Global Systems Engineering & V&V Leader

ProFound People Pty Ltd; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

ProFound People Pty Ltd is seeking a Systems Engineering and Verification & Validation Manager to harmonise product specification, build and proof across development, sustaining engineering and customer projects. The role covers full V‑Model lifecycle and serves as the global authority for systems engineering and V&V.

You will define strategies from programme start, manage audits, and lead a matrix team across regions, driving a safety‑first culture and robust regulatory evidence.

Qualifications

• Degree in systems, electrical, mechanical or software engineering or equivalent experience.
• Proven experience leading full lifecycle systems engineering and V&V in regulated or safety‑critical environments.
• Strong track record making stage gate and technical acceptance decisions under pressure.
• Experience leading senior engineers and matrix teams across multiple sites or regions.
• Fluent grasp of requirements, traceability, test and configuration management practices.
• Excellent executive communication, judgment and conflict resolution.

Responsibilities

• Own and improve an ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288 aligned lifecycle tailored to programme risk and complexity.
• Approve or reject V&V strategies, evidence and gate submissions.
• Define V&V strategy from programme start covering requirements coverage and regulatory evidence.
• Represent Systems Engineering at design, governance and type approval forums.
• Set common methods, tools and metrics for requirements, traceability, architecture and test.
• Lead customer, quality and certification audits.
• Manage capacity, budget, external labs and suppliers for the function.
• Lead a team of systems engineers and guide regional validation and test engineers.
• Champion a safety-first culture across engineering and test.

Skills

Systems engineering

V&V

Requirements management

Traceability

Architecture design

Test management

Leadership

Education

Degree in systems, electrical, mechanical or software engineering

Tools

Requirements management tools

Traceability tools

Test management tools

Configuration management tools

Job description

ProFound People Pty Ltd is seeking a Systems Engineering and Verification & Validation Manager to harmonise product specification, build and proof across development, sustaining engineering and customer projects. The role covers full V‑Model lifecycle and serves as the global authority for systems engineering and V&V.

You will define strategies from programme start, manage audits, and lead a matrix team across regions, driving a safety‑first culture and robust regulatory evidence.