Apprentice Fitter and Machinist

• ​​​​​​Kick-start your career and make a difference supporting scientific research
• Join our team at CSIRO – Australia’s premier scientific research organisation
• Get involved with fascinating space science early in your career

CSIRO’s space and astronomy research enables humanity to better understand the Earth and Universe. It contributes to solving the greatest challenges and building future industry.

As a first year Apprentice Fitter and Machinist you will join the Instrument Manufacturing Laboratory at Marsfield, NSW.  This laboratory develops and manufactures state of the art instrumentation for CSIRO’s radio astronomy facilities across Australia, and also for other radio astronomy facilities within Australia and overseas.

You will complete a four-year apprenticeship in Fitting and Machining.
Over the course of the apprenticeship, you will undertake on-the-job training and complete a nationally recognised qualification by attending day release training at a nominated TAFE college. As part of your on-the-job training, you will gain experience working in a well-equipped workshop with senior trades people that take pride in their contribution to scientific research.