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Title:

Senior Systems Engineer

Title:

Senior Systems Engineer

Your KBR future - delivering solutions and changing the world

About KBR:

Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR) is a leading Defence and Government professional services provider. In Australia, KBR has been delivering solutions to Defence and Defence industry for over 20 years. We provide in-depth expertise to a wide range of Defence sector projects through our core competencies of program and project management, engineering, asset management, integrated logistics support, procurement and training solutions. Learn more about our business here.

The Opportunity:

KBR's growing Aerospace Team is seeking a skilled and experienced Senior Systems Engineer to assist our Canberra-based client. This is a key role supporting the Engineering function across multiple acquisition projects.

The Systems Engineer will provide leadership in the organisations Engineering/Technical team, who provide support to the technical fundamental input to acquisition projects.

The Systems Engineer will have considerable level of stakeholder engagement and will liaise with stakeholders in relation to complex or difficult acquisition issues. They will be required to identify, anticipate and respond to stakeholders’ needs and expectations to achieve critical project outcomes.

Required Qualifications, Experience and Knowledge

• Bachelor’s degree in systems engineering or related Engineering discipline (essential).

• Certified Practicing Engineers status (desirable).

• Strong demonstrated experience and understanding of the Defence Capability Life Cycle, specifically, acquisition phase activities.

• Strong demonstrated experience and understanding of Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) and related engineering activities.

• Demonstrated experience leading a team, allocating work, resources and tasks, setting work area priorities, developing strategies and evaluate business outcomes.

• Demonstrated experience building and sustaining positive relationships with team members, actively participating in teamwork and motivating and mentoring developing engineers.

• Demonstrated experience performing critical and complex engineering activities and providing advice in relation to complex acquisition activities.

• Demonstrated experience being accountable for exercising assigned engineering authorities and delegations.

• Demonstrated experience applying engineering knowledge to identify issues and uncertainties and take these into account in planning, decision making and priority setting.

• Demonstrated experience evaluating that the delivered materiel meets requirements and legislative, policy and regulatory frameworks, providing recommendations and contribute to the implementation of actions.

This role requires immediate access to ITAR information and an NV1 security clearance.

Location: Canberra, ACT.

All candidates will be required to hold and maintain an active NV1 Defence Security Clearance. Only candidates holding an NV1 Clearance or above should apply.

What we will offer you:

· A workplace culture certified as a Great Place To Work

· Flexible working

· Competitive salary (including annual reviews)

· Paid parental leave

· Income protection

· Corporate rewards

· Salary packaging/Novated leasing

· Employee stock purchase plans

· Flu shots, skin checks and discounted private health insurance

· Career development: Online learning, mentorship and career pathways

If you’re ready to shape tomorrow, let’s get started. Apply Now!

KBR acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and their continuing connections to land, sea, community and culture. We pay our respects to Elders past and present.

KBR is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing an inclusive and diverse work environment. We encourage candidates of all abilities to apply.

As a Major Service Provider of the Australian Defence Force, an AGSVA security clearance will be required and compliance to International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). As such, our hiring decisions are based on the key requirements of each role and candidates are selected based on their unique strengths and experiences.