Senior Defence Engineering Managers - Maritime Capability & Sustainment

About the client

Our client supports complex Australian Defence maritime capability acquisition, transition and sustainment programs.
About the opportunities

We are recruiting multiple senior Engineering Managers to support Defence maritime programs across two key workstreams:

• Capability acquisition, transition and Introduction Into Service
• Evolved Cape Class Patrol Boat support-system remediation and sustainment

These are senior engineering leadership roles focused on governance, technical assurance, capability transition, certification, configuration management and long-term supportability.
The successful candidates will operate as trusted engineering advisers, working across Defence, Navy, SPO, military, logistics, sustainment and industry stakeholder groups.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior engineering leadership and technical advice
• Exercise or support delegated Engineering Authority arrangements
• Establish engineering requirements for transition and remediation activities
• Provide engineering governance and technical assurance
• Identify, assess and manage technical risks
• Support capability acquisition, transition and Introduction Into Service
• Prepare and review Engineering Management Plans and transition documentation
• Support safety cases, technical certification plans and acceptance activities
• Conduct technical investigations and provide recommendations
• Oversee engineering inspections, testing and evaluation
• Manage engineering change and configuration-control activities
• Establish and maintain controlled design baselines
• Lead or support Maintenance Task Analysis programs
• Oversee configuration audits and baseline verification
• Support technical data remediation, including drawings, maintenance documentation and Illustrated Parts Catalogues
• Ensure engineering outcomes are safe, compliant and supportable
• Advise stakeholders on sustainment and in-service support impacts
• Work closely with Defence, Navy, SPO and industry partners

What's in it for you?

• Multiple opportunities across critical Defence maritime programs
• Senior engineering leadership and delegated-authority responsibilities
• Exposure to capability acquisition, transition and sustainment
• Opportunities based in Cairns or Brisbane
• Some remote flexibility may be considered for suitable transition specialists
• Package of up to $180,000 available for applicable opportunities

Requirements

• Degree qualification in engineering or a related discipline
• Senior engineering-management experience within Defence or another highly regulated environment
• Strong engineering governance and technical-assurance capability
• Experience managing technical risk, certification and acceptance
• Knowledge of Defence capability acquisition and sustainment
• Experience developing and reviewing engineering and project artefacts
• Strong configuration-management and change-control experience
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• Ability to operate autonomously as a trusted engineering adviser
• Australian citizenship and ability to meet Defence security requirements

Highly regarded experience

• Defence maritime systems and sustainment
• Capability transition and Introduction Into Service
• Previous experience within an SPO, CASG or Defence capability environment
• Delegated Engineering Authority arrangements
• Maintenance Task Analysis
• Design-baseline development and configuration audits
• CPEng and RPEQ qualifications
• Current NV1 security clearance

Important ECCPB requirement
Candidates being considered for the Evolved Cape Class Patrol Boat workstream must have:

• Recent and direct ECCPB platform or support-system experience
• Current NV1 clearance
• Defence maritime sustainment experience
• Engineering Authority, configuration-management and technical-assurance experience

Candidates without ECCPB experience may still be considered for the broader capability transition and Introduction Into Service workstream.

To apply

Due to the high volume of applications, we may not be able to respond to every applicant individually. Only candidates progressing to the next stage will be contacted.