Professional Engineer - Avionics and Software

  • Full-time
  • Business Function: Engineering & Maintenance
  • Parent Business Function: Engineering & Maintenance
  • Time Type: Full time
  • Worker Sub-Type: Permanent
  • Entity: Qantas Airways Limited

Company Description

Founded in the Queensland outback in 1920, Qantas has grown to be Australia’s largest regional, domestic, and international airline. Qantas has a range of subsidiary businesses that support the overall operations of the Group. The Qantas Group’s main business is the transportation of customers and freight using two complementary airline brands — Qantas and Jetstar — operating regional, domestic, and international services.

Job Description

  • Get involved in avionics and software engineering initiatives across one of the most advanced commercial fleets in the region, including Project Sunrise. 
  • Play a key role in shaping aircraft systems performance, safety, and innovation within Qantas Engineering. 
  • Permanent full-time role based at Qantas Corporate Campus in Mascot, covered under the Professional Engineers EA. 

We’ve always been pioneers, and we’re proud to see that spirit in our people today. Our resilience has helped us through good and tough times, and it still drives us to keep pushing the challenging expectations today. 

Qantas Engineering keeps us at the forefront of aviation, caring and maintaining both the Qantas fleet, as well as aircraft for our customers across the Asia-Pacific region. Working with state-of-the-art equipment and resources, our shared commitment to professional excellence continues to keep our customers safe. We confidently explore what’s possible. We thrive in the unknown and are always looking for opportunities to make something of nothing.  

As the Professional Engineer – Avionics and Software you will be responsible for: 

  • Day to day Avionics Engineering tasks of a CAMO organisation: managing airworthiness, identification and prioritisation of fleet issues, root cause analysis and development of corrective actions to drive continuous improvement in safety, operational performance and efficiency of aircraft avionic systems and components. 
  • Managing Aircraft Controlled Software (ACS): liaising with other departments as required to support software creation, design and distribution of SW including ACMS and AOC development, SITA/ACARS integration, and other initiatives. 
  • Managing connectivity platforms across different fleet types, for connection between aircraft and ground for exchange of data. 
  • Developing and delivering fleet modification projects: developing project documentation, vendor proposal assessments, liaising with stakeholders and vendors to meet project milestones and objectives. 

You’ll have – 

  • Professional Engineering degree qualifications in Avionics, Electrical, Electronics, Mechatronics, Aerospace or equivalent. 
  • Experience developing engineering instructions for Avionics repairs and modifications to Airbus or Boeing aircraft. 
  • Understanding of ACS as aircraft components (certification, configuration, part control, defect investigation, cyber security aspects). 
  • Functional understanding of software engineering tools. 
  • Experience with project management preferred. 
  • Highly developed skills in problem solving and analytical thinking. 
  • Ability to prioritize and manage multiple conflicting deadlines while maintaining attention to detail. 
  • Proven organizational and communication skills, with an ability to translate complex technical information clearly and concisely. 

Why Qantas?   

You’ll join a team where creativity and passion are encouraged. Our people come together to allow us to dream big and deliver successfully.  

There are many different opportunities across our team, which means you’ll be able to grow both personally and professionally at Qantas. Your development is a priority for us – so that you can maintain the high standards our customers have come to expect and can continue to develop over time. You’ll be supported from day 1 with on-the-job training and coaching as well as our formal training opportunities. While you may start in this role, we’ve got a great track record of supporting our people to take their career in so many different directions, the destinations are endless.   

The Qantas employee benefits program offers amazing benefits that extend well beyond travel.   

  • We love to travel: Enjoy heavily discounted air travel within Australia and across the globe, both for you and your family and friends, as well as exclusive deals on accommodation and holidays.  
  • We have flexible leave options: Make use of leave and flexible working opportunities including 18 weeks paid parental leave (plus superannuation payments on all paid and unpaid parental leave until your child turns 1) and additional purchased leave options for eligible employees. 
  • We’ll give you access to thousands of rewards: Through our partnerships we can offer you discounts across shopping, food and wine, insurance, health and wellbeing, leisure and entertainment. You can also take advantage of our salary packaging program including motor vehicles, eligible portable electronic devices and professional memberships.  
  • We’ll support your wellbeing: Whether it’s learning to better support your own and others’ mental health, our interactive wellbeing app or your very own tailored nutrition plan.  

Qantas is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion.  We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, and people of all backgrounds to apply.  If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at time of application.  Your personal information will be kept confidential in compliance with relevant privacy legislation.  

Applications close: Saturday 25th July 2026  

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