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Senior Systems Engineer – Melbourne | World Fuel
Join a global leader and take your engineering career to the next level.
At World Fuel, we power industries and communities worldwide. As part of our continued growth in Australia, we’re looking for a Senior Systems Engineer to join our team. This is an opportunity to lead critical engineering activities, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and contribute to complex, high-impact programs within a global organization.
Why You’ll Love This Role
- Leadership opportunity: Play a key role in leading engineering activities across the full lifecycle
- Global exposure: Work across international teams, suppliers, and customers
- Impactful work: Contribute to business-critical engineering programs
- Collaborative culture: Be part of a team that values innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement
What You’ll Do
- Lead engineering activities across the systems engineering lifecycle, ensuring alignment with program schedules
- Manage requirements, validation, and system specifications, ensuring alignment with product design and implementation
- Run and drive design review processes, ensuring outcomes meet program expectations
- Lead structured problem-solving efforts across internal teams, suppliers, and customers
- Support engineering program performance through technical reporting and analysis (monthly/quarterly metrics)
- Oversee day-to-day engineering project activities, including requirements management, verification, and validation
- Prepare and review customer deliverables and technical documentation
- Engage directly with customer and supplier stakeholders to support delivery and resolve issues
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across engineering, business, and process areas
- Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure effective communication and execution
What We’re Looking For
Experience
- Minimum 5+ years’ experience in Systems Engineering or Requirements Management
- Proven experience working across the full systems engineering lifecycle
- Demonstrated experience leading design reviews, change management, and risk management processes
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field
- Progression toward or eligibility for CPEng / National Engineering Register (NER)
Skills
- Strong experience in requirements definition, specification writing, and validation
- Advanced structured problem-solving and analytical skills
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences
- Ability to lead initiatives independently and influence across multiple teams
- Solid understanding of engineering governance, commercial awareness, and project delivery
What’s in It for You
- Competitive salary and benefits
- Melbourne or Brisbane-based role with potential travel
- Opportunity to work on complex, high-impact engineering programs
- Career progression within a global, high-performing engineering environment
Ready to take the next step?
Apply now and be part of a company that powers progress worldwide.
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