Principal System Engineer

Raytheon Australia; Cockburn; Hybrid; AUD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Raytheon Australia is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to advance the Collins Class Submarine Combat System. You’ll drive design, integration and verification across the capability lifecycle, collaborating with stakeholders and leading technical reviews.

With a focus on mentoring and technical excellence, you’ll support capability enhancements and introduce new technologies, while navigating travel as required in a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering with eligibility for Chartered Professional status and appropriate Design Authority delegation.
• 8+ years in Systems Engineering across multiple domains and lifecycle stages.
• Ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholders including customers, suppliers and leadership.
• Understanding of project delivery milestones and autonomous delivery capability.
• Willingness to travel as required.
• Eligible for Negative Vetting 1 (NV1) security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and implement product solutions for integration into the Collins Class Combat System.
• Lead and conduct product verification and validation activities in line with requirements.
• Generate and maintain design certification documentation.
• Provide engineering support to transition products into operational service.
• Perform risk analysis and plan verification/validation activities.
• Lead technical reviews across the project lifecycle.
• Mentor junior engineers in systems engineering practices.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements management

Stakeholder collaboration

Design certification

Project lifecycle

Mentoring juniors

Travel for role

Security clearance NV1

Education

Engineering degree

Chartered Professional (CPEng) standing eligibility

Tools

Microsoft Office

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-10-28

Country: Australia

Location: AU-WA-HENDERSON-001 ~ 1 Mcgrath Rd ~ MCGRATH

Position Role Type: Hybrid

Your mission starts here at Raytheon Australia.

We’re seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to join our team and contribute to the ongoing evolution of the Collins Class Submarine Combat System, one of Australia’s most critical Defence capabilities.

Working within multidisciplinary teams, you’ll apply your systems engineering expertise across the full capability lifecycle, contributing to the design, integration and enhancement of complex Defence systems.

At Raytheon Australia, you’ll work alongside some of the industry’s most experienced engineering professionals, supported by flexible working arrangements, global expertise and a commitment to technical excellence.

As part of the Project Integrated Project Team, and reporting to the Senior Principal Systems Engineer, you’ll work closely with stakeholders across engineering, program delivery and the customer community to solve complex technical challenges, support capability enhancement activities, and help integrate new technologies into the Collins Class submarine fleet.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop and implement product solutions for integration into the Combat System.
• Lead and conduct product verification and validation activities, ensuring alignment with design requirements and system specifications.
• Generate and maintain product design certification documentation in accordance with system and product certification requirements.
• Provide engineering support to transition products and capabilities into operational service.
• Conduct technical risk analysis and support the planning, documentation and execution of verification and validation activities.
• Lead technical reviews throughout the project lifecycle, including peer reviews, preliminary and detailed design reviews, and test readiness reviews.
• Provide mentoring to junior engineers, supporting the application of systems engineering methodologies, tools and processes.

Skills, Experience And Qualifications

• Degree qualified in a relevant Engineering discipline with eligibility to hold Chartered Professional (CPEng) standing and an appropriate level of Design Authority delegation to support system Design Certification activities.
• Minimum 8 years’ experience in Systems Engineering involving one or more of the following: requirements definition, requirements management, analysis design, integration and verification across Electrical, Electronic, Mechanical, Communications, Software and/or Combat/RF Systems.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with stakeholders across customer, supplier, peer and senior leadership groups.
• Sound understanding of project delivery milestones, couples with the ability to work autonomously and delivery quality outcomes against scheduled commitments.
• Ability to undertake travel as required to meet the needs of the role.
• Successful candidates must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Negative Vetting 1 (NV1) Security clearance as needed. Eligibility can be found at https://agsva.gov.au

Desirable

• Experience working within Defence or other highly regulated industries.
• Experience with Microsoft and Atlassian tool suites, including Teams, Jira and Confluence.
• Experience preparing and reviewing engineering, technical and test documentation.
• Experience with Linux operating systems, networking concepts and technical problem solving.

RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.