Senior MBSE Systems Engineer – Defence Solutions Lead

Saab Australia; Adelaide; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

6 weeks paid leave

14% Superannuation

Free Income Protection Insurance

Flexible working options

Saab shares matching

MySaab discounts

Job summary

Saab Australia is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to lead the MBSE-driven design and integration of complex defence systems across the full lifecycle.

You will drive requirements management, system architecture and integration while mentoring engineers and delivering compliant, verifiable solutions. The role requires strong leadership, stakeholder engagement and governance to support Defence objectives and deliver capabilities.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years’ experience in Systems Engineering in defence or software-intensive environments.
• Strong MBSE and SysML experience demonstrated in complex projects.
• Experience using Cameo, DOORS or Cradle tooling for modelling and traceability.
• Exposure to ASDEFCON or Defence acquisition environments is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead MBSE applications, develop system models and ensure end-to-end traceability.
• Lead requirements engineering, design, integration, verification and validation.
• Provide technical leadership, support design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR) and risk management.
• Ensure processes, tools and environments meet project delivery objectives.
• Contribute to sustainment through planning, coordination and problem solving.

Skills

MBSE

SysML

Requirements engineering

System architecture

Technical leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Problem solving

Multidisciplinary leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering

INCOSE ASEP/CSEP/ESEP or Engineers Australia CPEng

Tools

Cameo Systems Modeler

DOORS

Cradle

Job description

Saab Australia is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to lead the MBSE-driven design and integration of complex defence systems across the full lifecycle.

You will drive requirements management, system architecture and integration while mentoring engineers and delivering compliant, verifiable solutions. The role requires strong leadership, stakeholder engagement and governance to support Defence objectives and deliver capabilities.