Staff Systems Engineer, Autonomy & MBSE Architect

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

Job summary

Shield AI's Australian Engineering Team is seeking a systems engineer to contribute to the design and integration of Hivemind Vision and Mission Autonomy solutions, helping mature the Hivemind Solutions division in Australia and enable delivery for key customer programs and internal R&D.

You will work with program leadership, design teams, and development, integration, and test groups to define scope, decompose designs, and evolve system architectures for perception, autonomy, and

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years systems engineering or related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 5 years with a Master's; 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

MBSE

System modeling

Requirements engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical communication

Reading drawings

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

UML

SysML

UPDM

Job description

Shield AI's Australian Engineering Team is seeking a systems engineer to contribute to the design and integration of Hivemind Vision and Mission Autonomy solutions, helping mature the Hivemind Solutions division in Australia and enable delivery for key customer programs and internal R&D.

You will work with program leadership, design teams, and development, integration, and test groups to define scope, decompose designs, and evolve system architectures for perception, autonomy, and