Systems Engineer

Beca; Auckland; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development

Flexible working

Health insurance discount

Gym discounts

Social events

Job summary

Beca in Auckland is seeking a Systems Engineer to join its Applied Technology team on high‑stakes, embedded and real-time systems across defence, aviation, and other regulated sectors. You will work on the full systems engineering lifecycle, integrating hardware and software to deliver robust, mission‑critical solutions.

You'll collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, document designs, and support delivery from requirements through to deployment, with opportunities to grow technical leadership

Qualifications

• Eligibility to obtain and maintain a New Zealand Government Security Clearance is a mandatory requirement for this role.
• Applicants must hold New Zealand Citizenship or New Zealand Permanent Residency to be considered.
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience in the engineering industry or a similar role.
• Ability to collaborate with clients and provide systems analysis to guide outcomes.
• Ability to document technical design and support project outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, integrate, and test embedded/mission-critical systems.
• Focus on integration and interoperability of systems.
• Define high-level problems and dive into low-level solutions to address real problems.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to solve complex technical challenges.
• Support project delivery within time and budget for mission-critical systems.

Skills

Systems engineering

Embedded systems

Hardware–software integration

Documentation

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Engineering degree or related field

Job description

Te whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity

Join Beca's Applied Technology business and help deliver complex, mission-critical software systems across the defence, aviation, maritime, and other highly regulated sectors.

As a Systems Engineer, you'll work on advanced technologies where you’ll use your understanding of software, hardware, and consideration of the user needs, and a system’s environment to solve real-world challenges and produce real-world deliverables.

Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you'll contribute across the systems engineering lifecycle (think V-Diagrams and requirements management) supporting design and development through to integration, testing, and deployment, and operation.

You’ll provide technical delivery support and collaborate closely with clients to deliver robust, high-quality solutions.

This role offers the opportunity to work on impactful projects while further developing your technical expertise and leadership capability in a collaborative and supportive environment.

Mōu ake | About you

We’re looking for a systems engineer who enjoys solving complex problems and working on systems where software interacts closely with hardware and operational environments. You’ll bring strong technical capability, sound engineering judgement, and a collaborative approach.

Key attributes for success in this role include:

• Eligibility to obtain and maintain a New Zealand Government Security Clearance is a mandatory requirement for this role.
• Applicants must hold New Zealand Citizenship or New Zealand Permanent Residency to be considered.
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience in the engineering industry or a similar role.
• You have the ability to collaborate with our clients, truly understand their problems, and provide through systems analysis to help guide them towards the necessary outcomes.
• Ability to document technical design in detail, producing documentation to support the project outcomes you produce.
• Experience on supporting/developing in for embedded, real-time, or systems-focused environments.
• This can include low level system design, hardware/software integrated systems or high assurance and high integrity solutions.
• Experience working with solutions that interface with hardware, electronics, sensors, control systems, or integrated platforms.
• A keen appreciation for development of requirements within a systems engineering lifecycle framework, supporting the design and production of outcomes that can be verified against these requirements.
• The ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary teams and communicate with a range of stakeholders.
• Experience working in aerospace, aviation (civil, government, or defence), maritime, nuclear, defence, or other safety-critical, highly regulated industries is highly regarded.
• A tertiary qualification or relevant industry experience in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
• Professional membership or accreditation (e.g. INCOSE, IMarEST, IET, RAeS, Engineering NZ), or progression towards chartered status, is advantageous.
• Important: The successful candidate must be eligible to obtain an NZDF Defence Site Clearance or National Security Clearance.
• Eligibility to obtain and maintain a New Zealand Government Security Clearance is a mandatory requirement for this position.
• Security and background checks will be undertaken as part of the recruitment process.

In this role you will:

• Design, develop, integrate, and test embedded/mission-critical systems.
• Having a strong focus on the integration and interoperability of systems.
• Help define the high-level problem, and the ability to dive into the low-level to produce the technical solutions, that focus on addressing the real problem.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to solve complex technical challenges.
• Support project delivery within time and budget, supporting mission critical systems that must operate first time, every time.

https://www.beca.com/what-we-do/projects/defence/underwater-isr-upgrade-to-p-3k2-orion

https://www.beca.com/what-we-do/projects/defence/rnzaf-seasprite-helicopter-simulator-maintenance

Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou | What we offer

A career with Beca will provide you with:

• Professional development opportunities.
• A supportive and caring work environment where you can bring your whole self to work.
• Flexible working arrangements to balance your personal / family commitments.
• Opportunities to learn from our industry experts and technical gurus across the Asia Pacific.
• A highly supportive environment of sharing and collaboration.
• Excellent benefits provided to all staff – including discounted health insurance, discounts on gym memberships, and a number of social club events.

Beca prides itself on supporting a diverse and inclusive culture – open to inputs from creative people of all genders, ethnicity, identity, thought and experiences.