Defence Systems Engineering & Governance Engineer

KBR, Inc.; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great Place To Work

Flexible working

Competitive salary

Paid parental leave

Income protection

Career development

Job summary

KBR, Inc. is seeking a Communication Systems Engineer in Australia to strengthen engineering management systems, support audit outcomes, and enable delivery of cryptographic capabilities.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team to contribute to design, configuration control, and technical assurance across platform systems, including ERP integration. The role requires a degree in engineering, strong governance experience, and the ability to engage stakeholders across Defence and supplier

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified engineer with strong experience in systems engineering and engineering governance frameworks within Defence or complex environments.
• Experience developing Engineering Management Systems and Plans.
• Strong background in configuration management, V&V, and risk management.
• Familiarity with ASDEFCON frameworks and Defence engineering environments.

Responsibilities

• Implement audit recommendations, ensuring compliant and up-to-date engineering documentation.
• Develop and standardise key engineering artefacts (e.g. plans, templates, CEMIs, MDI).
• Modernise core Engineering Management System documentation and frameworks.
• Support engineering change and configuration management processes, including ERP transition.
• Contribute to technical investigations, instructions, and verification & validation activities.
• Participate in engineering design reviews and certification-aligned activities.
• Develop guidance, training materials, and support knowledge transfer to stakeholders.
• Build strong relationships across Defence, customer, and supplier networks.

Skills

Systems engineering

Engineering governance

Configuration management

V&V

Stakeholder engagement

Mentoring capability

Cryptographic systems

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

ERP integration

Job description

KBR, Inc. is seeking a Communication Systems Engineer in Australia to strengthen engineering management systems, support audit outcomes, and enable delivery of cryptographic capabilities.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team to contribute to design, configuration control, and technical assurance across platform systems, including ERP integration. The role requires a degree in engineering, strong governance experience, and the ability to engage stakeholders across Defence and supplier