Branch: Operations & Logistics

Section: Traverse

APS 6 – Ongoing

Salary: $95,438 – $108,360 per annum

Duties:

The mechanical technician will be responsible for maintenance and improvements to the mechanical components of the AAD MYIC deep ice drill and associated drill-system infrastructure including winch and drill tower and drill fluid handling systems. The role includes design, drawing modifications, mechanical fabrication, quality control and documentation.

The drill system consists of an 8-m drill sonde with a motor, gear box and cutting head that recovers 3 m long 98 mm diameter ice cores. Power and communications to and from the drill are delivered by a twisted-pair cable spooled onto a four-tonne winch that is used to lower and raise the drill sonde in the fluid-filled borehole. A mechanical drill tower is used to tilt the drill from the vertical drilling orientation to the horizontal orientation for ice core extraction.

How to apply: Please refer to the Million Year Ice Core Drill System Mechanical Technician job listing.

Closing date: 07 May 2025. 11:30 pm AEST

Contact officer: Joel Pedro – +61 491 346 644 or email joel.pedro@aad.gov.au

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