One small step into space operations means a giant leap in capability for our ADF.
Today I can announce that Australians gravitating towards a career in the ADF can now apply for a job in Defence's new frontier of space.
Direct-entry recruitment is now open for two new roles, Space Operations Officer and Space Operations Specialist.
These exciting new roles will grow the ADF's capabilities in space operations, a critical domain as we respond to the most challenging strategic environment since the Second World War.
This marks a significant step in building Australia's sovereign space workforce.
The space workforce will progressively be employed across the full spectrum of space mission sets, which include:
Satellite communications
Position, navigation and timing
Space domain awareness
Missile warning
Satellite operations
Space control
Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
Environmental monitoring
Successful applicants will undertake specialist space training at the Defence Space and Cyber School, located at a new dedicated facility, the Florence McKenzie Building at HMAS Harman.
The building's namesake, Florence McKenzie, was Australia's first female electrical engineer, and a pioneer of modern signalling and technical military training, laying foundations for many of the technologies relied upon in modern space and cyber operations.
She recognised the importance of cutting-edge technical training for military personnel and played a vital role in boosting the Royal Australian Navy's signalling capabilities in World War Two.
The purpose-built facility named in her honour provides a range of signals- and cyber-focussed training and simulation courses for units across the ADF including the Army, Joint Operations Command and Joint Capabilities Group.
To learn more about a space career in the ADF, visit www.adfcareers.gov.au
