Sports Engineer

 About us
The Office for Recreation, Sport and Racing (ORSR) is the lead South Australian Government agency for sport, active recreation and racing. ORSR supports sport and recreation organisations, local government, and the community by providing leadership and support through the development and delivery of funding, policy, programs, infrastructure planning and management, and high-performance pathways.

The ORSR offices are located at the South Australian Sports Institute on the fringe of the Adelaide CBD at Mile End. Check out the video below for a look behind the scenes at our state-of-the-art facilities.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAZ73IJsouA

For more information about our agency, please visit:
Office for Recreation, Sport and Racing | orsr.sa.gov.au

About the Division - South Australian Sports Institute (SASI)
The South Australian Sports Institute (SASI) is the High Performance Sports hub in South Australia. Its purpose is empowering people to achieve their sporting dreams and inspiring South Australians. SASI does this by:

• Providing the highest quality daily training environment, including embracing leading-edge technologies to optimise the performance of its people, programs, projects and partners.

• Optimising national representation and medal success on the world stage for South Australian-based athletes and teams.

• Pursuing excellence in practice, services and culture.

• Developing sustainable talent pathways for athletes and coaches.

• Enhancing the community's engagement with SASI.

Role Details
This role provides practical engineering support across SASI, and predominantly in the SASI Para Unit program and the Australian Centre for Sports Aerodynamics. 

It combines engineering design with hands-on technician responsibilities. The focus is on developing, building, and implementing athlete-specific solutions, while supporting the technical operation and reliability of key performance infrastructure, including the wind tunnel. 

The position works closely with athletes, coaches, and performance staff to translate performance challenges into effective, usable outcomes.

Special Conditions

• The Incumbent will be required to participate in the Agency's Performance Management Program.

• The Incumbent may be assigned to another position at this remuneration level or equivalent.

• This role requires a working with children check. 

Essential

• Tertiary qualification in Engineering (Mechanical, Biomedical, Rehabilitation or other similar field) 

• 2 years industry applied engineering experience in an applicable field

• Current driver's license

Benefits:
Bringing your talents to the Office for Recreation, Sport and Racing will see you rewarded with a wide variety of benefits such as:

• A variety of flexible work and leave arrangements.

• Access to the on-site SASI gym.

• Contemporary office space with secure bike storage and end-of-trip facilities.

• Free parking at our city-fringe Mile End office.

• Work-life balance with a flexible hybrid work arrangement.

• Access to great customised training and career development opportunities.

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

For a Role Description, further information and how to apply please visit https://iworkfor.sa.gov.au and search vacancy number 854028.

Enquries to:
Kevin Tabotta - Senior High-Performance Manager
Phone: 0419 892 ***
Email: *************@sa.gov.au

Applications close: 23/08/2026 11:00 PM