Solar Technologies | Engineer

at  CSIRO

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY

CSIRO acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land, sea and waters, of the area that we live and work on across Australia. We acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture and pay our respects to their Elders past and present.

• Under limited supervision, design and perform straightforward experiments and routine analyses of, solar photovoltaics and solar thermal technologies, assisting with the design and/or scale-up of new processes or apparatus by adapting existing techniques and components to meet special circumstances or undertaking modifications to methods requiring some innovation.
• Assist with the development, testing and modification of prefabricated structures, parts and control systems for pilot scale demonstration of technologies.
• Perform some non-routine technology development activities using a range of techniques, often working on a number of parallel and competing tasks.
• Working with discretion to decide on the timing of operations within the work team’s plan and planning ahead to meet experimental and/or project demands.
• Independently test possible solutions to resolve identified problems.
• Assist with maintaining research facilities, scheduling and instructing staff in the use of equipment, maintaining workspaces and consumables.
• Respond courteously and efficiently to client requests, maintaining clear communication regarding mutual expectations and monitoring client satisfaction.
• Other duties as directed.
  Location: Newcastle, NSW
  Salary: AU$73K – AU$93K pa + 15.4% superannuation
  Tenure: Indefinite
  Reference: 99090