Chief Engineer

Overview

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Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

About You

You're a seasoned engineering professional with a sharp analytical mind and a passion for ensuring systems are not only technically sound but safe, sustainable, and future-ready. You thrive in complex environments where your decisions carry weight, and you're driven by the challenge of solving high-consequence problems. Your expertise spans the full engineering lifecycle, and you're known for your ability to lead, mentor, and elevate those around you. You understand the importance of compliance, technical rigour, and continuous improvement—and you bring a collaborative spirit that strengthens teams and builds capability across the business. Whether you're guiding technical investigations, shaping product safety strategies, or influencing future growth in communications systems, you bring clarity, confidence, and deep domain knowledge to everything you do.

About the Role

This is a pivotal role within Babcock's Mission and Support Systems (M&SS) business unit, where you'll work across major communications programs including FHFRR and JP9101. You'll be responsible for providing independent assurance across the engineering lifecycle, ensuring that systems and services are defined, verified, and developed by authorised experts—and that they meet the highest standards of safety, legislation, and policy. You'll lead technical investigations, approve engineering documentation, and act as a trusted authority in your discipline. Your decisions will shape the safety and performance of critical systems, and your leadership will help drive innovation, capability development, and process improvement across the organisation. From supporting bids and business development to mentoring future talent and influencing strategic growth in the communications domain, this role offers the opportunity to make a lasting impact—locally, nationally, and globally.

To be successful for this role, you will bring;

• Significant experience within a relevant engineering and technical role
• A practical application to managing engineering functions
• Understanding of engineering toolsets eg, PLM, MRP
• Must hold an accredited bachelors degree in Engineering with chartered status
• Be an Australian Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a Commonwealth Defence Security Clearance per AGSVA guidelines

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 compressed hours which can provide you even more flexibility
• Our work life integration policy brings together leave entitlements which include annual leave, wellbeing leave, volunteer 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 wellbeing leave
• 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 1,500 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 Mission & Support Systems 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.

Job req #67361. 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 an appropriate level of Commonwealth Personnel Security Clearance, as defined in the AGSVA guidelines. Please note, should your application progress you may be required to complete pre-employment checks including reference checks, police check, security check, qualifications and right to work. Babcock Australasia is a Circle Back Initiative Employer - we commit to respond to every applicant.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Information Technology

Industries

• Defense & Space

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