Materials Chemist and Materials Engineer

Macro Recruitment
📍 Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 💼 Full time 🕒 Posted February 19, 2026

Job Description

  • Excellent hourly rate on offer
  • Australian Citizenship essential
  • 3 year contract

Your next Employer...

You'll be working with the R&D department for the Department of Defence (Defence Science Technology Group, DTSG)

The Role...

You will support a DST Group experimental program working with lead acid battery performance for the future submarines program. The program will include three sets of full-sized submarine cells under ongoing 24/7 testing.

You will support with safely maintaining and monitoring the ongoing lead-acid experiment and lead-acid experimental facility and analyse and report on the experimental outcomes.

You will need...

  • Australian Citizenship essential
  • Tertiary qualification or vocational education and training sector accreditation in the field of electrical engineering or materials chemistry
  • Demonstrated relevant battery research experience

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Job Details

  • Location Port Melbourne, Victoria
  • Job Type Full time
  • Category Engineers
  • Posted Date February 19, 2026
  • Application Deadline March 31, 2026