Schedule Analyst - R&D

About Us

CEA is an Australian Commonwealth company that designs, develops, manufactures and sustains advanced active phased array radar systems. The company’s design principles and commitment to investment in research and development ensures innovative thinking, technological skill, and quality fabrication.

Our programs include the ANZAC and Hunter Class frigates and air defence applications for Army and Air Force, and Range applications. Through our longstanding and ongoing collaboration with Defence, CEA Technologies has undertaken research and development into all aspects of active electronically scanned array technologies. This has resulted in the creation of a highly modular and scalable product suite, which have become integral to a wide range of critical Defence capabilities.

The Position

The Schedule Analyst – R&D supports engineering teams by enabling informed planning, coordination and sequencing of research and development activities across engineering programs. Operating within a complex, iterative and technically uncertain environment, the role develops and maintains integrated schedules that provide visibility of design, prototyping, testing, and integration activities to support appropriate sequencing of program objectives and delivery milestones. The role is critical in informing internal stakeholders with R&D delivery outcomes while balancing flexibility required for innovation.

Key Responsibilities

R&D Scheduling

• Prepare and maintain schedules across R&D activities, including design, prototyping, testing and integration phases

• Translate technical work breakdowns into structured, understandable schedules

• Support planning across iterative development cycles, including rework loops and experimental pathways

• Maintain schedules that reflect technical and project dependencies, lead times and critical path activities

• Support alignment between R&D activities and downstream functions including manufacturing, verification and validation

Work Management

• Support planning of R&D activities, trials and test campaigns by incorporating uncertainty, iteration and appropriate scheduling contingencies

• Maintain visibility of iteration cycles and communicate their impact on broader program timelines

• Assist project teams in maintaining realistic and achievable delivery schedules

Resource Visibility

• Provide visibility of engineering resource allocation against planned R&D activities

• Identify resource bottlenecks, over-allocation or underutilisation across specialist engineering disciplines

• Support resource planning through analysis of schedule-driven resource demand

• Report the impact of resource constraints and impact on project delivery

Delivery Tracking & Risk Identification

• Monitor progress against key R&D milestones, including reviews, test and integration activities

• Identify schedule risks arising from technical uncertainty, dependencies or delivery delays.

• Provide timely advice and escalation of schedule impacts to support decision-making.

• Support scenario planning and re-baselining as required.

Systems, Tools & Reporting

• Maintain scheduling and work flow systems and tools to support effective R&D planning.

• Develop clear reporting outputs to provide visibility of R&D progress, risks and constraints.

• Maintain accurate, current and accessible scheduling data.

• Contribute to continuous improvement of scheduling practices, reporting and data quality within the R&D function.

Stakeholder Coordination

• Work closely with engineers and technical leads to ensure schedules accurately reflect reality and intent of planned activities.

• Communicate scheduled priorities, sequencing and changes to relevant stakeholders.

• Liaise with project management teams to understand project dependencies and schedule impacts.

• Support Engineering Release processes by providing schedule information and identifying potential delivery risks.

Our Benefits

• Six weeks of paid annual leave per year

• Superannuation of 14.0%

• Free car parking

• Paid parental, compassionate, defence reserve & voluntary emergency services leave

• Employee assistance and wellbeing programs

• Access to health insurance for the defence community, partners and families

• Salary packaging for novated leasing

• Opportunities for professional growth and development

Our Ideal Candidate

• Experience in scheduling, coordination or program support within an engineering, manufacturing, or R&D environment

• Strong understanding of product development or systems engineering lifecycles.

• Strong stakeholder engagement, communication and collaboration skills with the ability to influence planning outcomes.

• High-level organisational and analytical capability

• High attention to detail and data accuracy

• Ability to manage complexity, ambiguity and iterative workflows

• Ability to work across multiple activities and priorities simultaneously

• Experience with project scheduling tools (e.g. OPP)

Desirable

• Understanding of engineering or R&D lifecycle processes

• Exposure to capacity planning or resource forecasting.

• Experience in defence, advanced manufacturing or complex systems environments.

• Familiarity with design, test and integration processes.

• Exposure to resource/capacity planning methodologies.

Eligibility

• An Australian Citizen;

• Eligible to obtain and maintain an AGSVA clearance – Negative Vetting 1.

• ITAR – This position requires employees to access equipment and data that is subject to U.S International Traffic and Arms Regulation (ITAR). As such, applicants must disclose the following information at the time of application.

• Place of Birth

• Countries of current or past citizenship (including any dual citizenship or nationality) and residence,

• Countries of issue for current and past passports and

• Other information related to their nationality for security and ITAR compliance purposes.

To find out more about our Citizenship and Nationality requirements, please visit www.cea.com.au

How to apply

Please submit your application by clicking the 'Apply' button below. Please include a current copy of your resume and complete the screening questions. Applications without these elements will not be considered.

CEA encourages the submissions of early applications as we may review, short-list and/or conduct interviews for this role prior to the closing date.

Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at CEA

CEA is committed to fostering a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we strive to create a culture where all employees are respected and empowered to contribute positively to our organisation, regardless of their cultural background, age, gender identity, neurodiversity, disability, family and carer commitments, religion or sexuality.

We welcome applications from veterans, those returning from a career break, people with disabilities and those who identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander.

For information on Equal Employment Opportunity & Privacy or Security & Citizenship requirements please visit www.cea.com.au/opportunities-at-cea

Should you require any adjustments throughout the recruitment process, please let us know. You can also email ***********@cea.com.au for a confidential discussion.

Unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies will not be accepted