Senior Systems Engineer

L3Harris Space and Airborne Systems Australia Pty Ltd; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extra leave

Salary continuance

Flexible hours

Private health discount

Life & TPD

Novated car leasing

Professional development

Retail rewards

9 day fortnight

Job summary

L3Harris Space and Airborne Systems Australia Pty Ltd is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to sustain Tactical Radios and C4I platforms under a 12-month fixed-term contract. The role involves end-to-end engineering changes, requirements management, and design verification for complex defense systems.

You will coordinate with suppliers and internal teams, perform technical investigations, and support lifecycle management across PBS items while ensuring regulatory compliance and customer

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering recognized by Engineers Australia.
• Minimum of 6 years of engineering experience or equivalent experience.
• Defense industry experience is preferred, or experience in a large international business.
• Experience with sustainment and lifecycle management of complex systems.
• Knowledge of HF, VHF, UHF and Narrowband SATCOM systems.
• Experience with mobile networking in a tactical environment and tactical data messaging.
• Knowledge of secure voice and data systems including cryptographic equipment.
• Experience with verification and test procedure development.

Responsibilities

• Lead and conduct engineering changes for sustainment of Tactical Radios and C4I platforms.
• Coordinate with Suppliers and internal teams on engineering service and product delivery.
• Support requirements development, system design, integration, verification and validation.
• Prepare technical information reviews and provide customer advice on investigations.
• Assist in technical investigations into radio product range and issues.
• Monitor lifecycle changes, issues, and roadmaps for PBS items.
• Provide timely responses to RFIs and contribute to contract status reporting.
• Manage and update engineering plans and Contract Data Requirements List items.

Skills

Requirements management

Systems engineering

Technical investigations

Lifecycle management

Tactical networking

Secure communications

Test procedure development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Job description

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

About the role

If you’re ready to take the next step in your career in systems engineering, we have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Systems Engineer, to join our team supporting the sustainment of L3Harris Tactical Radio Products and C4I Platform Integration Programs for a 12 month Fixed Term contract.

Your work will encompass supporting engineering changes including modification or enhancements, technical investigations, obsolescence management and disposal of L3Harris and third-party products. This role will assist in maintaining compliance with regulatory frameworks, contractual obligations, and customer requirements.

Your work will also encompass supporting engineering in requirements development, system design, integration, verification and validation pertaining to C4I Platform Integration Programs that include L3Harris and third-party products.

What role will involve

• Lead and as-required conduct engineering changes for modifications or enhancements, including end-to-end requirements management, detailed design, verification and associated reporting pertaining to sustainment of L3Harris Tactical Radios and C4I Platform Integration
• Coordinate with the parties (including Suppliers) who are providing Engineering Services for radio products; ensuring understanding of their responsibilities, the processes to be used, and the time-frames involved
• Coordinate with the parties (including Suppliers) who are providing Engineering Product for C4I Platform Integration; ensuring understanding of their responsibilities, the processes to be used, and the time-frames involved
• Communicate with key-stakeholders internal to the business, sub-contractors and the external customer in supporting the technical execution of the program
• Conduct Technical Information Review (TIR) from any source which may affect fit, form or function of the PBS items and provide advice to the customer program office, including any related engineering investigation or change
• Assist in technical investigations for engineering-related requests into radio products range, investigating product issues and providing written recommendations and outcomes
• Monitor and maintain the Products Being Supported (PBS) items for lifecycle changes, product issues, supportability issues, change proposals and pro0duct roadmaps
• Status and deliver timely outcomes on Request for Information (RFI) raised by the customer
• Provision of input to Contract Status Reporting, including performance, planned activities, issues and opportunities as appropriate to the program being executed
• Management and update of engineering related plans and procedures, including Contract Data Requirement List (CDRL) items

What you’ll bring

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering recognized by Engineers Australia
• Minimum of 6 years of engineering experience or equivalent experience
• Experience working in the Defence industry is a preference, though operating within a complex, large international business will also be considered
• Experience in supporting small and large scale engineering projects
• A background in sustainment will be highly regarded.
• Knowledge of HF, VHF, UHF and Narrowband SATCOM Systems
• Experience with mobile networking within a tactical environment and tactical data messaging
• Knowledge of secure voice and data systems including an understanding of cryptographic equipment
• Experience with verification, especially test procedure development.

About L3Harris Australia

L3Harris has provided advanced technology solutions to government and commercial customers across Australia for more than 25 years. L3Harris has facilities in all major cities and employs over 500 people.

L3Harris in Hamilton is part of our Mission Critical Communications business and a world leader in ground tactical and airborne mission communication solutions and a global provider of ground based C4 systems and transportable SATCOM terminals. We are focused on delivering advanced systems to meet the needs of our customers, uniting multiple forms of communication together, and covering communication over air, ground, sea, and space.

A few of our employee benefits are:

• An additional week of leave per annum plus the option to buy or sell up to 2 weeks additional annual leave.
• Salary continuance insurance (SCI pays 75% of your base salary and bonus for up to 2 years)
• Flexible working hours and patterns depending on location
• Discounted private health insurance
• Life & Total Permanent Disability Cover
• Novated Car Leasing
• Company supported professional development programs
• Retail Reward programs
• 9 day fortnight working pattern

Important to know

Due to the nature of our work many our roles require an Australian citizenship and will require the successful candidate to successfully apply and hold an Australian Defence Security Clearance and/or be assessed to work with ITAR information. Please answer the pre-screening questions upon applying for this assessment.

For more information or a confidential discussion, please contact our Talent Acquisition team at [e-mail]

As an equal opportunities employer, L3Harris is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.