Sr. Technical Professional - Systems Engineering ADSS

kbr; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great Place To Work

Flexible working

Competitive salary

Parental leave

PV health benefits

Career development

Job summary

KBR in Australia seeks a Test and Evaluation Engineer to coordinate and deliver T&E activities and support platform integration. The role is hybrid, involving close work with the Project Manager, Army stakeholders and partners on mechanical and systems tasks.

The ideal candidate has 3+ years in defence T&E, strong communication skills, and an engineering background. Active NV1 clearance is required to apply. Flexible work and career development are offered.

Qualifications

• A qualified T&E practitioner with relevant and recent defence industry experience of more than 3 years.
• Good understanding of Defence Test & Evaluation Systems Engineering concepts.
• Understanding of the One Defence Capability System (formerly the Capability Life Cycle).
• Previous & current experience and thorough understanding of Test & Evaluation policies.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for effective client and team engagement.

Responsibilities

• Apply Test & Evaluation (T&E) principles across all stages of the product lifecycle.
• Demonstrate how Defence engineering disciplines interface with T&E activities.
• Support and author T&E documentation such as T&E Strategies and Plans.
• Provide T&E advice to Systems Engineering Plans, Safety Plans and CM Plans.
• Maintain land-worthiness for land systems in accordance with governance standards.
• Conduct mechanical engineering duties including design review and analysis.
• Prepare certification plans, assessments, artefacts and V&V reports.
• Apply engineering principles to development, testing, integration and sustainment.

Skills

T&E practitioner

Defence Systems Eng concepts

One Defence Capability System

Test & Evaluation policies

Communication skills

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Title: Sr. Technical Professional - Systems Engineering ADSS

At KBR - We do things that matter.

We deliver science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. KBR employs approximately 38,000 people worldwide with customers in more than 80 countries and operations in over 29 countries.

KBR is proud to work with its customers across the globe to provide technology, value-added services, and long-term operations and maintenance services to ensure consistent delivery with predictable results. At KBR, We Deliver.

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KBR in Australia

With over 65 years working on some of Australia's largest and most complex projects, KBR has unmatched experience supporting the nation's critical infrastructure, energy transition and national security priorities. KBR has around 2,000 employees throughout Australia, who are focused on delivering innovative technology and engineering solutions for a safer, more secure and sustainable future.

Learn more about KBR in Australia

Belong, Connect and Grow at KBR

At KBR, we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team of team's philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong, Connect and Grow. We Deliver - Together.

The Opportunity:

We have an exciting opportunity for a Test and Evaluation Engineer to join the LAND 4140 program. In the role you will coordinate and deliver assigned Test and Evaluation (T&E) activities while also providing critical support to the Platform Integration Team. This is a self‑driven, hybrid role operating across both T&E and engineering functions, requiring the candidate to work closely with the Project Manager, Army stakeholders and commercial partners.

In addition to managing and executing T&E and trial activities, you will contribute to ongoing engineering and integration tasks associated with designing, testing and installing C4 systems onto Army platforms. You will provide informed, high ‑ quality engineering and T&E advice to support future work take ‑ ons, platform upgrades and capability decisions.

• Applying Test and Evaluation (T&E) principles across all stages of the product lifecycle, ensuring activities are appropriately planned, executed and aligned with capability requirements.
• Demonstrating understanding of how Defence engineering disciplines-including mechanical, systems and safety engineering-interface with and support T&E activities.
• Supporting and authoring key T&E documentation such as T&E Strategies and Test and Evaluation Master Plans and providing T&E inputs and advice to Systems Engineering Management Plans, Safety Management Plans, and Configuration Management Plans.
• Providing professional T&E advice to support the achievement and maintenance of land‑worthiness for land military systems and equipment in accordance with relevant governance frameworks and technical regulations.
• Conducting mechanical engineering duties including, mechanical design review, engineering analysis, and integration of mechanical components within broader systems.
• Preparing and maintaining engineering documentation, including technical certification plans, engineering assessments, design artefacts, and verification & validation (V&V) reports.
• Applying mechanical and systems engineering principles to support the development, testing, integration and sustainment of Defence materiel.

As the ideal candidate you will bring:

Qualifications in Engineering

• A qualified T&E practitioner with relevant and recent defence industry experience of more than 3 years;
• Good understanding of Defence Test & Evaluation Systems Engineering concepts;
• Understanding of the One Defence Capability System (formerly the Capability Life Cycle)
• Previous & current experience and thorough understanding of Test & Evaluation policies.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for effective client and team engagement.

All candidates will be required to hold and maintain an active NV1 Defence Security Clearance. Only candidates holding a NV1 Clearance or above should apply.

What we will offer you:

• A workplace culture certified as a Great Place To Work
• Flexible working
• Competitive salary (including annual reviews)
• Paid parental leave
• Income protectionCorporate rewards
• Salary packaging/Novated leasing
• Employee stock purchase plans
• Flu shots, skin checks and discounted private health insurance
• Career development: Online learning, mentorship and career pathways

Please note. Shortlisting will take place as applications are received; therefore the advertisement may close early if a suitable candidate is identified.

As a Major Service Provider of the Australian Defence Force, an AGSVA security clearance will be required and compliance to International Traffic in