Senior Systems Engineer, Autonomy & MBSE (Australia)

Shield; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Shield AI's Australian Engineering Team seeks a senior Systems Engineer to shape end-to-end system requirements for Hivemind Vision and autonomous solutions. You will drive architecture across perception, autonomy, and mission workflows, and document models using UML/SysML/UPDM.

You will collaborate with program leadership, design teams, and cross-functional engineering groups to evolve MBSE practices and deliver critical customer programs in Australia.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of systems engineering or related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 5 years with a Master’s degree; or 2 years with a PhD.
• B.S. degree in a STEM field (e.g., Systems, Software, Aerospace, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering).
• Experience with systems engineering practices, including writing, structuring, and verifying requirements.
• Experience with MBSE and system-modeling workflows.
• Experience working on cross-functional technical teams.
• Strong communication skills, written and verbal.
• Highly organized, methodical, and comfortable managing detailed technical information.
• Ability to read, interpret, and apply engineering drawings, assembly diagrams, parts lists, wiring diagrams, and schematics.
• A demonstrated track record of integrity, high standards, teamwork, and professionalism.

Responsibilities

• Capturing end-to-end system requirements for Hivemind Vision Systems and integrated autonomy solutions.
• Supporting the design and development of system architectures spanning perception, autonomy, and mission-level workflows.
• Using MBSE tools to document, maintain, and extend existing architecture models supporting new integrations, capabilities, and customer requirements.
• Developing and maintaining models using UML, SysML, and/or UPDM.
• creating SysML models with emphasis on system decomposition, functional flows, interfaces, and system behavior.
• Collaborating with subject-matter experts to improve tooling, automation, and connections between system models and codebases.
• Supporting the evolution and execution of the systems engineering process across the Australian engineering organization.
• Engaging cross-functionally with product management, program management, engineering, and business development teams.
• Reporting status, risks, accomplishments, and expectations to senior engineering and program leadership.

Skills

Systems engineering

Cross-functional teamwork

Communication skills

Detail-oriented

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

Cameo Systems Modeler

Cameo APIs

Velocity Template Language (VTL)

UML

SysML

UPDM

Job description

Shield AI's Australian Engineering Team seeks a senior Systems Engineer to shape end-to-end system requirements for Hivemind Vision and autonomous solutions. You will drive architecture across perception, autonomy, and mission workflows, and document models using UML/SysML/UPDM.

You will collaborate with program leadership, design teams, and cross-functional engineering groups to evolve MBSE practices and deliver critical customer programs in Australia.