Defence Radar Systems Engineer - Integration & Verification

Department Of Defence; Canberra; On-site; AUD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to 12 Life Days of leave

Learning and certifications support

Opportunities across programs and tech

Career pathways in evolving tech

Job summary

Leidos Australia seeks a Senior Systems Engineer to contribute to defence radar systems integration verification. The role focuses on delivering robust systems engineering across the lifecycle, including requirements management, V&V, and design integration for naval programs.

You will engage Commonwealth, Navy and industry stakeholders to influence outcomes and support program success. The position is based in Canberra, Australia, and offers opportunities to work across programs with experienced

Qualifications

• Strong systems engineering capability in complex defence programmes (maritime/naval focus).
• Experience with requirements management, engineering change, or verification & validation (V&V).
• Solid understanding of ship design, build and operations and related implications.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering expertise, assurance and advice on technical deliverables and engage with senior project stakeholders.
• Coordinate systems change across ship design, including data management and change management through design and into production.
• Support requirements, engineering change and risk management, assessing design, production issues and compliance.
• Support design integration through verification and validation to enable delivery while meeting Directorate requirements.
• Engage Commonwealth, Navy and industry stakeholders to influence outcomes and decisions.

Skills

Strong systems engineering

Requirements management / V&V

Ship design understanding

Stakeholder engagement

Independent work in Defence context

Job description

Senior Systems Engineer – Defence Radar Systems Integration Verification

Leidos Australia, our work goes beyond a job title. We design, build, operate and support the systems, services and capabilities that help protect and advance the Australian way of life.

Backed by a global organisation of more than 40,000 people, our Australian team of around 2,000 has partnered with government, defence and national security customers for more than 30 years. We deliver mission‑critical solutions where reliability, trust and purpose matter.

Leidos is a destination for people who want their work to have purpose, their contribution to be recognised, and their career to grow without needing to fit a single mould. Meaningful work is supported by benefits, flexibility and career pathways that help you grow while balancing life outside work.

Benefits

• Up to 12 Life Days of additional leave each year
• Support for learning, development and relevant certifications
• Opportunities to work across programs, domains and emerging technologies
• Career pathways that can evolve with your interests, capability and ambition

About the Team

You’ll join a team where people work with integrity, inclusion, innovation, agility, collaboration and commitment. In practice, that means sharing ownership, solving complex problems together and staying connected to the customer context, the purpose behind the work and how each role contributes to meaningful outcomes.

We provide world‑leading naval and marine engineering expertise in support of Australia's maritime enterprise. Through our highly skilled team of naval architects, engineers and maritime specialists, we support major Australian naval programs and emerging maritime technologies across ship design, engineering, systems integration, acquisition and sustainment.

The Opportunity

As a Senior Systems Engineer, this role is an opportunity to contribute to the Leidos Gibbs & Cox Australia team by delivering outcomes that matter.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering expertise, assurance and advice by reviewing technical deliverables, plans and engineering outcomes, and advising senior project engineering stakeholders on technical issues and solutions.
• Coordinate systems change across the ship design, including technical data management and systems change management through the end of the design phase and into production.
• Support requirements, engineering change and technical risk management, assessing design and production issues, system characteristics, likely performance and compliance with relevant technical requirements.
• Support design integration through verification and validation, identifying practical solutions that enable programme delivery while meeting Engineering Directorate requirements.
• Engage with Commonwealth, Navy and industry stakeholders, building the relationships and technical credibility needed to influence outcomes and support project decisions.

Requirements

• Strong systems engineering and organisational capability in complex engineering programmes demonstrated through maritime or naval project experience.
• Demonstrated experience in requirements management, engineering change management, or verification and validation (V&V). Preferably this will have been gained during build, test, and acceptance stages of a project.
• Sound understanding of ship design, build and operations, and the technical, project and operational implications of engineering decisions.
• Strong technical judgement and communication skills, with demonstrated ability to explain complex technical issues and influence senior stakeholders across organisational boundaries.
• Ability to operate independently in a complex Defence environment, exercising sound judgement with limited guidance and maintaining effective stakeholder engagement.

Clearance and Eligibility

This role requires the successful applicant to be an Australian citizen and hold, or be eligible to obtain, NV1 security clearance.

Certain roles may be subject International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) requirements which may limit persons who hold dual nationality with certain proscribed countries from accessing material, or in the case of dual Australian‑U.S. citizens, may require the candidate to obtain a U.S. Persons Abroad authorisation from the U.S DDTC.

Location

Canberra, Australia

Equal Opportunity

Leidos Australia is an equal opportunities organisation and is committed to creating a truly inclusive workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, veterans, neurodiverse people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.