6198 - Control Systems Engineering Lead - SPA9102

Business Review Group; Canberra; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Business Review Group in Canberra seeks a Control Systems Engineering Lead to drive the SATCOM Control Segment, establishing baselines, defining future capabilities, and guiding transitions.

The role provides technical leadership across control segment engineering, coordinating with capability sponsors, operators, and stakeholders to ensure requirements, integration and operational support are met for resilient SATCOM operations.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience managing or assuring complex ICT, command and control, or operational support systems, including applications, networks, hosting environments, interfaces, and their operational use.
• Sound understanding of Defence ICT and system integration environments, with the ability to translate user needs into requirements, acceptance criteria, and informed engineering decisions.
• Proven experience leading complex engineering activities involving multiple stakeholders, including requirements development, capability planning, technical governance, and industry engagement.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and evolution of the SATCOM Control Segment baselines and capabilities.
• Provide technical leadership across control segment engineering activities and ensure requirements, integration and supportability.
• Coordinate with Capability Sponsors, operators, and Defence stakeholders on requirements, integration needs and engineering work packages.

Skills

ICT/CCS management

Defence ICT

Engineering leadership

Job description

6198 - Control Systems Engineering Lead - SPA9102

Position ID: 6198
SPO: SATCOM SPO
Project: SPA9102
Location: Brindabella Business Park, Canberra ACT
About the Role:

Leads the development and evolution of the SATCOM Control Segment by establishing the current baseline, defining future control capabilities, and shaping the transition between them. Provides technical leadership across Control Segment engineering activities, ensuring operational needs, integration requirements, and supportability considerations are reflected in capability planning, procurement, and capability realisation. Liaises with Capability Sponsors, operators, DDG/MPI, and other Defence stakeholders to define and manage Control Segment requirements, integration needs, and engineering work packages. Maintains a coherent approach to sustaining, modernising, and integrating Control Segment capabilities to support resilient and effective SATCOM operations.

Key Skills / Attributes:

• Demonstrated experience managing or assuring complex ICT, command and control, or operational support systems, including applications, networks, hosting environments, interfaces, and their operational use.


• Sound understanding of Defence ICT and system integration environments, with the ability to translate user needs into requirements, acceptance criteria, and informed engineering decisions.


• Proven experience leading complex engineering activities involving multiple stakeholders, including requirements development, capability planning, technical governance, and industry engagement.