Title:
Senior Engineering Manager
Your KBR future – delivering solutions and changing the world
About KBR:
We are a company of innovators, thinkers, creators, explorers, volunteers and dreamers who all share one goal — to improve the world.
KBR delivers science, technology and engineering solutions to governments and companies around the world. KBR employs approximately 34,000 people performing diverse, complex, and mission-critical roles in 33 countries.
For 65 years, KBR and its heritage companies are proud to have delivered some of Australia’s largest and most complex projects.
With around 2,000 employees in 6 primary offices throughout Australia, we are committed to social and environmental sustainability and delivering projects with a digital mindset driving innovation within our business and for our customers.
We help ensure mission success on land, in the air, at sea, in space and cyberspace for our defence customers. From individual technologies and services to comprehensive project delivery and mission execution, no other company can match the breadth and depth of KBR.
KBR comprises a diverse team who provide a broad spectrum of capabilities across Australia and the Asia Pacific. Our proven project teams readily address complex and multi-disciplinary activities, providing low-risk and cost-effective solutions to the defence force.
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The Opportunity:
The Senior Engineering Manager is responsible for the maintenance of MPS engineering procedures, oversight of engineering design, configuration and change management, IAW schedules as determined by clients and system/product managers.
The Engineering Manager is responsible for the technical aspects of business operations including but not limited to:
Responsibilities:
1. Technical Management of all products and services to ensure ;Implementation and management of the Mission Planning System (MPS) Engineering Management System, and its interface to client systems;
2. Conduct of Design Approval for all significant and most non-significant changes;
3. Implementation of technical aspects of the business management system;
4. Co-ordinating professional development and training of technical personnel;
5. Review risk and safety assessments for supported systems;
6. Assists standardisation across project teams by developing/maintaining templates for technical documentation;
7. Workforce and other resource planning to meet technical requirements;
8. Assists Project Managers to define project requirements documentation and resolve technical issues;
9. Review and approval of technical documentation;
10. Performs technical studies to refine project requirements;
11. Monitors engineering aspects of projects to ensure work scope, schedule, and budget are well defined and maintained;
12. Provides the coordination between resource managers/supervisors and ensures all necessary reviews and approvals are received;
13. Influences the strategy for the business to address internal or external business andregulatory/compliance issues;
14. Proactively identifies and solves the most complex problems that impact the management and direction of the business.
As the ideal candidate you will bring:
Essential:
15. Min of 10 years engineering experience
16. Experience working in Software development or integration projects •Knowledge of Systems and Software Engineering
17. Systems Safety Engineering
18. Knowledge of Defence Technical Regulatory Framework processes
19. Knowledge of aviation or safety related software certification
20. Knowledge and experience of configuration management practices
21. Experience in producing plans, procedures, reports and presentations
22. Experience developing risk assessments
23. Strong focus on quality and attention to detail
24. Ability to communicate with both technical and non-technical team members
25. Defence Aviation Mission Planning experience
26. Project and Contract Management experience
27. Experience in managing, training and mentoring engineers and other technical personnel
Desirable:
28. Defence background, preferably within an aviation or Defence ICT context
29. Defence Aviation Mission Planning experience
30. Knowledge of Defence Aviation Safety Regulations
31. Knowledge of software standards such as DO-178 or DO-278, ISO/IEEE 12207 or MIL-STD-498
32. Knowledge of and experience with implementing System Safety standards such as MIL-STD-882
33. Knowledge of Defence ICT environments
34. Knowledge of software development methodologies(e.g. Agile, SCRUM, Spiral, Waterfall)
35. Network Architecture familiarity
36. Knowledge of Geospatial Data
37. Knowledge of Aeronautical Data & Information (DO-200 and/or DO-201)
What we will offer you:
38. A workplace culture certified as a Great Place To Work
39. Flexible working
40. Competitive salary (including annual reviews)
41. Paid parental leave
42. Income protection
43. Corporate rewards
44. Salary packaging/Novated leasing
45. Employee stock purchase plans
46. Flu shots, skin checks and discounted private health insurance
47. Career development: Online learning, mentorship and career pathways
If you’re ready to shape tomorrow, let’s get started. Apply Now!