Senior Systems Engineer
- Join our award winning C-CBRNE Team!
- Flexible and agile working environment
- Rewarding opportunity supporting a key Defence program
About the role
As the Senior Systems Engineer working within the C-CBRNE (Counter Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive) team, you will manage a strong team of engineers, while providing technical leadership and timely delivery of engineering artefacts to ensure the program engineering activities are successfully.
Some of your key responsibilities will include:
- Identifying and defining the scope, budget and timescales of tasks required to complete assigned work packages, including technical support to proposals and tenders;
- Maintaining good customer relationships, acting as the engineering point of contact between internal and external stakeholders;
- Lead the project system development activities with technical insight, problem definition, requirements analysis and definition, systems design, solution option analysis and verification/validation;
- Providing guidance, counsel and challenge to develop and mentor team members, including the duties of line managers;
- Deliver high quality solutions that meet customers’ expectations and comply with contractual or tender response obligations; and
- Supporting and leading a culture of continuous improvement and innovation throughout engagement with the broader engineering team, business and customer.
About you
The successful candidate will have the knowledge to lead the acceptance and certification process for products from the procurement phase through to final customer sign-off and possess the following:
- A Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or related discipline;
- Membership of a relevant institution, holding or working towards Charted status with a desire for Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
- Typically, 6-8 years of relevant Engineering experience;
- Experience in a Team Lead or Project Management role;
- Broad understanding of effective communications principles and practices and ability to structure these to senior cross-functional audiences in a concise and clear manner;
- Experience applying Systems Engineering principles, tool & techniques, and the ability to make informed decisions;
- Previous Systems Engineering or experience either within Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG) or externally supporting CASG, desirable;
- Prior experience working within Defence; either has a former ADF Serving Engineer, or within the defence industry, desirable;
Your future at Babcock – what we offer you
- We provide an agile work environment where you’re able to work onsite and remotely, and to set you up for this we provide a laptop and working from home kit if required, in addition we offer a compressed week which can provide you even more flexibility;
- Our work life integration policy brings together leave entitlements which include annual leave, wellbeing leave, paid parental leave, defence reservist leave plus more;
- We will provide you with a supportive and engaging environment where you can grow your career, supported by our capability framework plus ongoing access to self-led learning modules through LinkedIn Learning and access to study leave;
- You’ll have access to beRewarded which will provide you with endless discounts across retail, health, entertainment, travel and much more, plus novated leasing options and corporate shares plan;
- Your wellbeing is supported through our online wellbeing program Munch, Mind, Move, Money, access to our employee assistance program plus you can access two days annually from your personal leave as wellbeing days;
- You’ll be able to participate in our weRecognise program which is an opportunity to recognise the outstanding work our people do each and every day in living our principles which are Be kind, Collaborate, Be Curious, Think Outcomes, Be Courageous and Own & Deliver.
Who we are
Babcock International Group, the aerospace and defence company, has been trusted to deliver bespoke, highly skilled engineering services for over a century.
Across Australia and New Zealand, Babcock has grown to a team of over 1,300 talented people, and we are on a path of continued growth and expansion. We operate across sectors such as defence, commercial marine, aviation, airports, communications, emergency services and engineering consultancy.
Some of the programs our team across Australia and New Zealand are proud to be a part of involve:
- Providing emergency medical and search & rescue aviation services through our Aviation & Critical Services business;
- Designing and supporting key systems for submarines and surface ships through our Marine business;
- Providing fleet wide through life support and asset management services for Navy customers;
- Managing critical assets for a range of sectors through our Land Business.
So, if you would like to join us and help create a safe and secure world, together, please apply via the ‘Apply Now’ button below.
To learn more about us visit www.babcock.com.au
We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds and experience however, due to the defence orientation of this role, the successful candidate must be eligible to obtain NV1 Security Clearance, as defined in the AGSVA guidelines.
