Employment Opportunities

South Australia is the Defence State, with billions of dollars of defence projects underway

Our diverse and growing defence industry has created unprecedented job opportunities across a range of professional and trade occupations.

In the short term SA’s defence industry is looking for qualified professionals in the following areas:

  • engineers (systems, software, structural, mechanical, test and evaluation and integration)
  • technicians (avionic, structural, systems and drafting)
  • computer aided designers
  • welders, boilermakers, machinists and electricians
  • electronic warfare specialists
  • experienced defence project managers.

If you have skills in these areas or experience in the defence and electronics industries, chances are there is a job waiting for you. Make direct contact with South Australia's major defence industry employers to explore work opportunities:

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BAE Systems Logo Cobham Logo 
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For opportunities to work for the Department of Defence or the Armed Forces visit www.defencejobs.gov.au