Systems Engineering Team Lead

Geoscience Australia

Symonston, Canberra ACT (Hybrid)

Systems Engineering (Engineering)

Full time

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About us

Geoscience Australia is Australia’s pre-eminent public sector geoscience organisation. We are the nations trusted advisor on the geology and geography of Australia. We apply science and technology to describe and understand the Earth for the benefit of Australia. We apply our diverse professional expertise, our deep and trusted knowledge, our national-scale Earth observation infrastructure and our strong partnerships, to the opportunities and challenges that face our nation.

Our culture

Our strength lies in our people, including our diversity in backgrounds, skills and experiences, and the way we work together to respond to the emerging needs of our work. We value diversity in gender, backgrounds, culture, and experiences of our employees and are committed to providing an inclusive workplace culture that ensures everyone has equal opportunity to contribute, participate and progress. Applications from people who reflect this diversity are encouraged.

Our workplace is committed to the health, safety and wellbeing of our employees and offers a variety of flexible working arrangements to enhance flexibility, including remote working arrangements.

What we can offer you

When you work at Geoscience Australia you will have access to a range of benefits and the opportunity to experience a workplace culture that truly values and promotes diversity, inclusion, equity and belonging. To learn more about our competitive salary, free onsite parking, generous flexible working arrangements and the role you can play in growing our culture click here.

Our team

The Australian and New Zealand Governments are collaborating on a project to deliver improved position, navigation, and timing services across both countries with a Satellite Based Augmentation System (SBAS) capability. Named the Southern Positioning Augmentation Network (SouthPAN), the regional SBAS capability will be utilized by a broad range of industry sectors, including transport, resources, agriculture, spatial, and utilities.

The South PAN project is a joint undertaking between Geoscience Australia and Land Information New Zealand and the project team comprises people from both organisations. The project will work with the prime systems integrator, providing government furnished elements and evidence of oversight and assurance during the establishment phase. Geoscience Australia and Land Information New Zealand will continue to work with the prime following the completion of the project to maintain and improve the SBAS capability over its 15-year sustainment period.

The role

We have an opportunity for a Systems Engineering Team Lead in the SouthPAN project team. The Systems Engineering Team Lead is responsible for managing a team of systems engineers that work with key contractors and project managers to elicit stakeholder needs and expectations, develop and maintain customer requirements, participate in technical reviews, ensure the effective integration of engineering specialties, participate in verification and validation activities, and develop engineering processes and procedures.

The Systems Engineering Team Lead reports to the Engineering Manager and is part of the virtual project team located across Canberra and Wellington. They will work closely with specialist engineers, performance engineers, project managers, partner organisations, project stakeholders, and project supporting functions.

In this role you will:

Lead the systems engineering effort for South PAN in Australia

Conduct systems engineering analysis through all phases of the system life cycle

Work as part of a multidisciplinary virtual team across Australia and New Zealand

Perform quality assurance and technical information review activities

Coordinate analysis and evaluation, including analysis of complex data

Develop engineering processes and ensure project certification objectives are met through audits and verification activities

Manage relationships with stakeholders to achieve project goals; anticipate and response to stakeholder needs and expectations

Report results in the form of presentations and project reports

Maintain professional knowledge and continue to develop knowledge and expertise in relation to professional skills

Prepare and review draft procedural or technical manuals and guidelines

Manage and mentor a team of junior and career systems engineers

To be successful in the role you will:

Translate high-level goals and outcomes into appropriate tasks for others

Demonstrate an awareness of the implications of issues for own work and work area

Identify critical information gaps and ask a range of questions to uncover valuable information

Gather and investigate information and alternate viewpoints from a variety of sources through formal and informal means

Identify problems and assesses their significance; take appropriate action to resolve them

Respond flexibly to changing demands whilst maintaining sight of the end goal

Maintain focus on quality to achieve key outcomes; adhere to documented procedures and see tasks through to completion

Operate as an effective member of the virtual team; work collaboratively and cooperatively; draw on team strengths

Take the initiative; progress work, and engage in additional tasks as required

Demonstrate persistence and work hard to achieve objectives

Structure messages clearly and succinctly, both orally and in writing

Required skills, knowledge, experience and/or qualifications

A Bachelor of Engineering degree in a relevant field (highly desirable)

Postgraduate technical qualifications relevant to role (desirable)

Demonstrated experience of systems engineering, systems theory, and system life cycle management

Demonstrated understanding of engineering approaches for the development space, satellite or aviation technology

5 years’ experience as an engineer working on complex developmental or government procurement programs

3 years’ experience as an engineer working on space, satellite or aviation related projects

Experience with Global Navigation Satellite Systems, SBAS, digital signals processing, telecommunications or satellite communications technology

Proven ability to successfully build and manage relationships both with internal and external stakeholders

Experience successfully working as part of a multidisciplinary virtual team

Proven ability to work within teams and communicate effectively with technical and non-technical people through written and verbal channels

Proven ability to take personal responsibility for progressing work, meeting milestones and delivering results

Salary

We encourage candidates with the right technical skills to apply, even if their salary expectations fall outside the typical bracket. The delegate is open to considering the expertise and experience for salary negotiations with the successful applicant.

Are you unsure about applying?

Did you know that a Hewlett Packard internal report found that men apply for jobs when they meet an average of 60 per cent of the job requirements? Women and other people from diverse backgrounds tend to only apply when they check every box. If you think you have what it takes, but dont necessarily meet every single point on what we are looking for, please still apply or get in touch with the contact officer to learn more about the role.

To Apply

Please visit the?careers page?of our website to submit your application via our e-Recruit system. Your application should include:

Your resume (no more than 3 pages)

A brief statement (no more than 1000 words) demonstrating your specific transferable skills, experience and capabilities related to the role and the value you would bring to Geoscience Australia.

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If you have any questions regarding the role, contact Simon Reynolds on 0262499230 or email simon.reynolds@ga.gov.au