Senior Defence Systems Engineer - C4I & Network Integration

Profectus; Canberra; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Profectus is seeking an experienced Senior Systems Engineer to provide technical authority and systems engineering support across Defence command, control and communications capability. The role covers planning, design, integration, verification and governance for land-based network and communications systems.

You will advise senior Defence stakeholders, supervise engineering functions, and contribute to design reviews and technical assessments across complex systems and networks.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate qualifications with significant professional experience in ICT or related fields.
• Bachelor degree in mechatronic, electronic, systems, software or computer engineering.
• Demonstrated systems engineering experience, preferably in a military C4 environment.
• Ability to hold and exercise design authority as issued by a chief engineer.
• Strong background in design, build and test across complex systems and networks.
• Experience providing high level technical and risk advice to senior staff.
• Knowledge of computing, telecommunications and data storage protocols and standards.
• Stakeholder engagement and problem solving skills.
• Ability to complete mandatory Defence and role specific training requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide systems engineering advice and technical authority across assigned capability.
• Develop systems engineering plans, test plans and supporting technical documentation.
• Conduct design, integration and interoperability activity across tactical networks.
• Plan and run prototyping and trial activity, including test design and reporting.
• Undertake verification and validation of system designs against requirements.
• Exercise design authority as assigned by the chief engineer.
• Assess data standards and interface specifications for integration across platforms.
• Provide technical risk advice and escalate design and risk items to senior staff.
• Support governance, configuration control and engineering change processes.
• Engage with Defence stakeholders and industry on integration and capability matters.
• Contribute to broader engineering functions including design reviews and estimates.

Skills

Systems engineering

Technical authority

Stakeholder engagement

Design authority

C4I military systems

Systems planning

Verification & validation

Architecture & integration

Risk analysis

Leadership & collaboration

Education

Postgraduate systems engineering qualifications

Bachelor degree in an engineering discipline

Chartered engineer status (Engineers Australia)

Job description

Profectus is seeking an experienced Senior Systems Engineer to provide technical authority and systems engineering support across Defence command, control and communications capability. The role covers planning, design, integration, verification and governance for land-based network and communications systems.

You will advise senior Defence stakeholders, supervise engineering functions, and contribute to design reviews and technical assessments across complex systems and networks.