Lead Tunnel ITS Systems Engineer – Australia

Kapsch Trafficcom Transportation Sa.; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Job summary

Kapsch is seeking a Lead Systems Engineer for Australia to drive two tunnel ITS projects. You will own systems engineering across the lifecycle and lead a geographically dispersed team delivering high‑performance tunnel control and traffic management solutions for critical transport infrastructure.

Join a multinational, family‑owned technology leader and collaborate with customers, partners and internal stakeholders to ensure solutions meet contractual and operational requirements while enabling

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in an Engineering or Computer Science discipline, or equivalent.
• 7+ years of experience in system engineering and project management in a delivery environment.
• Experience delivering ITS/ATMS projects.
• Experience with tunnel SCADA, tunnel control systems, CCTV, incident detection and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical delivery of two tunnel ITS projects in Australia.
• Provide technical leadership to a dispersed, multicultural team.
• Coordinate project execution with internal teams, subcontractors, partners and customers.
• Serve as primary technical contact ensuring contractual and operational requirements.
• Collaborate with Project Manager on planning, risk, issue resolution and governance.
• Support technical workshops, proposals, estimates, and Change Requests.

Skills

System engineering

Project management

ITS/ATMS experience

Tunnel SCADA

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering or Computer Science

Job description

Kapsch is seeking a Lead Systems Engineer for Australia to drive two tunnel ITS projects. You will own systems engineering across the lifecycle and lead a geographically dispersed team delivering high‑performance tunnel control and traffic management solutions for critical transport infrastructure.

Join a multinational, family‑owned technology leader and collaborate with customers, partners and internal stakeholders to ensure solutions meet contractual and operational requirements while enabling