The Opportunity

Eligibility: Applicants must be Australian citizens and be eligible to obtain and maintain an active Australian Government Defence security clearance at the level required for the position.

Join Lockheed Martin Australia's UH-60M Black Hawk program and play a key role in supporting the Australian Army's next-generation aviation capability. As a Design Engineer (Airframe), you will contribute to the design, certification and sustainment of the UH-60M fleet, delivering engineering solutions that ensure the continued airworthiness, safety and operational effectiveness of this critical Defence platform.

Working closely with the UH-60M System Program Office, engineering specialists and Defence stakeholders, you'll have the opportunity to apply your technical expertise across a variety of airframe engineering activities, from structural analysis and design modifications to certification and system safety. This role offers exposure to a unique Defence aviation environment where your work will directly support a capability of national importance.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver engineering design, certification and compliance activities supporting UH-60M projects and modifications
• Conduct engineering analysis including structural assessments, weight and balance activities, and airframe design evaluations
• Develop engineering drawings, design changes and modification solutions to support aircraft capability and sustainment requirements
• Contribute to system safety activities, engineering investigations and technical assessments
• Provide technical guidance and recommendations on airframe design and airworthiness considerations
• Support the development and coordination of engineering outputs including publications, test activities, spares and off-aircraft interfaces

What you’ll bring

• A Bachelor of Engineering (Aerospace, Aeronautical, Mechanical or equivalent)
• Proven experience in aircraft design, sustainment, airworthiness or aerospace engineering environments
• Experience conducting engineering analysis, design modifications and technical assessments for aircraft systems or structures
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary teams
• Experience operating under engineering governance frameworks and holding, or the ability to attain, Engineering Authority as a Design Engineer (DE)
• Knowledge of DASR regulations, Defence aviation programs or System Program Office environments will be highly regarded
• NV1 security clearance and ability to handle Export Controlled information
• Proficient in AI prompting as it applies to this position and practice

Don't meet every requirement? 

If you're excited by this opportunity but don't meet every criterion, we'd still love to hear from you. Your skills and experience may be a great fit for this role, or another opportunity within our organisation.