Job Description

About Us

IAG Defence & National Security (DNS) is part of IAG, a specialist advisory firm supporting complex infrastructure, Defence and national security programs across Australia. Our DNS team works closely with Commonwealth agencies and industry partners to deliver specialist expertise into nationally significant programs. Our success depends on our ability to identify, engage and mobilise
highly specialised talent quickly and effectively. IAG is recognised as Veteran Friendly Employer under the Veteran Employment Program.

The Role

Seeking a suitably qualified and experienced Systems Engineer / Test and Evaluation Specialist to work within a Defence Communications Delivery Team. This role will deliver next generation Land Command, Control, Communications and Computing capability. The successful candidate will support the modernisation and enhancement of systems at the operational and tactical
level, helping Defence achieve decision-making superiority and improve command and control, intelligence, sensors and weapon system effects across the Land Domain.

Key Responsibilities

• Apply professional knowledge and skills through a systems engineering approach in the development and integration of projects to meet Defence capability needs.
• Work under limited direction to undertake complex systems engineering tasks, including preparation of technical certification plans and engineering documentation.
• Engage with stakeholders, investigate systems engineering concepts, and support the development of system specifications and engineering plans in support of the Defence materiel capability lifecycle.
• Provide professional engineering advice to support land worthiness of land military equipment and systems, in accordance with applicable engineering governance frameworks.
• Conduct and support Preview Test and Evaluation, Acceptance Test and Evaluation, and provide assistance to Operational and In-Service Test and Evaluation activities in accordance with
  Defence requirements.
• Manage risk and perform Verification and Validation processes to ensure compliance with system, safety and performance requirements.
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of Defence Test and Evaluation frameworks, policies, processes and governance obligations.
• Apply Test and Evaluation and Systems Engineering policy throughout the engineering lifecycle.
• Establish milestones and advise on the assignment of tasks and responsibilities.

About You

You will be an experienced engineering professional with a strong systems engineering background and demonstrated Test and Evaluation expertise within Defence or a comparable complex environment. You will be comfortable working under limited direction, managing competing priorities,
mitigating risk and engaging effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders. You will bring relevant knowledge of C4 systems in the land domain and the ability to support the One Defence Capability System framework to achieve government approval.

Essential Criteria

• Previous Defence -Army
• Tertiary qualification in Engineering with four or more years’ systems engineering experience.
• Demonstrated experience and understanding of the Defence
  Test and Evaluation function.
• Demonstrated experience in the engineering of complex Defence systems, including capabilities
  and Test and Evaluation activities.
• Proven capability to perform complex technical work across multiple lines of effort and deliverables.
• High familiarity with relevant engineering standards, methods, tools and applications.
• Ability to analyse requirements and recommend options for Test and Evaluation.
• Demonstrated ability to meet technical and project objectives.
• Clear and effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to gain and hold Technical Authority under the Technical Regulatory Framework Land.

Desirable Criteria

• Industry and specialty experience in the broader Systems Engineering skill set.
• Strong understanding of ICT architectures, networks, platforms, cyber/security compliance and governance.
• Experience in assessing and evaluating risk.
• Understanding of radio and satellite communications.
• Chartered Professional Engineer status through Engineers Australia and registration on the National Engineering Register.
• Demonstrated experience developing key engineering project artefacts such as Verification Cross Reference Matrices and Verification and Validation plans

Additional Information:

• Role Type: Full Time
• Clearance: Current AGSVA NV1 minimum required
• Location: Canberra preferred, or Melbourne. Onsite attendance is required for a minimum of three days per week.
• This requires access to US export-controlled material. Applicants will therefore be required to disclose any dual citizenship with another country, as well as their country of birth.

What we offer

With offices in Perth, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, and Canberra, we’re a tight-knit team, working across some of Australia’s most critical infrastructure and Defence projects. We come from diverse backgrounds and pride ourselves on our flexible, supportive and collaborative team culture.
We can offer great work, great people, great culture, great conditions, and an all-round great time, whilst you go about developing a great career in this space.

As part of IAG, you’ll be joining a team of more than 250 professionals’ working across a range of integrated workstreams in a friendly and approachable environment