Systems Engineer

Leidos; Canberra; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Days program

Family friendly certified workplace

Job summary

Leidos Australia delivers IT and airborne solutions that protect and advance the Australian way of life. We are hiring a Systems Engineer to join a high‑performing engineering delivery team, supporting the sustainment and evolution of complex systems in secure environments.

You will define requirements, develop artefacts, manage risk, and collaborate with software engineers, architects, and stakeholders in Agile or hybrid delivery settings. Australian citizenship and TSPV clearance are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Engineering, Information Technology, or related discipline.
• Demonstrated systems engineering experience in complex project, sustainment, enterprise, Defence, or government environments.
• Strong understanding of systems engineering principles, lifecycle management, requirements analysis, and system design in secure environments.
• Experience supporting engineering assurance, verification and validation, configuration management, and engineering change processes.
• Proven ability to manage technical risks, contribute to engineering decision-making, and work across multiple stakeholders and technical domains.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with experience working in Agile or hybrid delivery environments and producing high-quality engineering documentation.

Responsibilities

• Conduct engineering investigations and systems analysis to support defect resolution, capability enhancements, sustainment decisions, and system changes
• Define, develop, and implement Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) through established engineering gates and assurance processes
• Develop and maintain systems engineering documentation, including requirements, design artefacts, impact assessments, and traceability evidence
• Collaborate with configuration management, architects, engineers, and stakeholders to support change control, configuration integrity, and delivery outcomes
• Support verification, validation, and technical risk management activities, including issue escalation and design justification
• Ensure compliance with security, quality, engineering governance, project management, and ITIL-aligned service management frameworks while contributing to continuous improvement initiatives

Skills

Strong communication & collaboration

Agile/hybrid delivery experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Engineering, Information Technology, or related discipline

Job description

Accrue up to an extra 12 days of leave per year through our Life Days program.

Work with world leading technology business at the forefront of innovation.

We're a 'Family Friendly' certified workplace - we understand the often many and varied roles our team members need to play within their own unique family setting and actively support them.

Our team feel Leidos is a great place to work. Learn more about our culture and benefits by visiting us here https://www.leidos.com/company/global/australia/careers

Do Work That Matters

Leidos Australia delivers IT and airborne solutions that protect and advance the Australian way of life. Our 2000 local experts, backed by our global experience and network of partners, are working to solve the world's toughest challenges in government, intelligence, defence, aviation, border protection and health markets.

Your New Role and Responsibilities

As a Systems Engineer, you will be part of a high‑performing engineering delivery team supporting the sustainment and evolution of complex systems. You will operate under general direction and be responsible for the reliable execution of assigned systems engineering activities across investigation, analysis, design, and change implementation within established engineering and assurance frameworks.

Working within secure and complex environments, you will apply sound systems engineering principles to support sustainment activities, system changes, and engineering investigations. You will collaborate closely with software engineers, architects, project teams, and stakeholders to define requirements, develop engineering artefacts, manage technical risk, and progress systems through defined engineering governance and assurance gates.

This role provides the opportunity to contribute to nationally significant systems while supporting the continuous improvement of engineering quality, assurance, and delivery practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct engineering investigations and systems analysis to support defect resolution, capability enhancements, sustainment decisions, and system changes
• Define, develop, and implement Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) through established engineering gates and assurance processes
• Develop and maintain systems engineering documentation, including requirements, design artefacts, impact assessments, and traceability evidence
• Collaborate with configuration management, architects, engineers, and stakeholders to support change control, configuration integrity, and delivery outcomes
• Support verification, validation, and technical risk management activities, including issue escalation and design justification
• Ensure compliance with security, quality, engineering governance, project management, and ITIL-aligned service management frameworks while contributing to continuous improvement initiatives

What You’ll Bring to Make An Impact

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Engineering, Information Technology, or related discipline, or equivalent industry experience
• Demonstrated systems engineering experience within complex project, sustainment, enterprise, Defence, or government environments
• Strong understanding of systems engineering principles, lifecycle management, requirements analysis, and system design in secure environments
• Experience supporting engineering assurance, verification and validation, configuration management, and engineering change processes
• Proven ability to manage technical risks, contribute to engineering decision-making, and work across multiple stakeholders and technical domains
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with experience working in Agile or hybrid delivery environments and producing high-quality engineering documentation

Don't worry if you don't tick all the boxes - if you meet most of them, we encourage you to submit your application. We're most interested in your strengths, what you want to learn and how far you want to go.

This role does requires the successful applicant to be an Australian Citizen and hold an active TSPV Clearance, accompanied by the ability to be successful for a DISA.

Diverse Team Members, Shared Values and a Common Purpose

Providing our customers with smarter solutions takes an incredible team with diversity of thought, experience and perspectives driving innovation. Inclusion is at the heart of our culture and is one of our core values. It's about creating a workplace where everyone can do important work, feels welcome, valued, and respected, and has equal access to opportunities to thrive. Paul Chase - Chief Executive, Leidos Australia.

Leidos Australia is an equal opportunities organisation and is committed to creating a truly inclusive workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, veterans, neurodiverse people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.

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