Senior Project Lead - Defence Engineering

Leidos; City of Monash; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Days

Job summary

Leidos Australia is seeking a Senior Project Lead / Project Engineer to support the delivery of existing and future CBRN and Counter-CBRN capabilities for the Australian Defence Force. This hands-on, customer-facing role leads work packages, coordinates inputs with Defence stakeholders, and drives delivery outcomes across emerging capability areas.

You will translate operational needs into practical engineering results and maintain formal project documentation.

Qualifications

• Australian Citizen
• NV-1/AGSVA security clearance (or ability to obtain)
• Experience leading/coordinating technical work packages across defence programs
• Proven capability delivery across acquisition, integration, verification and sustainment

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate assigned work packages across CBRN and Counter-CBRN capability delivery, acquisition and sustainment.
• Coordinate engineering inputs across requirements, design, integration, verification, acceptance, installation, commissioning and sustainment.
• Develop and maintain clear project and engineering documentation, including requirements, review material and technical records.
• Support governance reviews (SRR, PDR, DDR, TRR) and customer forums; manage risks and dependencies.

Skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Systems engineering

Defence acquisition

CBRN knowledge

Requirements management

Security clearance collaboration

Tools

DOORS

CAMEO Systems Modeler

Job description

Senior Project Lead - Defence Engineering

Contribute to long-term, mission-critical DefenceLANDcapability programs

Work across emerging Defence capability,in CBRN andCounter-CBRN

Due to the nature of the role,you must be an Australian Citizen andhave the ability tohold a NV-1AGSVA security clearance.

Life Daysare the Leidos way of recognising that we all need extra time to take care of life. By working slightly more than theminimumweekly hours (2 hours per week for full-timers), you canaccrueup to12 days of leaveper year.

Our team feel Leidos isa great placeto work. Learn more about our culture and benefits by visiting us herehttps://www.leidos.com/company/global/australia/careers

Do Work That Matters

Leidos Australia isseekingaSenior Project Lead / ProjectEngineer to support the deliveryof existingandfutureCBRN andCounter-CBRN capabilities for the AustralianDefenceForce.Thisrole would suit an experienced SeniorProject Engineer or Project Lead with Defence acquisition program experience.

You will play a key role in leading work packages, coordinating technical and project inputs, engaging with Defencestakeholdersand influencing project outcomes across emerging Defence capability areas,forCBRN-related programs.

Do Work That Matters

This is a hands-on, customer-facing role where you will help translate operational and technical needs into practical delivery outcomes. You will support disciplined engineering and project delivery across acquisition, integration, verification,acceptanceand sustainment activities, while helping build capabilitywithinanestablishedengineering team.

Your New Role and Responsibilities

Lead and coordinate assigned work packages acrossCBRN andCounter-CBRN capability delivery,acquisitionand sustainment activities.

Support emerging Defence capability programs,forCBRN-related initiatives.

Coordinate engineering inputs across requirements, design, integration, verification, acceptance, installation,commissioningand sustainment.

Develop andmaintainclear project and engineering documentation, including requirements, review material, decisionevidenceand technical records.

Support formal technical and project governance reviews, including SRR, PDR, DDR, TRR and customer forums.

Identifytechnical risks, deliveryissuesand dependencies, and drive practical recommendations to keep outcomes on track.

Support planning, estimating, progress reporting, stakeholderupdatesand project performance activities.

Influence project outcomes by bringing structure, engineeringjudgementand strong stakeholder engagement to complex Defence delivery environments.

WhatYou’llBring to Make an Impact

You are anexperienced Project Engineer/ProjectLead who enjoys working across complex programs and bridging the gap between engineering, projectdeliveryand customer engagement. You are comfortable leading work packages, influencing stakeholders and helping shape outcomes in a growing engineering team.

WhatYou’llBring

Experience leading or coordinating technical work packages, project engineeringtasksor capability delivery activities.

Strong stakeholder engagement skills, including experience working with Defence customers, suppliers,subcontractorsand project teams.

Experience applying systems engineering, project engineering or ILS practices across requirements, design, integration, verification,validationand sustainment activities.

Strong documentation skills, including technical records, decision evidence, review material, requirements,traceabilityand project reporting.

Ability toidentifyrisks, manage dependencies, coordinateinputsand influence practical delivery outcomes.

Due to the nature of this role,Australian Government NV-1 security clearance, or the ability to obtain andmaintainone.

Highly Desirable

Proven experience with Defence acquisition,sustainmentand ASDEFCON delivery environments.

Experience in Counter-CBRN, CBRN, UAS, drone,sensorsor complex Land Systems programs.

Knowledge of the Land Materiel Safety Manual or Defence engineering governance processes.

Experience with tactical RF communications, cyber securityconsiderationsor fibre optics.

Experience with DOORS or equivalent requirements management tools.

Exposure to model-based engineering tools such as CAMEO Systems Modeler or equivalent.