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Join CSIRO’s Regulated Biomanufacturing Group as a Regulated Operations Engineer and apply your engineering expertise in an environment where quality, reliability and scientific impact come together. You will provide hands-on engineering support within the National Vaccine and Therapeutics Laboratory, helping to maintain the safe, compliant and efficient operation of its cGMP manufacturing facility and associated quality-control laboratories.
Working across facility operations, equipment qualification and validation, maintenance, utilities and improvement projects, you will help troubleshoot operational issues, coordinate preventive maintenance and contribute to the installation and commissioning of new equipment and facility upgrades.
This is an exciting opportunity to work alongside engineers, scientists, quality specialists and project leaders, using your technical judgement and problem-solving skills to support the production of clinical trial materials and strengthen Australia’s biomanufacturing capability.
Location: Clayton, Melbourne VIC
Salary: AU$76k - AU$96k per annum + 15.4% superannuation
Tenure & work schedule: Indefinite, Full-time
Reference: 104319
For full details about this role, and other criteria, please review the Position Description.
While it is CSIRO policy that the successful candidate must meet all the essential criteria, there are many ways to demonstrate this. Don’t let the list discourage you. If you are unsure about applying, please reach out to the contact person in the Position Description.
We are committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible to everyone. We recognise that it may be helpful for us to adjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation. Please contact Laura Mason via Laura.Mason@csiro.au and let us know how we can support you.
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Solving Australia's greatest challenges takes a diversity of minds and lived experiences. We know diverse teams are more effective and deliver more innovative outcomes. As an equal employment opportunity organisation, we are committed to creating diverse and inclusive teams where people feel they belong. We recognise true diversity encompasses all ages, abilities, cultures, faiths, levels of education, genders, sexualities, diversity of thought and much more. We focus on hiring people who share our values of People First, Further Together, Making it Real and Trusted.
CSIRO holds Gold Status for the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTQIA+ inclusion, and a Science in Australia Gender Equity Bronze Award.
Applications for this position are open to Australian/New Zealand Citizens, and Australian Permanent Residents only. Appointment to this role is subject to provision of a national police check and may be subject to other security/medical/character requirements.
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Please apply online and submit a CV and cover letter (maximum 2 pages) that demonstrate your motivation and ability to meet the selection criteria of this role.
25 October 2026, 11:00pm AEDT
For more than a century, we've been improving the lives of people everywhere with our science.
Since we started life as the Advisory Council of Science and Industry in 1916, we've advanced Australia with a range of inventions and innovations that have had significant positive impact on the lives of people around the world.
These include fast WiFi, polymer banknotes, the CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet, and Aerogard, just to name a few.
We work with industry, government and the research community to turn science into solutions to address Australia's greatest challenges, including food security and quality; sustainable energy and resources; health and wellbeing; resilient and valuable environments; future industries; and a secure Australia and region.
