System Engineer

On behalf of my clients who operate in the Australian Defence sector I am currently looking for an experienced Systems Engineer who also has experience in developing Safety case reports and Safety Assurance.

The role is being offered as a long-term day rate contract position and will be based from client's site in Melbourne.

Please note that candidates MUST hold a current NV1 or above clearance to be considered for this role.

ROLE OVERVIEW:

As the Systems Engineer you will be responsible for overseeing engineering activities relating to remediation of Land Materiel Safety (LMS) assurance audit corrective actions, in particular working on development, review and update of CA31 Safety Case Reports and Technical Certifications that are currently non-compliant to Land Materiel Safety Manual (LMSM) Second Edition, Regulation 17.

The work of the Systems Engineer role will include: engaging with stakeholders, development, review and update of Safety Case Reports (SCRs), Technical Risk Assessments (TRAs), and Hazard Logs (HLs), to be compliant with LMSM Second Edition, Regulation 17.

The Systems Engineer is accountable under broad direction to perform and achieve complex engineering work within an integrated workforce. They are also accountable to ensure they have knowledge of and compliance with legislative frameworks, government decision-making and Defence's mission and policy requirements.

The duties of the Systems Engineer include the following:

• Perform critical and complex engineering activities and provide advice in the field of systems engineering under broad direction.
• Accountable for exercising assigned engineering authorities and any Technical Regulatory Authority delegations.
• Apply engineering knowledge and experience to identify risks and uncertainties and take these into account in planning, decision making and priority setting.
• Demonstrate systems engineering knowledge and provide advice and recommendations on the development of advancements to established engineering principles, techniques, methods and regulations.
• Build and sustain positive relationships with team members, actively participate in team work and motivate and mentor developing engineers.
• Tailor communication style and language to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Assess technical and design packages including scoping, planning, reviewing, provide recommendations and contribute to the implementation of actions.
• Evaluate that the delivered materiel meets the endorsed requirements and legislative, policy and regulatory frameworks, provide recommendations and contribute to the implementation of actions.
• Monitor and ensure safety aspects of Defence materiel systems are considered and incorporated into communication engineering activities.
• Manage workflows, resources, prepare work area and team plans detailing measurable milestones and expected outcomes.

Experience / Skills Sought:

• Strong knowledge of RF/network/communication engineering architecture.
• Development of Safety Case and Technical Certification Reports and packages for Capability Manager signature.
• Candidate MUST be NV1 or above cleared and be ITAR compliant.

The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate:

• An understanding and experience of the Capability Life Cycle (CLC).
• A clear understanding of Configuration Management.
• Experience with developing and managing Hazard logs and Safety Case Reports.
• Experience with ASDEFCON deliverables.
• Experience managing external suppliers and stakeholders.
• Experience reporting to senior stakeholders (Director level and above).

Highly Desirable Experience and / or Qualifications

• At least 8 years' experience delivering engineering outcomes in a defence environment.
• Previous ADF tactical communications and/or COMSEC experience
• Experience with developing and managing Engineering Changes
• Experience with Previous experience using ERP
• Chartered Professional Engineer (Engineers Australia) who is on the National Engineering Register

If you have the aforementioned skills / experience and would be interested in learning more about this role please APPLY now or reach out directly by sending an email directly to