Systems Engineering Team Lead

Geoscience Australia; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive remuneration

Career development opportunities

Flexible work arrangements

Team‑based culture

Health and wellbeing support

Job summary

Topcon Precision Agriculture (TPA) in Adelaide is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our engineering team. You will design, develop, test and enhance software powering advanced agricultural equipment and precision farming systems, contributing to the full software development lifecycle.

You will mentor engineers, help drive technical excellence and collaborate across cross‑functional teams to deliver innovative solutions that impact global agriculture.

Qualifications

• 4+ years' experience in software development within a team environment.
• Strong experience with C/C++ development.
• Understanding of Object‑Oriented Design principles.
• Experience working with Real‑Time Embedded Systems.
• Knowledge of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving capabilities.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Multi‑threaded applications and advanced debugging techniques.
• Experience using modern development tools, including AI‑assisted development technologies such as GitHub Copilot.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test and maintain software solutions for agricultural technology products.
• Develop software requirements, technical designs and documentation.
• Create and maintain C/C++ applications in embedded and real‑time environments.
• Build robust multi‑threaded and event‑driven software systems.
• Debug, troubleshoot and optimise complex software applications.
• Support software testing and validation activities.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to engineers within the team.
• Contribute to project planning, effort estimation and delivery schedules.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional engineering teams to deliver innovative solutions.

Skills

C/C++

Real-Time Embedded

Object Oriented Design

SDLC

Multithreading

Debugging

Analytical thinking

Communication

Education

Software Engineering degree

Tools

GitHub Copilot

Job description

Senior Software Engineer – Topcon Precision Agriculture (TPA)

Location: Adelaide, AU.
Contract: Full‑time.

Company: Topcon Precision Agriculture (TPA) is a subsidiary of Topcon Positioning Systems Inc. (TPS). TPA develops and manufactures leading‑edge satellite positioning and guidance systems, electronic controls, mapping, monitoring and land leveling solutions for agriculture. Build technology that helps feed the world.

About the Role: Senior Software Engineer – join an Adelaide‑based engineering team to shape the next generation of innovative agricultural technology used worldwide. You will design, develop, test and enhance software that powers advanced agricultural equipment and precision farming systems. You will contribute to the full software development lifecycle, mentor team members and help drive technical excellence.

• Design, develop, test and maintain software solutions for agricultural technology products.
• Develop software requirements, technical designs and documentation.
• Create and maintain C/C++ applications in embedded and real‑time environments.
• Build robust multi‑threaded and event‑driven software systems.
• Debug, troubleshoot and optimise complex software applications.
• Support software testing and validation activities.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to engineers within the team.
• Contribute to project planning, effort estimation and delivery schedules.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional engineering teams to deliver innovative solutions.

About You: you are a passionate software engineer who enjoys solving complex challenges and seeing your work deployed in real‑world applications.

• Degree qualification in Software Engineering or a related discipline.
• 4+ years' experience in software development within a team environment.
• Strong experience with C/C++ development.
• Understanding of Object‑Oriented Design principles.
• Experience working with Real‑Time Embedded Systems.
• Knowledge of Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving capabilities.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Multi‑threaded applications and advanced debugging techniques.
• Experience using modern development tools, including AI‑assisted development technologies such as GitHub Copilot.

Bonus Experience: Agricultural machinery, automation, guidance systems or precision agriculture technology; Embedded systems and hardware integration.

Benefits: Competitive remuneration and career growth opportunities. Competitive salary; generous pension scheme; flexible work arrangements; team‑based culture; continuous learning opportunities; health and wellbeing support.