Maritime Engineer

Serco is a place where you can grow

Join a team of professionals across Asia Pacific and experience a place of challenge, opportunity and reward.

We offer benefits designed to support you throughout your career, including:

• Flexible work arrangements supporting a real work-life balance


• Ongoing professional development and training support


• Access to employee wellbeing and assistance programs


• Career opportunities within a multinational services company


• Inclusive and supportive transition pathway from Defence


• Meaningful work supporting Australia's Defence capability

Make an impact at Serco

As a Maritime Engineer, you'll provide engineering expertise across Serco's Defence Maritime Support Services (DMSS) contract, supporting the safe and effective sustainment of maritime assets.

Working with the DMSS Engineering Manager, SPO Engineering Team and operational stakeholders, you'll apply your maritime engineering experience across engineering change, investigations, configuration management and asset sustainment. Based at Garden Island, NSW, the role includes travel to other Serco Defence locations as required.

Within this role you will:

• Deliver engineering changes, investigations and technical support across the DMSS contract.


• Provide engineering advice supporting safe, compliant and effective vessel sustainment.


• Monitor vessel condition, equipment performance and emerging sustainment requirements.


• Manage configuration, technical data and engineering documentation to maintain accuracy and control.


• Support engineering governance, assurance, technical risk management and IFS/EAMS improvement.


• Collaborate with the SPO, site teams, technical subcontractors and engineering stakeholders.

The role is expected to obtain Engineering Authority Level 2 (EAL2) delegation under Serco's Delegations Framework.

Serco is a place for you

You'll bring sound technical judgement and experience working across the technical and operational aspects of maritime sustainment. You'll be comfortable working with engineers, maintainers and Defence stakeholders to support safe operations, vessel availability and Defence capability.

You could be a great fit if you have:

• A Bachelor's degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering, Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering or a related discipline


• A minimum of five years' engineering experience within Defence, maritime or a similarly complex engineering environment


• Experience delivering engineering changes and technical problem-solving


• Experience conducting or leading engineering investigations, including root-cause analysis and corrective actions


• Knowledge of systems engineering and engineering change management


• Experience in vessel design, repair, sustainment or maintenance, with marine design experience highly regarded


• Eligibility for Chartered Engineer (CPEng) registration or equivalent


• A current Class C driver's licence

Experience working with Defence/Navy contracts or within a Systems Program Office, CMMS/EAMS platforms, AMSA and NSCV requirements, Class rules, or mooring and water marker systems will also be highly regarded.

Please note:

• This position carries trust and responsibility. To support this, a comprehensive probity assessment, including a National Police Check, is a key part of the selection process for this role.

• As this role requires an Australian Defence Security Clearance, applicants must be Australian Citizens and eligible to obtain and maintain that clearance. If successful, Serco will manage and sponsor the clearance process.

Are you ready to do important work that really matters?

At Serco, we bring together the right people, the right technology, and the right partners to create impactful solutions that address some of the world’s most urgent and complex challenges.

We focus on serving governments all over the globe. The work we do has touched the lives of millions in Australia and New Zealand and offers unique opportunities to leverage your skills across our core capabilities in Health, Defence, Maritime, Justice, Immigration, and Community Services.

We seek and celebrate diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds and cultures including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGTBQI+, veterans and people with disability.

By joining Serco you’ll have access to Employee Networks led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging.

Impact a better future at Serco