Systems Engineer

Accrue up to an extra 12 days of leave per year through our Life Days program.​ Work with world leading technology business at the forefront of innovation. We’re a ‘Family Friendly’ certified workplace – we understand the often many and varied roles our team members need to play within their own unique family setting and actively support them.   Our team feel Leidos is a great place to work. Learn more about our culture and benefits by visiting us here https://www.leidos.com/company/global/australia/careers    Do Work That Matters   Leidos Australia delivers IT and airborne solutions that protect and advance the Australian way of life.  Our 2000 local experts, backed by our global experience and network of partners, are working to solve the world’s toughest challenges in government, intelligence, defence, aviation, border protection and health markets.   Your New Role and Responsibilities    As a Systems Engineer, you will be part of a high‑performing engineering delivery team supporting the sustainment and evolution of complex systems. You will operate under general direction and be responsible for the reliable execution of assigned systems engineering activities across investigation, analysis, design, and change implementation within established engineering and assurance frameworks. Working within secure and complex environments, you will apply sound systems engineering principles to support sustainment activities, system changes, and engineering investigations. You will collaborate closely with software engineers, architects, project teams, and stakeholders to define requirements, develop engineering artefacts, manage technical risk, and progress systems through defined engineering governance and assurance gates. This role provides the opportunity to contribute to nationally significant systems while supporting the continuous improvement of engineering quality, assurance, and delivery practices. Key responsibilities include: Conduct engineering investigations and systems analysis to support defect resolution, capability enhancements, sustainment decisions, and system changes Define, develop, and implement Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) through established engineering gates and assurance processes Develop and maintain systems engineering documentation, including requirements, design artefacts, impact assessments, and traceability evidence Collaborate with configuration management, architects, engineers, and stakeholders to support change control, configuration integrity, and delivery outcomes Support verification, validation, and technical risk management activities, including issue escalation and design justification Ensure compliance with security, quality, engineering governance, project management, and ITIL-aligned service management frameworks while contributing to continuous improvement initiatives What You’ll Bring to Make An Impact    Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Engineering, Information Technology, or related discipline, or equivalent industry experience Demonstrated systems engineering experience within complex project, sustainment, enterprise, Defence, or government environments Strong understanding of systems engineering principles, lifecycle management, requirements analysis, and system design in secure environments Experience supporting engineering assurance, verification and validation, configuration management, and engineering change processes Proven ability to manage technical risks, contribute to engineering decision-making, and work across multiple stakeholders and technical domains Strong communication and collaboration skills, with experience working in Agile or hybrid delivery environments and producing high-quality engineering documentation Don’t worry if you don’t tick all the boxes – if you meet most of them, we encourage you to submit your application.  We’re most interested in your strengths, what you want to learn and how far you want to