Senior Systems Engineer

at  Birdon

Birdon is passionate about innovation, in-house engineering and problem solving. We don’t shy away from a challenge; we thrive on it. A proudly Australian manufacturer and industry partner, we provide whole of life solutions to multinational defence, government, maritime, energy and resource sectors.
As we continue to grow, so too does our team. We are looking for the right candidate to take on the role of Senior Systems Engineer . This is a Full-Time role, based in our Port Macquarie Shipyard on the beautiful Hastings River in Port Macquarie, NSW.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Senior Systems Engineer is responsible for leading, mentoring , managing, developing, and guiding engineers to achieve their full potential. As a Senior System Engineer you will ensure that the Companies’ engineering processes are integrated and fully implemented, coordinating reviews with various engineering groups and management, to achieve compliance.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

The key accountabilities for this role include:

• Coordinate project integration across teams using Systems Engineering management principles and processes.
• Lead systems engineering to ensure defined requirements are delivered within the specified time frame and exercise authority and control of the team.
• Provide technical rigour and oversight on the development and maintenance of engineering artefacts throughout the engineering lifecycle. This includes activities and documentation associated with requirements definition and management; traceability; engineering change; configuration control; verification and validation; and sustainment.
• Champion the use of rigorous system development methods to ensure safe, secure, and reliable systems.
• Review and approval of engineering design packages, within delegated engineering authority
• Provide leadership and coordination in the areas of safety management, project and product configuration engineering, and ILS.
• Coordinate verification and validation activities across all work streams.
• Provide requirements analysis and management with the use of software management tools such as DOORs, Jira, Confluence, UML, etc…
• Customer liaison relating to Systems Engineering Management (including system review processes).
• Mentoring Junior members of the engineering team.
• Manage defence client interfaces and client relationships.
• Development of company procedures and contractual architecture deliverable.
• Proactively promoting quality, environmental responsibility & safety within the workplace, encouraging an outcome of Birdon being a place of work by choice.

Actively participating in the continued growth of the business.
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• Coordinate project integration across teams using Systems Engineering management principles and processes.
• Lead systems engineering to ensure defined requirements are delivered within the specified time frame and exercise authority and control of the team.
• Provide technical rigour and oversight on the development and maintenance of engineering artefacts throughout the engineering lifecycle. This includes activities and documentation associated with requirements definition and management; traceability; engineering change; configuration control; verification and validation; and sustainment.
• Champion the use of rigorous system development methods to ensure safe, secure, and reliable systems.
• Review and approval of engineering design packages, within delegated engineering authority
• Provide leadership and coordination in the areas of safety management, project and product configuration engineering, and ILS.
• Coordinate verification and validation activities across all work streams.
• Provide requirements analysis and management with the use of software management tools such as DOORs, Jira, Confluence, UML, etc…
• Customer liaison relating to Systems Engineering Management (including system review processes).
• Mentoring Junior members of the engineering team.
• Manage defence client interfaces and client relationships.
• Development of company procedures and contractual architecture deliverable.
• Proactively promoting quality, environmental responsibility & safety within the workplace, encouraging an outcome of Birdon being a place of work by choice