Senior Systems Engineer – Defence Projects | Flexible Work

Tesserent; Sydney; On-site; AUD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remuneration and Bonus

Health insurance

ThalesFlex

Fitness Discount

Employee discounts

Paid parental leave

Novated lease

Family support

Job summary

Thales Australia is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to lead engineering, design, development and integration activities within a major defence program. The role demands strong systems engineering expertise, governance of cost, schedule and quality, and collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams across internal and external stakeholders.

You will mentor engineers, optimise system development cycles, and drive risk management and technical reviews to ensure customer requirements are met.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of senior experience in Defence or major project environments.
• Strong background in systems engineering, software or hardware development.
• Experience in all phases of the Systems Engineering Life Cycle.
• Experience in requirements development and management using requirements tools.
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team with strong communication.

Responsibilities

• Managing all engineering, design, development and integration activity within the project, ensuring commitments are met (Scope, Cost, Quality, Schedule, Risk).
• Provide direction, mentoring, and workflow management to achieve project objectives and milestones.
• Provide guidance to technical teams on integration, architecture to meet customer requirements.
• Optimise technical work for project execution, organising system engineering reviews from design to validation.
• Define and apply the system development cycle and applicable processes and tools.
• Identify/Review risks and propose effective solutions; execute mitigation actions and report outcomes.
• Participate in technical reviews, workshops, peer reviews and project reviews.
• Produce/Review Engineering Cost estimates for modifications to the baseline.

Education

Mechanical/Mechatronics/Software/Electronics/Electrical or Systems engineering degree

Chartered Professional Engineer / INCOSE CSEP

Job description

Thales Australia is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to lead engineering, design, development and integration activities within a major defence program. The role demands strong systems engineering expertise, governance of cost, schedule and quality, and collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams across internal and external stakeholders.

You will mentor engineers, optimise system development cycles, and drive risk management and technical reviews to ensure customer requirements are met.