Senior Systems Engineer

Senior Systems Engineering Career Opportunity - Defence

• Play a key role in the delivery of a significant Defence program
• Apply your systems engineering expertise across complex Defence systems
• Influence engineering outcomes and contribute to Australia's Defence capability

More about the Opportunity
Harrison McMillan is partnering with a Defence organisation to engage an experienced Senior Systems Engineer for a key program opportunity.

This role offers the opportunity to take ownership of critical systems engineering activities, influence technical decisions and work alongside experienced engineering specialists to support the successful delivery and sustainment of complex Defence systems.

The Role
In this role, you will contribute to the planning, coordination and delivery of systems engineering activities across the program, ensuring technical integrity, effective engineering governance and the successful delivery of key project outcomes.
Your key responsibilities will include:

• Plan and execute systems engineering activities, including requirements analysis, system architecture, integration, test and validation.
• Manage engineering changes, including Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs), Contract Change Proposals (CCPs) and associated technical impact assessments.
• Coordinate and chair Change Control Boards, Material Release Boards and engineering reviews to maintain system baseline integrity.
• Provide technical expertise and advice on systems engineering processes, governance and engineering best practice.
• Develop and maintain engineering plans, work packages and deliverables to support program objectives and ongoing sustainment.
• Identify, assess and resolve complex technical issues, balancing engineering requirements, risks and delivery priorities.
• Collaborate with customers, engineering authorities and delivery partners to facilitate technical reviews and informed decision-making.

Skills & Experience for the role
We are seeking an experienced Systems Engineering professional who combines strong technical capability with sound engineering judgement, problem-solving skills and the ability to influence outcomes across complex Defence programs.
You will bring:

• Significant systems engineering experience across the engineering lifecycle, including requirements management, system design, integration, verification and validation.
• Demonstrated experience managing engineering changes, configuration baselines and technical governance processes.
• Working knowledge of engineering governance and system safety requirements within complex or safety-critical environments.
• Experience or strong technical understanding of software-intensive systems, mixed-signal electronics and computer networking.
• Well-developed communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with experience facilitating technical discussions and collaborating with customers and multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• NV1 Clearance essential for this position

Interested in Learning More?
If you're an experienced System Engineer looking for a role where your technical expertise can make a tangible difference, we'd welcome a confidential conversation.

Whether this opportunity aligns with your next career move or you're interested in exploring other senior engineering opportunities within Defence, we'd be pleased to connect.

For a confidential discussion about this, or similar engineering roles within Defence, please contact:
Lorraine Kenny at Lorraine.kenny@harrisonmcmillan.com.au or 0489 278296
Amanda DeDear at Amanda.DeDear@harrisonmcmillan.com.au or 0485 034 883.