Senior Systems Engineer

Responsibilities

We are representing a confidential defense technology organization seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to join their Sydney team. In this role, you will:

• Own technology solutions deployed to customers, focused on delivering value to end-users in complex operational environments
• Act as a subject matter expert in areas such as hardware integration, testing and evaluation, robotic perception, engineering processes, or cybersecurity
• Design, architect, and implement integrated systems including advanced platforms and payloads that deliver capability beyond current systems
• Empathize with end-users and drive solutions that balance their needs with external constraints in multi-stakeholder environments
• Contribute to the design and development of reusable technology components across multiple product lines
• Design, implement, and execute development processes for complex robotic systems, including full lifecycle testing, monitoring, and operation
• Support vehicle and payload manufacturing, testing, and deployment activities
• Work as a member of a multi-disciplinary engineering team and mentor engineers from differing backgrounds
• Travel to co-locate with end-users up to 20% of the time

What We're Looking For

Required qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Robotics, Mechatronics, Computer Science, Engineering, a relevant field, or equivalent experience
• Extensive professional experience working as an Engineer with one or more domains and/or technologies of expertise
• Ability to exercise extremely high ownership over complex systems, including design, integration, test, and delivery of new capabilities
• Capacity to work holistically on complex robotic systems across design, implementation, operation, and sustainment
• Capacity to act as technical owner for complex subsystems, including stakeholder engagement, requirements definition, roadmap management, team coordination, design, implementation, sustainment, and evolution
• Capacity to learn and grow individually while mentoring junior team members effectively, building team cohesion and capacity
• Ability to obtain and maintain an Australian Government Security Clearance

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with the design, implementation, and support of robotic and/or autonomous systems
• Experience working within the defense, maritime, and/or aerospace domains
• Experience within the product delivery lifecycle including manufacturing, system acceptance, deployment, and sustainment
• Desire to learn and grow into roles such as Principal Systems Engineer and/or Engineering Manager
• Desire to grow into a Tech-Lead-Manager role with responsibility for line management of engineers in addition to delivery

How We Work With You

Our talent team at Get A Job.ai manages the complete recruitment process for this confidential client. When you apply through our platform, one of our recruiters will screen your qualifications and experience. If there's a strong match, we'll submit your profile to our client for consideration. Please do not attempt to contact the client directly, as all applications must come through Get A Job.ai to be considered.

Pay

No specific pay range has been provided for this position. Compensation will be discussed during the screening process and will be competitive with market rates for senior systems engineering roles in Sydney.

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