R&D Coatings Specialist – Paints, Department of Defence

R&D Coatings Specialist – Paints, Department of Defence

• Utilise your Paints Formulation Experience in State of the Art Facilities
• Rare Opportunity to Work with Australia’s Top Scientists
• Contact CS Executive Group to Help you & your Application Succeed

 

THE CLIENT

The Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG) is part of the Australian Department of Defence dedicated to providing science and technology support for Australia’s defence and national security needs.  DST Group is a national leader in safeguarding Australia by delivering valued scientific advice and innovative solutions for Defence and national security.

 

THE ROLE

DSTG require an experienced R&D Coatings Specialist to research and formulate paints to be used on Defence platforms to enhance capability. The successful candidate will work in the Specialised Coatings Technology Group at the DST Group site located at Fishermans Bend, Melbourne with the start date planned for the last November 2020 until 2022 with the option to extend until November 2023.

Benefits of employment under a fixed-term tenure by CS Executive Group include paid annual leave, sick leave, and public holidays. Alternatively, under a contract based solely on hours worked a higher hourly rate of pay can be provided through casual employment.

Some of the tasks associated with this role include:

• Formulation and application of novel pigments and polymers having unique absorption and dissipation properties.
• Testing of these novel coatings against several paint specifications.
• Application of these tested coatings by spraying onto demonstrator vehicles.
• Contribute to the design of the field trials and apply newly developed coatings on test platforms.
• Literature review/assessment of different technologies for novel coatings.

 

SELECTION CRITERIA

To be considered for this unique opportunity you MUST BE AN AUSTRALIAN CITIZEN and will need to meet the following criteria:

• A degree, honours degree or PhD qualification in the fields of Chemistry, Materials Science, Formulation Science, or similar, and/or qualifications from Surface Coatings Associations with relevant industrial experience.
• Demonstrated experience in coatings technology especially in the formulation, application and testing of liquid-applied, spray-applied and ambient-cure coatings containing pigments.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct scientific research through the use of scientific databases/literature.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct work with limited guidance and supervision.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to present scientific results both orally and in written reports.
• Demonstrated ability to comply with Work, Health and Safety policies.
• Be adaptable and flexible to deal with a varying workload.
• MUST be Willing to Undergo a Security Clearance.

 

APPLICATIONS

Please click the ‘Apply Now’ button to submit your application. Please ensure you attach a Resume and Cover Letter in Word Format addressing the full selection criteria.

If you would like to know more about this unique opportunity please call Jo on 0411 197 171.

 

THANK YOU

CS Executive Group would like to thank you in advance for taking the time to apply for this role. Unfortunately, due to the large volume of correspondence our recruitment team receives on a daily basis, we genuinely cannot respond to each application—only those applicants being considered for shortlisting as candidates are contacted.

If on this occasion you’re unsuccessful, your details will be added to our Talent Pool database.