The key duties of the position include The Role This role will require the candidate to investigate technologies required for Special Forces training and operations conduct market scan and comparisons of suitable technologies to support Special Forces Capability Development. This will include specialist sensors, navigation, optical and weapon systems. You will access and analyse a broad range of information sources, collaborate with other specialists, and use your research and engineering skills to determine the capabilities specialist systems. You will employ specialist analytical tools, methodologies, and techniques to prepare technical assessments that support Defence leadership and the development of future Australian Defence capabilities. About our Team The Special Air Service Capability Development Cell analyses and characterises specialty systems to ensure the Special Operations Command maintains its competitive advantage over potential threats. We work closely with international partners and members of the Science and Technology community to accomplish this. We value critical thinking, creative problem solving, and the ability to make defensible judgements using incomplete information and engineering reasoning. Our team is small and technically focused, and provides the opportunity to become a subject matter expert on speciality equipment and weapons systems. We provide training in technical disciplines, as well as a working environment that offers a range of interesting and challenging work, flexibility to be innovative, talented colleagues, and guidance and mentoring that will help you succeed as a Specialist Technical Officer. Our Ideal Candidate As the ideal candidate, you will draw information from a range of sources to develop high quality technical assessments that will inform key defence decision makers. You have a professional curiosity and critical thinking skills that help you investigate and evaluate new sources of information. You recognise the strengths and limits of your own knowledge, and seek the expertise of others when required. You understand the interests of technical intelligence customers, including Defence leadership, capability managers, and Australian Defence Force personnel. You will be able to identify significant weapons and specialty equipment technology developments and their relevance to these customers. You will be able to understand, or are willing to learn, engineering concepts related to specialty equipment and weapons. You can communicate assessments based on these ideas to specialist and generalist audiences. You are a strong written and verbal communicator.
