candidates close to our secure technology. Therefore, any candidates MUST have an Australian Citizenship to apply. We are excited to hear from you soon!
Hiring criteria
- No experience required
- Australian Citizen
- Engineering & Mathematics
- Bachelor or higher
Reviews
Meaningful and low-stress work. Can sometimes be a little slow but overall very good.
My role involves partnering with the business to mature the capability of our workforce. My team partners with the People & Culture Business Partners in leadership development, development frameworks for functional/technical capability, succession planning and workforce planning. Additionally, I oversee our learning management system, support our intern and graduate programs, and support our team to develop solutions on employee performance, engagement and career planning.
As a requirements engineer I am heavily involved in the systems engineering work, and manage databases that track project requirements. There is a lot of interaction with many different people within the project, and I have opportunities to learn about other aspects of systems engineering such as integration and test.
About the employer
Northrop Grumman Australia
4.2
50,000 - 100,000 employees
Defence & Aerospace
Northrop Grumman solves the toughest problems in space, aeronautics, defence and cyberspace to meet the ever evolving needs of our customers worldwide
Pros and cons of working at Northrop Grumman Australia
Pros
Lots of challenges, in my area there are a lot of opportunities to take on additional responsibilities and add to your skillset. There's also lots of opportunities to utilise previously learned skills. You're encouraged to speak up if processes don't make sense, and there isn't any backlash if you speak up either.
The opportunity to be exposed to defence level environments and the processes that are involved. Additionally, the exposure to the multitude of projects available at NGA.
I've been exposed to lots of different work at an early level.
The people! The culture at NGA is nothing but supportive. We face challenges together and help each other out when needed.
The people and general culture are great to work around. Lots of support provided for career growth and progression.
Cons
Given that it is quite small, the strategy for progression and development for interns and grads is very different person to person. This includes compensation, further education as well as opportunities to participate in other teams. A lot of it relies on your own dedication and pushing, which isn't great. They are working on their development strategies, however it is still in early stages.
In the ever-changing world coming out of COVID, communication can still be a large detriment within NGA. With undefined areas between managers and their workers. Especially when assigned inter-state relationships. Often time, I myself have to assign work due to the conflicting schedule of my manager. Despite best efforts to try and specify time, it does not match the response rate that one achieves in person.
I don't have great visibility of career plan or career development.
We are still maturing as a business to grow our policies and procedures.
Not always particularly transparent on internal career progression