• Perform purposeful work of national significance
• Opportunity to work on exciting Defence Industry projects and see the impact your work can have at an iconic Australian brand
• Enjoy flexible work practices like 9 days a fortnight full time working arrangement, engaging work and an inclusive culture where we strive to make every individual feel valued

At BAE Systems we are recognised for delivering projects of global and national significance to our customers and with this we are known for developing some of the most impressive careers.
We currently have an exciting opportunity as a System Technical Authority within our Battlespace Integrated Solutions working for our key project Jindalee Operational Radar Network (JORN), delivering a state-of-the-art defence system that provides wide-area surveillance at ranges of 1,000 to 3,000 kilometres. The location of this role is flexible, can be located either in Adelaide or Melbourne.

What this opportunity will mean for you?

• Performing purposeful work where your efforts are recognized in an environment enabling you to thrive
• World class career opportunities, as our biggest project is YOU! Your success is our success
• Accessibility to flexible working arrangements that will provide you with balance and a lifestyle that fosters wellbeing
• Access to our competitive employee benefits program that are designed to better support you: Employee Benefits
• Being part of a workplace culture that is safe, inclusive and takes pride in their company values

Your new role:
Reporting to the JORN Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring the smooth operation of the Engineering teams to deliver high quality, safe and conforming products. Leveraging off your established team members, you will use your extensive experience to assure compliance and engineering governance of the project outputs.

More specifically, you will:

• Perform engineering design assurance and approval across the delegated areas of JORN
• Oversee, monitor and challenge on risk related matters and involves reviewing development activities and outputs to confirm their effectiveness and identify improvements
• Build trusted relationships with Commonwealth of Australia customer representatives
• Have a strong focus on the product quality, ensuring the product is fit for purpose
• Influence the development standards and methods of the product
• Increase your knowledge of and apply engineering judgement with OTHR and High Frequency systems technology and upgrades
• Manage the tactical and strategic work priorities for the functions and work collaboratively with wider engineering function to deliver their wider goals
• Mentor, teach and guide engineering teams with different levels of experience and support the team competency assessment

About you:

• Degree qualification in engineering or chartered professional engineer status or ability and commitment to obtain
• Demonstrated experience in engineering management and leadership and exposure working in a defence environment is desirable
• Ability to negotiate with and influence stakeholders in a way which generates business benefit whilst maintaining key relationships whilst balancing conflicting priorities to deliver against customer and business requirements
• Ability to use and adapt written and verbal communication skills to suit a variety of difference audiences
• Excellent communication skills in order to negotiate with others, often at a senior level, as well as the ability to motivate and influence individuals and teams across a number of areas
• In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking required to define problems and develop innovative solutions based off of information received from a team of professionals
• Broad experience across a number of engineering disciplines

We believe in hiring for potential so if this role resonates with you, but you don't meet all the required criteria, we would still love to hear from you!

Clearances:
As Defence security clearance is required for this role, applicants must be Australian citizens and eligible to obtain and maintain appropriate clearance.
Further information regarding clearances is available at: https://careers.au.baesystems.com/opportunity.html
Applications can be addressed to: Rajshri Rawal (Raj), Talent Acquisition Lead – Technology & PM and made online here.

Our culture:
You will be joining a culture that truly cares about your wellbeing. Diversity and inclusion is at the top of our agenda. We are striving to create an inclusive culture where the voices and talents of every individual are valued and everyone has a sense of belonging.
We welcome applications from all people regardless of sex, gender identity, race, ethnicity, disability, pregnancy, age, or other lived experience.
We are also proud to be recognised as an employer of choice for women by WORK180
If you would like to know more information about how we are supporting our employees, you can view our policies and initiatives via this link.
To learn about other employment opportunities at BAE Systems, please visit: www.baesystemscareers.com.au
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