Leidos Australia
Electronics and Communications - Apprenticeship (Jan 2025)
Sydney
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Opportunity details
- Apprenticeship or Traineeship
- AUD 30,000 - 40,000 / Year
- Volunteer and Defence leave. Flexible work arrangements. Access to staff discounts at 400 retailers.
- 1 vacancy
- Apply by 30 Sep 2024
- Start date 11 Jan 2025
Job Description
An exciting opportunity exists for an Electronics and Communication Apprentice to join a small team responsible for providing maintenance support to capabilities used by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).
Working under the direction of the Senior Maintenance Manager and reporting to the Support Services Manager, the successful applicant will provide support to the end users through maintaining their in-service equipment and providing technical support assistance.
The role will provide the successful candidate with the opportunity to grow and develop their technical skills through a combination of on-the-job training and experience, and further study.
It is expected the successful applicant meets the entry requirements to enrol in a Certificate III in Electronics and Communications (national code: UEE30920) as part of an apprenticeship program.
Leidos values personal development through providing flexible working arrangements to support ongoing study.
Occasional local and interstate travel may be required to perform maintenance and support technical investigations at end user locations.
Qualifications
Candidates must possess an Australian citizenship and either hold or be willing to progress a Defence clearance. In applying for this position, candidates are requested to address the following criteria:
- The successful applicant will have completed or currently be studying their Higher School Certificate or equivalent
- Eligible to enrol in a Certificate III in Electronics and Communication (national code: UEE30920) at the commencement of their employment.
- Ability to interpret technical data/documentation
- Strong interpersonal, communication and technical writing skills.
- A commitment to work health and safety
Desirable, but not essential – previous practical experience in one or more of the following:
- IT skills - managing software installation and auditing, as well as ability to manage firmware upgrades
- Telecommunications skills - understanding of LANs, radio networks
- working on electrical / mechanical systems and use of hand tools
Additional information
At Leidos, we’ve built our business on the ability to Redefine Possible and the same applies to your career. We proudly embrace diversity and support our people at every stage of their Leidos journey in terms of inclusion, accessibility and flexibility. We look forward to welcoming you.
Hiring criteria
- No experience required
- Australian Citizen
- Engineering & Mathematics +more
- High School Certificate or higher
Reviews
Writing software, reviewing code changes, working with system services. Meetings, coffee, and free food occasionally.
As a systems engineer i am tasked with implementing engineering changes to consistent faults that occur within the systems that we look after. My role is very hands on and involves fault-finding and maintenance activities to ensure the systems are functional.
I really love that the large majority of my days are spent on development, with minimal meetings each week. Although the days can become repetitive, generally the work is satisfying.
About the employer
Leidos Australia
4.3
1,000 - 50,000 employees
Defence & Aerospace
Our mission is to Protect, and Advance the Australian way of Life and we do this through our work in Air, Defence, Intel and Cyber.
Pros and cons of working at Leidos Australia
Pros
Working arrangements are very flexible, I'm allowed to be autonomous in my work, and I feel that my contributions make an impact.
The culture is great... everyone gets along and works together well... we often do social things outside of work.
Extremely great at helping young starters improve their skills and gain the confidence to contribute to large projects.
Pretty good work-life balance, people are very understanding of personal commitments and are flexible around them.
You get to work on really cool projects that have a direct impact on the customer.
Cons
Too many meetings. Lots of jargon that is difficult to pick up initially.
Sometimes you can get bogged down in the paperwork and less on the fixing/designing new things however it's the same at every job.
Some meetings are unnecessary.
There's also not as much work-from-home flexibility, and high-security requirements can also be frustrating.
It doesn't seem very clear [what it takes to move up the ranks.