Senior Systems Engineer

Date Posted:

2026-05-05

Country:

Australia

Location:

AU-SA-MAWSON LAKES-111 ~ 1-11 Technology Dr ~ BLDG 111

Position Role Type:

Onsite

• Support Australia’s Defence mission
• Demonstrate leadership in a face-paced environment
• Gain hands-on experience from concept to delivery

Raytheon Australia is proud to be the trusted capability partner of the Australian Defence Force, working hand-in-hand to deliver some of the most innovative and ground-breaking Electronic Warfare projects in the country.

Right now, we are seeking a Systems Engineer or Senior Systems Engineer to join the Mission System team as part of the Modernisation of Maritime Electronic Warfare (MMEW) program, driving design maturity, integration, and critical delivery outcomes.

Join our team of outstanding people with expertise across a wide variety of disciplines and position yourself at the forefront of tomorrow’s capabilities. In return, we will support you with access to best practice tools, systems and processes while continually investing in your growth by providing tailored learning and development opportunities.

In this role, you would support the team’s digital engineering and Model‑Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) practices, performing iterative system design, integration and verification within a SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) delivery environment. This includes systems analysis to derive function, performance and interface requirements including software and hardware ensuring a coherent system design and successful delivery outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the maturity of the Mission System for a developmental system, ensuring progression toward an integrated, verified and delivery‑ready solution.
• Perform Model‑Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and digital engineering practices to enable iterative, incremental design and informed decision‑making.
• Participate in the planning, coordination, and delivery of the Systems Engineering team, including design reviews, providing task estimates, establishing achievable plans, managing risk, and accurate status reporting.
• Initiate and monitor actions to investigate and resolve complex problems.
• Drive delivery effectiveness by implementing clear plans and strategies and ensuring adherence to program cadence and priorities (in accordance with SAFe practices).
• Provide leadership and accountability through completion of assigned tasks and providing support and mentoring to engineering and technical team members
• Maintain strong stakeholder alignment through clear communication, responsive engagement, and timely handling of emerging requests.
• Foster a collaborative environment that promotes best practice sharing, sound judgement, and continuous improvement.
• Provide clear, accurate, and evidence‑based technical guidance, demonstrating completeness of reasoning and independent delivery of high‑quality engineering artefacts with minimal rework.

Skills, Experience & Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of working experience in the systems engineering lifecycle
• Experience using Model‑Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools (e.g. Cameo Systems Modeler)
• Demonstrated experience delivering engineering outcomes within an Agile environment, working with cross‑functional teams to align system design, software, and hardware delivery to program cadence and milestones.
• Experience in developing software-based systems is desirable
• Applies advanced technical principles, theories, and concepts.
• Contributes to the development of new principles and concepts.
• Ability to achieve day-to-day operational objectives with significant impact on the results of the Program.
• Demonstrated experience performing work with minimal oversight.
• Diplomatic approach to problem solving
• Strong communication skills, with ability to establish strong working relationships and build customer rapport to influence stakeholders for the best program outcomes.
• Ability to work onsite at CJI, Mawson Lakes within a Classified development environment.
• Must be eligible to obtain and maintain Australian Government (Defence) Security Clearance up to Negative Vetting Level 1. Eligibility can be found at https://www.agsva.gov.au/applicants/eligibility-suitability

This is your opportunity to join the brightest minds in the nation working for the mission on leading-edge technology to deliver Australia’s most significant defence capabilities.

If you are looking to contribute to the mission that matters, click apply now or contact us at careers@raytheon.com.au.

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