Project Technical Lead (Project Engineer)

Electro Optic Systems; Australia; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Electro Optic Systems in Australia is seeking a senior systems engineer to lead the technical integration strategy across complex defence projects. You will own architecture, interfaces and verification to deliver a producible, production-ready baseline across hardware, software and mechanical subsystems.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in engineering with at least five years of multidisciplinary integration experience and deep knowledge of system architecture, governance and production

Qualifications

• Five years’ experience leading multidisciplinary engineering and technical integration on complex projects.
• Demonstrated delivery of subsystem integration and system-level verification to an accepted product baseline.
• Strong understanding of system architecture, requirements, technical governance and configuration management.
• Experience with production transition and readiness for deployment.
• Desirable experience in Australian Defence regulatory environments (ASDEFCON).

Responsibilities

• Own the project’s technical integration strategy, engineering scope and delivery from planning through acceptance.
• Integrate hardware, software and mechanical subsystems into a coherent system architecture and verified product baseline.
• Coordinate safety, security and industrialisation activities across the development lifecycle.
• Manage technical interfaces and cross-disciplinary risks with evidence-based decisions.
• Provide system-level technical direction, reporting and escalation to leadership.
• Develop and maintain the technical integration plan including architecture, interfaces, dependencies and milestones.
• Plan and lead integration, verification, validation and acceptance activities.
• Ensure the design is producible, supportable and ready for production and customer use.

Skills

Multidisciplinary leadership

System integration

Subsystem verification

Architecture and governance

Production transition

ASDEFCON knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Postgraduate qualifications desirable

Job description

We continually strive to help our workforce achieve their professional and personal goals, engaging them in challenging and inspiring projects.

Primary duties

• Own the project’s technical integration strategy, engineering scope and coordinated delivery from planning through acceptance.


• Integrate hardware, software and mechanical subsystems into a coherent system architecture and verified product baseline.


• Integrate systems, safety, security and industrialisation activities across the development lifecycle.


• Manage technical interfaces, dependencies, trade-offs and cross-disciplinary risks.


• Provide clear system-level technical direction, decisions, reporting and escalation to project and engineering leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the technical integration plan, including architecture, interfaces, dependencies, integration sequence, resources, milestones and evidence.


• Coordinate multidisciplinary design and ensure subsystem solutions collectively satisfy system requirements and operational needs.


• Lead interface definition and control across internal teams, suppliers, platforms and customer systems.


• Plan and lead incremental subsystem and system integration, verification, validation and acceptance activities.


• Resolve cross-disciplinary conflicts and technical gaps through evidence-based trade-offs and system-level decisions.


• Maintain requirements traceability, interface control, configuration baselines and integration evidence.


• Ensure the integrated design is producible, supportable and ready for production, deployment and customer use.

Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related discipline; postgraduate qualifications are desirable.


• At least five years’ experience leading multidisciplinary engineering and technical integration on complex projects.


• Demonstrated delivery of subsystem integration, interface management and system-level verification through to an accepted product baseline.


• Demonstrated depth in at least one engineering discipline and working knowledge across hardware, software, mechanical engineering, systems engineering, safety, security and industrialisation.


• Strong understanding of system architecture, requirements, technical governance, configuration management and production transition.


• Experience delivering within Australian Defence technical-regulatory and ASDEFCON environments is desirable.