NV1 Security Clearance required for this role.
We are seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to support the Defence High Frequency Communications System (DHFCS).
Working within the CJC10 engineering team, you will provide technical advice, maintain engineering documentation and help manage the risks and deliverables involved in sustaining and improving this capability.
What you’ll do
- Develop and maintain the CJC10 engineering documentation suite.
- Provide formal engineering advice across product engineering activities and relevant contracts.
- Exercise engineering delegations as authorised and maintain technical risks.
- Review contract deliverables and provide engineering feedback to support implementation of the DHFCS capability.
- Work with the broader product team to provide engineering input across technical disciplines.
- Coordinate engineering workshops and support the development of team members.
- Ensure engineering processes comply with the applicable Quality Management System.
What you’ll bring
- Chartered Professional Engineer status with a recognised professional engineering body, or the ability to attain it.
- A tertiary qualification in Systems Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- Knowledge of and experience with the One Defence Capability System (ODCS).
- Experience with the ASDEFCON suite.
- Leadership or management experience, including the ability to coach teams through strategy and change.
- Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to work across Defence, industry and multidisciplinary teams.
- NV1 Security Clearance required for this role.
Experience delivering Defence capability projects, particularly within a Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG) environment, would be highly regarded.
An understanding of the technical, logistical and operational requirements of capability delivery, along with relevant Defence policy, would also be valuable.
This role suits an engineer who can make sound technical decisions, communicate clearly and bring people together to deliver dependable outcomes for Defence.
Apply now to contribute your systems engineering expertise to a critical Defence communications program.




