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Senior Development Test Engineer

Verification Engineer Test Engineer 5-10 Years Exp
Job Location: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Location: Canberra
Type: Full-time
Environment: Defence / Security-Cleared

This is a senior role with ownership of testing strategy and execution in a defence environment. You will define how testing is done, lead by example, and be accountable for test quality and outcomes.

You must be an Australian citizen and eligible to obtain and maintain a security clearance.

What You’ll Do

  • Define and own test strategies and plans for embedded systems

  • Lead development and verification testing across electrical, software, and mechanical domains

  • Develop and maintain test procedures, reports, and formal evidence

  • Commission, improve, and maintain test systems and infrastructure

  • Lead fault investigation and root-cause analysis

  • Mentor junior engineers and testers

  • Drive practical improvements to testing and quality processes

  • Work autonomously on customer and program deliverables

What You Bring

  • Engineering degree in Electrical, Software, Robotics, Mechatronics, or similar

  • Broad, multi-disciplinary engineering background

  • Strong hands-on embedded systems testing experience

  • Proven experience developing test plans independently

  • Experience operating within formal Quality Management Systems

  • Solid understanding of CAN, Serial, Ethernet, and related protocols

  • Scripting or software skills to support automation and analysis

  • Ability to operate independently in a secure, regulated environment

Nice to Have

  • Active or previously held security clearance

  • Defence, aerospace, or safety-critical industry experience

  • Testing or quality certifications

  • Experience improving test frameworks or processes

  • Data logging and test infrastructure experience

Personal Attributes We Value

  • Ownership and accountability

  • High standards and intolerance for sloppy work

  • Clear systems-level thinking

  • Strong ethical compass and security awareness

If you are ready to own test strategy, raise standards, and work on defence programs where failure is not an option, apply now.

📧 lance@runtimerec.com
☎️ 03 9005 2123

 

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Development Test Engineer. Mid-Level

Test Engineer 2-5 Years Exp
Job Location: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Location: Canberra
Type: Full-time
Environment: Defence / Security-Cleared

This role sits in a defence environment working on embedded and electromechanical systems. It is hands-on, technical, and process-driven. You will be working with real hardware, formal test processes, and strict quality and security requirements.

You must be an Australian citizen and eligible to obtain and maintain a security clearance.

What You’ll Do

  • Execute development and verification testing on embedded and electromechanical systems

  • Set up and operate test equipment, instrumentation, and data loggers

  • Run tests, capture results, and document outcomes clearly and accurately

  • Work closely with electrical, software, and mechanical engineers to identify and resolve issues

  • Follow defined test procedures and quality processes

  • Maintain test records and evidence within a formal Quality Management System

  • Operate in a secure environment with strong compliance and documentation expectations

What You Bring

  • Engineering degree in Electrical, Software, Robotics, Mechatronics, or similar

  • Hands-on testing experience with physical systems

  • Experience working with embedded systems

  • Basic electronics skills and comfort working with circuit boards and components

  • Knowledge of communication protocols such as CAN, Serial, or Ethernet

  • Basic scripting experience

  • Familiarity with version control and configuration management

  • Clear written and verbal communication skills

Nice to Have

  • Testing or quality certification

  • Experience commissioning or setting up new test equipment

  • Experience using data loggers

  • Exposure to computer networks

  • Prior experience in defence, aerospace, or other regulated environments

Personal Attributes We Value

  • High attention to detail and discipline

  • Willingness to follow process and document work properly

  • Systems thinking across software, hardware, and the wider system

  • Strong ethical judgement and security awareness

If you are an engineer who wants hands-on responsibility, real systems, and work that matters in a defence environment, apply now.

📧 lance@runtimerec.com
☎️ 03 9005 2123

 

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Embedded Linux Software Engineer

Embedded Linux Engineer 10+ Years Exp 5-10 Years Exp
Job Location: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

A defence-focused engineering group is expanding its embedded software capability to support new programs, higher demand, and a rapidly evolving technology roadmap.

This is a hands-on, hardware-proximate environment where embedded, systems, electrical, and mechanical engineers build real systems together, not in silos.

Location: Canberra (onsite) | Melbourne considered only for exceptional candidates.

What You’ll Be Building

You'll work on real-time embedded systems used for tracking, stabilisation, sensing, and fire-control. Core technologies include:

  • Embedded Linux, C, C++

  • Real-time, low-level hardware integration

  • Computer vision and image-processing pipelines

  • ML-assisted tracking (integration, not research)

  • Java for orchestration and system coordination

  • Python for testing, prototyping, and harnesses

  • TI DSPs, microprocessors, sensors, gimbals, motor control

  • A future shift into Xilinx UltraScale FPGA platforms

Who Thrives Here

This isn’t for abstract architects or people who want to stay “high level”. It suits engineers who like real systems, real hardware, real constraints.

You’ll be a strong match if you:

  • Are eligible for Australian security clearance (and meet ITAR conditions)

  • Are comfortable working on defence and weapons-adjacent systems

  • Love embedded systems, sensing, CV, and real-time tech

  • Are product-driven and stay in the fight until the system works

  • Want genuine cross-disciplinary collaboration and increasing technical responsibility

Why This Team Stands Out

  • Hardware, software, electrical, mechanical, and systems engineering all within metres of each other

  • Deep exposure across multiple programs. No silos.

  • Locally engineered, built, and integrated equipment

  • Access to cutting-edge embedded tech: real-time CV, stabilisation, ML-assisted tracking, FPGA platforms

  • Strong upside for engineers aiming at senior/principal pathways

If You’re Interested

Apply NOW - if you're even close to this profile, I’ll walk you through the role and see if the match is real.

lance@runtimerec.com

0485988808

 

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