SATCOM Systems Engineer

First Nations Jobs; Canberra; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounts on healthcare

Perks@Downer

Reservist Leave (up to 20 days)

Job summary

Downer Professional Services in Canberra is seeking a SATCOM Systems Engineer to lead development and evolution of the SATCOM Control Segment. You will work with Defence stakeholders to define requirements, manage work packages, and ensure capability realisation through the Control Segment.

Role involves technical leadership across ICT and complex systems, with security clearance requirements and a focus on delivering high-quality outcomes for Defence projects.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience managing or assuring complex ICT, command and control, or operational support systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across Control Segment engineering activities, ensuring operational needs, integration requirements, and supportability considerations are reflected in capability planning, procurement, and capability realisation.

Skills

ICT systems

Defence integration

Engineering leadership

Job description

Join our Downer Professional Servicesteam and play a key role in delivering complex defence and national security projects that safeguard Australia's future.

Downer Professional Services comprises of three business units our Technical, Advisory, and Capability consulting practice, and Team Downer, which partners with CASG and NSSG as a major service provider to Defence. Together, we are a multi-disciplinary advisory and delivery partner of choice for clients across Defence and National Security.

We currently have an opportunity for a SATCOM Systems Engineer in Canberra to leads the development and evolution of the SATCOM Control Segment.

What You'll Do

This role offers a broad scope, with key role responsibilities include:

• Provide technical leadership across Control Segment engineering activities, ensuring operational needs, integration requirements, and supportability considerations are reflected in capability planning, procurement, and capability realisation.
• Liaise with Capability Sponsors, operators, DDG/MPI, and other Defence stakeholders to define and manage Control Segment requirements, integration needs, and engineering work packages.
• Maintain a coherent approach to sustaining, modernising, and integrating Control Segment capabilities to support resilient and effective SATCOM operations.

What You'll Bring

• Demonstrated experience managing or assuring complex ICT, command and control, or operational support systems, including applications, networks, hosting environments, interfaces, and their operational use.
• Sound understanding of Defence ICT and system integration environments, with the ability to translate user needs into requirements, acceptance criteria, and informed engineering decisions.
• Proven experience leading complex engineering activities involving multiple stakeholders, including requirements development, capability planning, technical governance, and industry engagement.

Due to the nature of the work, you are required to currently hold and maintain a Security clearance as required by the Commonwealth. In some instances, compliance withInternational Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR)requirements may also be an inherent requirement.
More than anything, you'll bring a strong work ethic, a positive attitude, and a commitment to delivering high-quality outcomes for our clients.

Why Downer Professional Services

At Downer Professional Services, we're not just a workplace - we're a business dedicated to contributing to the shaping of the future of defence in Australia. As the country's only sovereign prime, we're committed to making a real difference in protecting Australia's interests.

What is means to belong at Downer Professional Services

• Meaningful work: Help to deliver critical Defence projects that protect Australia and shape its future.
• Professional development: Access career mapping, accelerated learning programs, and shared learning through our Communities of Practice.
• Great perks: Enjoy discounts on healthcare, retail, vehicles, and more through Perks@Downer.
• Veteran support: Benefit from initiatives like up to 20 days of Reservist Leave to stay connected post-service.

You want your work to matter and so do we. With over 26,000 people across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, our team is made up of individuals with unique perspectives, backgrounds, and ideas.

We know that diversity makes us stronger and we actively celebrate it through our commitment to inclusion and belonging.

We're committed to building a team that reflects the diverse communities we serve and we welcome people of allages, genders, sexual orientations, cultures, abilities, and lived experiences. We especially encourage applications from those whose voices have traditionally been underrepresented in our industry, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Māori and Pasifika Peoples, veterans, people with disability, and neurodivergent individuals. Even if your experience doesn't align perfectly with this role, we'd still like to hear from you. If it feels like the right fit, apply - potential counts, and so do you.

As a WORK180 Endorsed Employer, we support flexibility that works for your life, inclusive leadership that values your voice, and equitable access to opportunity so you can do your best work and bring your whole self to it.

If you need support or adjustments through the recruitment process, just let us know, we're here to help you put your best foot forward.