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Role - SouthPAN System Engineer Team Lead

Job details

The Systems Engineering Team Lead is responsible for managing a team of systems engineers that work with key contractors and project managers to elicit stakeholder needs and expectations, develop and maintain customer requirements, participate in technical reviews, ensure the effective integration of engineering specialties, participate in verification \& validation activities, and develop engineering processes and procedures.

The Systems Engineering Team Lead reports to the Engineering Manager and is part of the virtual project team located across Canberra and Wellington. They will work closely with specialist engineers, performance engineers, project managers, partner organisations, project stakeholders, and project supporting functions.

The SouthPAN System Engineer Team Lead will:

Lead the systems engineering effort for SouthPAN

Work across both Australian and New Zealand safety and security domains

Conduct systems engineering analysis through all phases of the system life cycle

Work as part of a multidisciplinary virtual team across Australia and New Zealand

Perform quality assurance and technical information review activities

Coordinate analysis and evaluation, including analysis of complex data

Develop engineering processes and ensure project certification objectives are met through audits and verification activities

Manage relationships with stakeholders to achieve project goals; anticipate and response to stakeholder needs and expectations

Report results in the form of presentations and project reports

Maintain professional knowledge and continue to develop knowledge and expertise in relation to professional skills

Prepare and review draft procedural or technical manuals and guidelines

Manage and mentor a team of junior and career systems engineers

Attributes and capabilities

Translate high-level goals and outcomes into appropriate tasks for others

Demonstrate an awareness of the implications of issues for own work and work area

Identify critical information gaps and ask a range of questions to uncover valuable information

Gather and investigate information and alternate viewpoints from a variety of sources through formal and informal means

Identify problems and assesses their significance; take appropriate action to resolve them

Respond flexibly to changing demands whilst maintaining sight of the end goal

Maintain focus on quality to achieve key outcomes; adhere to documented procedures and see tasks through to completion

Operate as an effective member of the virtual team; work collaboratively and cooperatively; draw on team strengths

Take the initiative; progress work, and engage in additional tasks as required

Demonstrate persistence and work hard to achieve objectives

Structure messages clearly and succinctly, both orally and in writing

Required skills, knowledge, experience and/or qualifications

A Bachelor of Engineering degree in a relevant field (highly desirable)

Postgraduate technical qualifications relevant to role (desirable)

Demonstrated experience of systems engineering, systems theory, and system life cycle management

Demonstrated understanding of engineering approaches for the development space, satellite or aviation technology

5 years’ experience as an engineer working on complex developmental or government procurement programs

3 years’ experience as an engineer working on space, satellite or aviation related projects

Experience with Global Navigation Satellite Systems, SBAS, digital signals processing, telecommunications or satellite communications technology

Proven ability to successfully build and manage relationships both with internal and external stakeholders

Experience successfully working as part of a multidisciplinary virtual team

Proven ability to work within teams and communicate effectively with technical and non-technical people through written and verbal channels

Proven ability to take personal responsibility for progressing work, meeting milestones and delivering results

APS Equivalent level:

EL1+

Security level:

Baseline

Key duties and responsibilities

he SouthPAN System Engineer Team Lead will: