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Would you like to work for a company that employs the best talent to develop and deliver world-class capabilities and systems to protect Australia and its national interests?
Boeing Defence Australia (BDA) is seeking a proactive and self-motivated Principle Systems Software Engineer to join our Joint Systems Capability team in Williamtown. In this role, you will contribute to the enhancement and sustainment of the Wakulda Air Battle Management System, a critical capability for Australian Defence.
Working within a high-performing engineering environment, you will collaborate closely with engineers, operations and customer stakeholders. This role is designed for an experienced systems engineer who excels at problem solving, developing fit for purpose solutions, influencing and coaching at the intersection of systems integration and software engineering.
Key Responsibilities include:
- Resolving complex issues related to product integration and production anomalies.
- Ensuring a clear understanding and/or facilitating the development engineering and technical requirements
- Guiding the testing and validating of software solutions to ensure they meet operational and functional requirements.
- Coaching others with writing clean, maintainable, and efficient code following best practices and industry standards.
- Coaching others with requirements verification
- Communicating the status of complex engineering situations and deliverables
- Developing and documenting solutions through drawings, data sets, reports, specifications, and supporting data.
- Developing and updating engineering change management artifacts.
- Identifying, mitigating and manage technical risks
Occasional travel to Brisbane to access integration labs and/or for team planning sessions may be required.
Candidates for this role should be able to demonstrate:
- A minimum of 8 years of experience in complex technical development and integration projects.
- A minimum of 8 years professional experience in software development
- Excellent communication, problem solving and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and communicate with various stakeholders
- Extensive experience in version control systems (eg., Bitbucket, Jenkins) and engineering change management
- Strong Attention to detail when following, creating and reviewing documentation and code
- Experience in the full engineering lifecycle
- Strong coaching and mentoring skills in line with the abovementioned
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent experience
This role supports an environment that has security considerations and is both Windows and Linux based, so virtualisation and networking knowledge would be advantageous. Experience with Ratheon Solipsys Multi-Source Correlator Tracker (MSCT) will also be highly regarded.
Applicants must be Australian Citizens to meet defence security requirements and holding an existing NV1 is mandatory.
Benefits
Competitive Salary & Bonuses: Enjoy a competitive salary along with yearly bonuses.
Paid Leave Options: Access various paid leave entitlements to support your personal and family needs.
Financial Discounts: Take advantage of discounted health insurance premiums, travel, and retail shopping, along with a nationwide Fitness Passport.
Financial Benefits: Explore options for novated leasing and salary sacrifice for superannuation.
Career Development: Receive both informal and formal tailored mentorship to accelerate your career growth and design promotional pathways.
Recognition Program: Participate in our recognition award program, which acknowledges professional achievements through a points and payment scheme.
About the company
At Boeing, we connect, protect, explore, and inspire the world through aerospace innovation. As one of Australia's leading prime defence contractors, Boeing Defence Australia supports some of the largest and most complex programs for the customers including the Australian Defence Force to support world- class defence capabilities. Boeing plays an integral role in the region's aerospace and defence industry. We're a leader in advanced manufacturing for commercial airplane components, the development and production of Collaborative Combat Aircraft, communications systems, sustainment, training and services, research and development, and uncrewed systems.
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How to apply
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