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Systems Engineer

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-10 → 2026-09-25

Core

Support the sustainment, performance, and evolution of complex voice and data communication systems for the Australian Defence Force.

Role type

Senior Systems Engineer (Defence)

Builds

Critical communication and networked systems for national security priorities

Domain

Defence / National Security / Communications Engineering

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Systems engineering, technical risk management, safety assurance, requirements analysis, lifecycle support, network/communication engineering architecture, Defence Safety Engineering practices, electronic systems support, configuration management, engineering documentation, stakeholder management

Preferred skills

Capability Life Cycle (CLC) understanding, ASDEFCON deliverables experience, engineering change management, wiring diagram interpretation

Technologies

Vendor-specific software platforms, communications system interfaces

Responsibilities

Perform critical and complex engineering activities and provide advice in systems engineering; Research, apply and contribute to the development of technical engineering reports, briefs, presentations and documentation; Assess technical and design packages including scoping, planning, reviewing and provide recommendations; Analyse that the delivered materiel meets requirements and legislative, policy and regulatory frameworks; Ensure safety aspects of Defence materiel systems are considered and incorporated into systems engineering activities

Seniority

Mid-Senior, hands-on IC

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