Senior Systems Engineer

1w1 week ago

DroneShield

Sydney, AU · Full-time · A$170,000 – A$230,000

About this role

Work with cutting edge AI technology, making the world a safer and more secure place. DroneShield offers an opportunity to solve some of world’s most challenging technical problems in the rapidly growing counterdrone sector. Customers include militaries, government agencies, airports and critical infrastructure.

This role contributes directly to development of current and future generation products through effective requirements elicitation, analysis, and management. Collaborate with engineering development teams to build complex systems. Enjoy a high degree of autonomy and responsibility for outcomes.

Based at DroneShield’s central Sydney headquarters with global presence in Virginia, Netherlands, Denmark, Mexico and Dubai. Company has grown from 11 employees in 2017 to over 450 staff, investing over A$50 million annually in R&D. Hypergrowth with revenue surging over 400% year-on-year.

Join a global market leader in the nascent $100 billion counterdrone market, the only public listed pure-play business. Make a significant impact in a rapidly changing sector amid an arms race against state-backed drone manufacturers. Positioned for continued expansion to 550 staff by end of 2026.

Requirements

Experience in requirements elicitation, analysis, and management for complex systems
Proficiency in performing trade studies and system architecture design
Background in coordinating across engineering disciplines for product development
Skills in managing system design documentation and integration testing strategies
Ability to communicate technical concepts and risks to senior stakeholders
Passion for building complex systems through deep understanding of stakeholder needs
Knowledge of counterdrone or defense sector technologies

Responsibilities

Lead coordination across engineering disciplines to define and deliver quality products, features and capabilities for existing and next generation product lines
Perform complex analysis and trade studies to guide system concept selection, ensuring system architecture and design align with business objectives
Partner with Product and Project Management to support project deliverables and timelines by keeping development teams informed of key milestones and performance metrics
Manage documentation for system design, requirements and test strategies, focusing on integration testing to ensure subsystems work together to meet overall system needs
Collaborate with senior stakeholders to communicate technical concepts and risks, resolve problems, ensure alignment and influence decision-making on technical issues
Ensure continual improvement of products and seamless integration of systems elements and interfaces, driving alignment to achieve desired system outcomes