The Role

Are you an experienced Software or Systems Engineer or have experience in a related field?

Are you interested in applying your expertise to support the development of exciting, world-leading technology?

Would you like to join a dynamic team in a great workplace and work in an interesting role?

The Electromagnetic Warfare and Intelligence Systems (Maritime) Systems Program Office (EWIS-M SPO) is seeking highly motivated APS 6 Systems and Software Engineers to apply their skills to an exciting portfolio of work in support of delivering capabilities to the Australian Defence Force.

As a Systems/Software Engineer in EWIS-M SPO, you will have exceptional stakeholder engagement; excellent verbal and written communication and negotiation skills. You will be relied upon to assist with specialist professional knowledge of risks associated with developmental and advanced technologies, including recommendations to mitigate technology development risk in a complex environment.

The role will see you will provide detailed software engineering technical and professional advice in relation to complex work. You will contribute to strategic planning, engineering and project management and policy development.

The right candidate will show the flexibility to respond to the changing context and shifting priorities of the Defence environment and the agility to realign resourcing to meet new demands. In this role you will provide support and guidance to your team to ensure they are sensitive to Defence Strategic direction and to excel, while exercising a significant degree of independence.

This role is eligible for an additional remuneration benefit known in Defence as a Building Defence Capability Payment (BDCP). This enables Defence to provide a premium, in addition to the base salary otherwise payable under the Defence Enterprise Agreement (DEA), for positions in occupational disciplines/classifications that are critical to Defence capability. For further information, please contact the contact officer.

About our Team

EWIS-M SPO provides acquisition and sustainment support for a number of maritime electronic warfare systems and specialist signals intelligence capabilities. The SPO delivers these capabilities to both the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and United States Navy.

EWIS-Maritime SPO currently manages a number of Electronic Warfare Systems fitted to both the surface and sub-surface fleet, such as the Nulka Decoy product, Modernisation of Maritime Electronic Warfare (MMEW) Project and various Sensors and Electronic Attack products in both acquisition and sustainment phases, operating under a continuous capability development and delivery framework to support maritime electromagnetic manoeuvre warfare.

EWIS-M SPO is widely dispersed across Australia, with these positions based in Edinburgh, South Australia, or Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. The successful applicant will participate in an integrated team, including APS, ADF and Contracted staff, to deliver and sustain e capabilities in accordance with operational and compliance requirements, budget, and service agreements.

These roles within EWIS-M SPO offers an enthusiastic individual an exciting opportunity to develop key systems engineering skills in a Defence environment. The successful candidates will be provided with a supportive team environment and significant professional development opportunities to help progress in their career.

EWIS-M SPO has a demonstrated high performing culture and significantly above average employee satisfaction ratings based on recent Culture and Behaviours surveys. The successful candidate can expect to be challenged in their role and supported by an inclusive and considerate team and leadership group.

Our Ideal Candidate

The successful candidate will have:

• Skills and experience in software or systems engineering, ideally with insight into electronic warfare systems and/or agile software or systems development;
• Demonstrated experience analysing engineering risks and assisting stakeholders with mitigation options;
• The ability to manage complex system integration, engineering and technical regulatory requirements;
• The ability to monitor and ensure safety aspects of Defence materiel systems are considered and incorporated into software engineering activities;
• Assess technical and design packages, provide recommendations and contribute to the implementation of actions;
• Engineering knowledge and experience to identify risks and uncertainties to support decision making and priority setting;
• Demonstrated experience working with diverse teams in a complex environment;
• Excellent communication and customer engagement skills;
• Effective problem solving and deductive reasoning skills;
• High-level organisational skills, self-drive and initiative to achieve tasks and business objectives;
• Evaluate delivered materiel ensuring legislative, policy and regulatory frameworks are met; and
• Defence specific training will be provided to the successful candidate to ensure they have the knowledge and skills to undertake the role effectively.

Application Closing Date: Thursday 8 May 2025

For further information please review the job information pack, reference CASG/02651/25 on https://defencecareers.nga.net.au/?jati=DBA4A30E-3E78-3428-D84E-E3AB996E473E