Defense Engineering & Systems Governance Lead

KBR Careers; Canberra; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great Place To Work

Flexible working

Competitive salary with annual reviews

Paid parental leave

Income protection

Novated leasing

Employee stock purchase plans

Flu shots and skin checks

Discounted private health insurance

Career development: Online learning, &

Job summary

KBR is seeking a Communications Systems Engineer to join a multidisciplinary team delivering engineering governance and transformation initiatives for defence and critical infrastructure projects in Australia.

The role focuses on strengthening engineering management systems, handling audits, and enabling delivery of cryptographic and communications capabilities, with ERP transition support and ongoing capability maturation.

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified engineer with systems engineering and governance experience.
• Proven experience developing Engineering Management Systems and Plans.
• Strong background in configuration management, V&V, and risk management.
• Knowledge of ASDEFCON frameworks and Defence environments.
• Ability to simplify complex engineering concepts into structured documentation.
• Experience with cryptographic systems (desirable).
• Strong stakeholder engagement and mentoring capability.

Responsibilities

• Implement audit recommendations with compliant documentation.
• Develop and standardise engineering artefacts (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

Defence experience

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

ASDEFCON familiarity

Job description

KBR is seeking a Communications Systems Engineer to join a multidisciplinary team delivering engineering governance and transformation initiatives for defence and critical infrastructure projects in Australia.

The role focuses on strengthening engineering management systems, handling audits, and enabling delivery of cryptographic and communications capabilities, with ERP transition support and ongoing capability maturation.