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Communications engineer

Canberra
KBR-066162f8
Posted: 21 May
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The Opportunity

You will play a key role in strengthening engineering management systems, supporting audit outcomes, and enabling the effective delivery of communications and cryptographic capabilities.

Working within a multidisciplinary team, you'll contribute to engineering design, configuration control, and technical assurance across platform systems, while supporting ongoing transformation initiatives including ERP integration.

Responsibilities
* Implement audit recommendations, ensuring compliant and up-to-date engineering documentation
* Develop and standardise key engineering artefacts (e.g. plans, templates, CEMIs, MDI)
* Modernise core Engineering Management System documentation and frameworks
* Support engineering change and configuration management processes, including ERP transition
* Contribute to technical investigations, instructions, and verification & validation activities
* Participate in engineering design reviews and certification-aligned activities
* Develop guidance, training materials, and support knowledge transfer to stakeholders
* Build strong relationships across Defence, customer, and supplier networks
Ideal Candidate Requirements
* Degree‐qualified engineer with strong experience in systems engineering and engineering governance frameworks within Defence or complex environments.
* Proven experience developing Engineering Management Systems and Plans
* Strong background in configuration management, V&V, and risk management
* Familiarity with ASDEFCON frameworks and Defence engineering environments
* Ability to simplify complex engineering concepts into structured documentation
* Experience with cryptographic systems (desirable)
* Strong stakeholder engagement and mentoring capability
* Ability to obtain/hold NV1 Security Clearance
Benefits
* A workplace culture certified as a Great Place To Work
* Flexible working
* Competitive salary (including annual reviews)
* Paid parental leave
* Income protection
* Corporate rewards
* Salary packaging/Novated leasing
* Employee stock purchase plans
* Flu shots, skin checks and discounted private health insurance
* Career development: Online learning, mentorship and career pathways

As a Major Service Provider of the Australian Defence Force, an AGSVA security clearance will be required and compliance to International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). As such, our hiring decisions are based on the key requirements of each role and candidates are selected based on their unique strengths and experiences.

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