Systems Engineer

Kinexus Australia; City of Salisbury; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Kinexus Australia is building a pipeline of experienced Systems and Verification & Validation (V&V) Engineers for upcoming contract opportunities supporting major Defence programs across South Australia. Roles span Communications, Electronic Warfare, Radar and mission systems across Land, Air and Maritime environments; projects may start immediately or later in the year.

Applicants should have Australian citizenship and NV1 clearance or higher, with strong technical documentation and

Qualifications

• Experience in Systems Engineering and/or V&V within Australian Defence programs.
• Experience across complex, mission-critical systems, including requirements, integration, verification, validation or test.
• Current NV1 clearance or higher, and Australian citizenship (essential).

Responsibilities

• Contribute to systems engineering across lifecycle (requirements, architecture, analysis).
• V&V strategy, planning, procedures and reporting.
• Requirements traceability and compliance.
• Integration, system testing and acceptance activities.
• Test planning, execution and defect management.
• Technical investigations, engineering assessments and reviews.
• Supporting system readiness, and formal program reviews.
• Working alongside Defence customers, primes and multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

Systems Engineering

V&V

Defence programs

Technical documentation

Communication skills

Job description

Job Description

We're building a pipeline of experienced Systems and Verification & Validation (V&V) Engineers for upcoming contract opportunities supporting major Defence programs across South Australia.

Multiple programs and work packages are underway, with contracts ranging from immediate starts to roles beginning later in the year. Work spans Communications, Electronic Warfare (EW), Radar and mission systems, across Land, Air and Maritime environments.

The Work

Depending on your background and the program, you could be involved in:

• Systems engineering across the full lifecycle, including requirements, architecture and technical analysis
• V&V strategy, planning, procedures and reporting
• Requirements traceability and compliance
• Integration, system testing and acceptance activities
• Test planning, execution and defect management
• Technical investigations, engineering assessments and reviews
• Supporting system and test readiness, and formal program reviews
• Working alongside Defence customers, primes and multidisciplinary teams

Roles span both above-the-line and below-the-line environments, depending on the program.

About You

• Demonstrated experience in Systems Engineering and/or V&V within Australian Defence programs
• Experience across complex, mission-critical systems, including requirements, integration, verification, validation or test
• Comfortable working with Defence customers, primes or suppliers
• Strong technical documentation and communication skills
• Current NV1 clearance or higher, and Australian citizenship (essential)

Experience in any of the following is highly regarded: Military Communications, Radar, EW, C2/C4ISR, mission systems, sensors and surveillance, systems integration, or T&E, across Land, Air or Maritime platforms.