senior systems engineer

HR Partners; Canberra; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad Defence is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer in Canberra to plan and oversee defence projects, ensuring regulatory and customer requirements are met.

You will perform system engineering activities across software, hardware, and control domains, lead planning, and coordinate multi-disciplinary teams.

Applicants should have 10+ years in senior engineering, an engineering degree, ASDEFCON experience, and the ability to obtain Australian Defence Security Clearance.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in a senior engineering role.
• Strong knowledge of the Product Life Cycle.
• Experience with ASDEFCON and defence project delivery.
• Ability to obtain or hold an Australian Defence Security Clearance.
• Experience coordinating multi-disciplinary teams on complex systems.

Responsibilities

• Plan and oversee the execution of defence projects to meet regulatory requirements.
• Perform system engineering activities: functional analysis, design, requirements management, integration and testing.
• Lead project planning and decision-making within a large team.
• Collaborate with engineers across disciplines to assure engineering quality and manage risks.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements management

Project planning

ASDEFCON experience

Engineering lifecycle knowledge

Education

Bachelor's or Postgraduate Degree in Engineering

Job description

Randstad Defence is currently working with a sovereign defence company that provides advanced technology systems for mission critical environments in defence. The company is in an exciting growth phase and currently have multiple opportunities for Senior Systems Engineers within their Canberra office.

About the Role

The Senior Systems Engineer is responsible for planning, and overseeing the execution of defence projects that satisfies the engineering and defence regulatory requirements as per the project plans and customers' needs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform system engineering activities including functional analysis, system design & analysis, requirements management, integration, verification & validation and testing of systems.
• Work on systems design aspects for a range of software, hardware, control systems, electro-mechanical and support system components, assemblies and subsystem elements.
• Lead project planning and project decision-making processes.
• Work within a large team of systems engineers, liaising with engineers and teams across different disciplines and products
• Utilise domain, discipline and systems engineering knowledge to provide technical assurance of engineering design and manage risks impacting engineering.

About you:

• 10 years or more experience in a Senior Engineering position.
• Knowledge and understanding of the Product Life Cycle.
• A Bachelors or Post Graduate Degree within an Engineering Discipline.
• Demonstrated Systems Engineering Experience coupled with engineering experience in a relevant discipline.
• Proven experience in the project/program execution within the ASDEFCON framework.
• The ability to obtain or hold an Australian Defence Security Clearance

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At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.