Senior Systems Assurance Engineer

About Inland Rail

Inland Rail Pty Ltd is delivering a 1,600km freight line that is transforming how goods are moved around Australia. When fully operational, Inland Rail will connect Melbourne to Brisbane via regional Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland. As one of the largest infrastructure projects in Australia, Inland Rail is helping to address the nation's future freight needs and meet the demands of our growing population.

Delivering Inland Rail will help shift more goods onto rail which means safer, less congested roads and fewer emissions and a more resilient and sustainable national freight network.

About the opportunity

As the Senior Systems Assurance Engineer, you will be responsible for leading the systems engineering and assurance activities across the design, integration, and delivery phases of various Inland Rail projects, ensuring compliance with engineering, reliability, and performance standards. This includes verification and validation of the requirements and the management of these in accordance with the engineering framework. This role will support the efficient and timely assessment of projects at each engineering stage against set of assurance activities and conditions and make the recommendations to the Configuration Change Board in relation to compliance against the said conditions.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Lead the development and implementation of systems engineering processes across the program lifecycle, ensuring compliance with industry standards (e.g., INCOSE, ISO/IEC
• Accountable for the application of the Inland Rail Engineering Assurance processes; including required procedures, instructions and supporting tools throughout the assigned projects.
• Manage verification and validation activities, including test planning, execution, and evidence collation for certification purposes.
• Identify, report, and mitigate technical risks associated with system integration and operational readiness.
• Effective identification of system interfaces between disciplines to ensure seamless integration and interoperability.
• Adherence to regulatory requirements, standards, and Inland Rail's assurance framework.
• Develop and finalise an Assurance Agreement with the respective project delivery leadership and ensure implementation of all elements of the agreement throughout the delivery.
• Performance of engineering and systems assurance for assigned projects.
• Performance of Verification and Validation activities of all requirements assigned to the project/s and produce assurance reporting and recommendations for the required governance forums.
• Accountable for the application of the Inland Rail Engineering Assurance processes; including required procedures, instructions and supporting tools throughout the assigned projects.

About you

You will be able to demonstrate the following:

• Tertiary qualification in a relevant Engineering discipline or equivalent.
• CPEng, RPEQ, or INCOSE CSEP certification (or working towards) is required.
• In-depth knowledge of systems engineering principles including assurance, requirements and verification and validation in design and construction environments.
• Proven experience working on multi-disciplinary rail projects including the development of systems engineering processes.
• High-level conceptual and analytical skills, with a demonstrated ability to analyse complex issues, and generate creative solutions to deal with organisational problems and opportunities.

What you'll be joining

• You will join one of the largest infrastructure programs in Australia.
• This project will generate thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in local investment, boosting regional economies and communities right along the alignment.
• Inland Rail is proud to have over 40% female representation and we would like to see these numbers grow.
• Inland Rail is an Agile working environment in our State-of-the Art office embracing flexible working conditions.

Our Organisation and Culture

The values that drive us and the work we deliver in the program incorporate Collaboration, Accountability, Respect and Excellence. We welcome like-minded individuals who value our culture.

At Inland Rail, we celebrate, support, and thrive on attracting people from all horizons and walks of life for the benefit of our employees, our program, and our community. Inland Rail is proud to be an equal opportunity and an affirmative action employer. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates to submit their details to us.

All employment is decided based on suitability to the role, cultural fit, merit, and business needs.

Apply Now

If this opportunity sounds like the challenge you have been looking for please apply online today.

As part of the application process, you will be required to undergo pre-employment criminal history, reference and medical checks, including drug and alcohol testing. Inland Rail is a drug and alcohol-free working environment.

Please note that applications are reviewed from point of advertising so don't delay your application.

Date posted: December 21, 2025

Closing date: January 30, 2026

Brisbane Permanent - Full-time