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Department of Defence
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Australia
More than 10,000 employees
Research and Innovation Pathway - Defence Graduate Program
If a soldier wears it, uses it, eats it or thinks it, then someone in Defence came up with the science behind it.
Applicants for the Research and Innovation pathway must have obtained a Bachelor's degree with Honours within the last 2 years before starting the Program.
The Research and Innovation pathway is for Honours graduates with a research focus in:
- cyber
- computer sciences
- data science
- engineering
- information and communication technology
- mathematics
- nuclear science
- science, or
- technology.
Salary
All successful candidates will commence the Graduate Program on a salary of $79,176 plus 15.4% superannuation (increasing to $81,868 in March 2026).
Graduates advance to a higher salary after successfully completing the Program. The salary increase depends on which training pathway is completed.
Defence is committed to enabling an enjoyable work-life balance through:
- generous remuneration package
- conditions of service
- flexible work arrangements, and
- leave benefits.
Location
Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney.
Duration
12 months.
Roles
Applicants to the Research and Innovation pathway need to nominate one of these areas of interest:
- aerospace/aeronautical engineering, naval architecture
- chemical, radiological, biological, physical food sciences
- computer sciences, cyber security, IT, software engineering, telecommunications
- electronic/electrical engineering
- materials science
- mathematics and physics
- mechanical and mechatronic engineering, including robotics
- nuclear science, and
- psychology and social sciences.
Defence is one of the Australian Financial Review’s Top 100 Graduate Employers in 2025.
Join us and kick-start a future with purpose.