Senior Space Program Engineering Leader

Silentium Defence Pty; Australia; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Silentium Defence Pty is seeking a Program Engineering Manager to provide technical leadership across development, integration and evolution of Space products. The role focuses on leading allocated Space programs, aligning engineering activities with customer requirements and product strategy.

You'll oversee planning, governance and risk management, while mentoring teams and driving continuous improvement using modern Systems Engineering practices.

Qualifications

• Degree qualifications in Engineering or similar.
• Significant Engineering leadership experience.
• Strong engineering governance and technical assurance experience.
• Experience managing engineering risk and product development.
• Knowledge of engineering lifecycle frameworks.
• Experience working within multidisciplinary engineering environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering planning across the complete product lifecycle.
• Coordinate software, systems, hardware and operational engineering activities.
• Drive systems architecture, requirements development and technical decision making.
• Ensure engineering governance, compliance and technical quality.
• Lead integration, verification and validation activities.
• Maintain configuration control and engineering traceability.
• Manage engineering risks, technical issues and product maturity.
• Support customer design reviews, technical workshops and acceptance activities.
• Mentor engineering teams and strengthen organisational capability.
• Drive continuous improvement through modern Systems Engineering practices.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Systems engineering

Governance & assurance

Risk management

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Tools

Systems engineering certification

Job description

Silentium Defence Pty is seeking a Program Engineering Manager to provide technical leadership across development, integration and evolution of Space products. The role focuses on leading allocated Space programs, aligning engineering activities with customer requirements and product strategy.

You'll oversee planning, governance and risk management, while mentoring teams and driving continuous improvement using modern Systems Engineering practices.