Senior Defence Systems Integration Engineer

First Nations Jobs; Canberra; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful work

Career development

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Job summary

Downer Professional Services in Canberra is seeking a Senior Systems Integration Engineer to lead complex land systems integration, test and validation projects within Defence and national security. You will provide hands-on engineering support across application, information, network and mission command environments.

The role requires advanced systems engineering experience, strong interface management and the ability to work with stakeholders across security boundaries.

Qualifications

• Advanced practitioner-level experience in systems engineering, system-of-systems integration, technical assurance, test and evaluation, or a related Defence engineering discipline.
• Demonstrated experience integrating and supporting complex, interdependent mission systems, including application, information, network or mission command environments.
• Strong capability in systems design evolution, interface management, configuration control, requirements alignment and integration risk management.
• Proven ability to investigate complex technical issues, assess the impacts of change and communicate practical, evidence-based advice to technical and senior stakeholders.
• A collaborative and hands-on approach, with the ability to work effectively within a small specialist team and travel interstate or internationally when required.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on engineering support for the integration, maintenance and assurance of complex application, information, network and mission command systems.
• Apply systems engineering principles to maintain system alignment, interface coherence and design integrity across interconnected systems and multiple security boundaries.
• Plan, support and undertake systems integration, test and evaluation, experimentation and validation activities within the Land Combat System environment.
• Assess proposed changes across system interfaces and dependencies, manage integration risks, and maintain alignment between requirements, implemented solutions and operational outcomes.
• Engage with Defence organisations, capability projects and enabling ICT providers to resolve integration issues and provide technically informed engineering advice.

Skills

Systems engineering

System-of-systems integration

Technical assurance

Test and evaluation

Travel readiness

Job description

Downer Professional Services in Canberra is seeking a Senior Systems Integration Engineer to lead complex land systems integration, test and validation projects within Defence and national security. You will provide hands-on engineering support across application, information, network and mission command environments.

The role requires advanced systems engineering experience, strong interface management and the ability to work with stakeholders across security boundaries.