Project Engineering Manager - ATM

Saab Australia Pty Ltd; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

6 weeks leave

14% superannuation

Income protection insurance

Hybrid work / 9-day fortnight

Job summary

Saab Australia Pty Ltd is seeking a Project Engineering Manager - ATM to lead multi-disciplinary engineering teams across Australia. You will drive systems engineering for the Air Traffic Management programme, collaborating closely with the Project Manager and customer to deliver high‑quality ATM solutions.

The role requires a degree in engineering or computer science, with significant ATM domain systems engineering experience and the ability to navigate complex technical challenges while

Qualifications

• Engineering degree or computer science degree required.
• Significant experience applying systems engineering in ATM projects.
• Ability to handle complex technical challenges aligned with strategic goals.
• Knowledge of ATM systems and their integration.
• Awareness of ISM security requirements and safeguards.
• Ability to manage cost, time and quality constraints in projects.
• Experience in the ATM domain is highly desirable.
• Chartered engineering status and state registration eligibility (Victoria/Qld).
• Australian Defence Security Clearance or ability to obtain one.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the project Systems Engineering Management Plan (SEMP).
• Manage resource plans for ATM project engineering within budgets and schedules.
• Ensure engineering resources have appropriate competence and experience.
• Maintain ongoing liaison with the customer to manage scope, resources and risks.
• Oversee technical issues and risks, controlling project scope in collaboration with the customer and Project Manager.
• Maintain baselines defined in the SEMP and configuration management for ATM projects.

Job description

What we offer

At Saab Australia, we recognise that meaningful work is just one part of a rewarding career.

We support our people with benefits that enhance wellbeing, flexibility and financial security, including:

• Up to 6 weeks leave
• 14% employer superannuation contribution
• Free Income Protection Insurance

For further information about a career at Saab, visit the page adjacent: https://www.saab.com/markets/australia/careers/saab-life

Flexible work arrangements such as hybrid work from home / office and a 9-day fortnight will be considered for this role.

The role

Be part of an international team and contribute to the next generation Air Traffic Systems across Australia. Deploy cutting-edge Air Traffic Control System across Australia’s major towers. Multi-dimensional opportunity to work on different aspects of Systems Engineering and engage regularly with end users.

As part of our Civil group, the Project Engineering Manager - ATM will support the Air Traffic Management (ATM) programme as required in the tender, planning and implementation phases of Saab’s Air Traffic Management projects.

The Project Engineering Manager - ATM will ensure the delivery of all engineering outcomes for assigned projects within the Air Traffic Management Programme, working in close collaboration with the responsible Project Manager and the Program Engineering Manager – ATM to ensure project success. The role will carry comprehensive responsibility for leading and managing a multi‑disciplinary engineering team to deliver complex ATM system projects through application of systems engineering process and rigour. This role involves technical leadership, ensuring that projects are executed to the highest standards, aligned with organisational Engineering Policy and Systems Engineering principles, guidelines, practices and objectives. Responsible for promoting a culture of continuous improvement and ensuring the successful delivery of technical solutions that meet the project’s operational requirements, this role requires effective resource management and stakeholder engagement skills, and the ability to navigate complex technical challenges to achieve project success. Further, the successful candidate will:

• Develop and maintain the project Systems Engineering Management Plan.
• Manage the resource plan for ATM project engineering resources, working within project budgetary and planning constraints to deliver engineering outcomes.
• Ensure that all ATM project engineering resources have appropriate competence and experience to successfully deliver project engineering outcomes.
• Ensure successful ATM engineering outcomes through regular and effective liaison with the customer throughout the project, managing and escalating scope, resource and schedule risks as appropriate.
• Manage all project technical issues and risks and control project technical scope through close collaboration with the customer and the Project Manager.
• Establish and maintain baselines defined in the SEMP and ensure appropriate control of baseline configuration in accordance with the relevant ATM Programme Configuration Management Plan.

Other relevant accountabilities for PEM as related to Saab Australia’s Delegation of Authority (000AAT206). Comply with legislation and company policies, processes and instructions, including those relating to non‑discrimination, safety, duty of care and the quality management system.

About you

• Degree in engineering/computer science with suitable recent experience.
• Significant experience in the application of systems engineering principles in ATM domain projects, in particular relating to design, implementation and support of ATM systems.
• Ability to navigate complex technical challenges while ensuring that solutions are innovative and aligned with strategic goals in relation to the development of in‑country ATM capability.
• Proficient knowledge of ATM systems and their integration.
• Demonstrated awareness and ability to address whole of capability/systems issues, such as operational safety, Integrated Logistics Support (ILS), Human Factors and supportability.
• Competent knowledge of security in the context of the application of the Australian government’s Information Security Manual (ISM).
• Understand complex technical issues and manage them within project cost, time and quality constraints.
• Operational or engineering experience in the Air Traffic Management domain is highly desirable.
• Eligible for chartered engineering status and state engineering registration (Queensland/Victoria).
• As a defence security clearance is required for this role, applicants will be required to hold an Australian Defence Security Clearance preferably to baseline level or have the ability to gain one.

What you will be part of

Explore a world of possibilities. Tackle challenges, drive innovation, and grow your career in an environment where curiosity and diverse perspectives are valued. Together, we achieve extraordinary outcomes, and your contribution matters. Saab is a leading defence and security company with an enduring purpose to help nations keep their people and society safe. Supported by 28,000 employees worldwide, Saab constantly pushes the boundaries of technology to create a safer and more sustainable world. The company develops, manufactures, and sustains advanced systems across aeronautics, weapons, command and control, sensors, and underwater systems. Headquartered in Sweden, Saab has major operations all over the world and is part of the domestic defence capability of several nations. Learn more about Saab here. We’re committed to creating an environment where our people feel supported, empowered and inspired to do their best work.

Saab Australia is an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds, and ex‑service personnel, veterans and their families.

Saab is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer – all qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will be considered without regard to race, colour, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran or disability status.