Senior Technical Officer

Job description

About This Opportunity This role supports the Queensland Brain Institute’s visionary and collaborative research environment by delivering high‑level technical expertise across advanced manufacturing, precision machining and design. Working within a purpose‑driven workshop team on the St Lucia campus, the Senior Technical Officer provides consultative, design and hands‑on support to researchers, academics and students, enabling world‑class neuroscience discovery through operational excellence and innovative technical solutions. Key responsibilities will include: Machining a wide variety of extremely complex and/or repetitive components using CNC and high‑level precision machining equipment. Designing, manufacturing, installing and commissioning research and teaching equipment, from concept through to delivery, using drawings, CAD models and verbal briefs. Creating complex 3D CAD designs for proposals and producing full detail manufacturing drawings, including support for CNC and CAM workflows. Providing workshop operational support, technical advice and consultative design services across diverse teaching and research projects, while ensuring high standards of quality, safety and cl...