Top Systems Engineer Jobs in Melbourne

Designs and integrates mechanical, fluid, thermal, and aircraft systems, including mechanisms, hydraulics, landing gear, and egress systems. Performs spatial integration, CAD modeling, mathematical analysis, optimization, troubleshooting, and technical documentation. Collaborates with production teams and suppliers to support manufacturing readiness, system requirements, design integrity, and proposal development. Requires Australian citizenship and eligibility to obtain and maintain Australian Government Security Clearance.

Supports enterprise network and systems infrastructure across Cisco networking, Windows Server, Active Directory, Microsoft 365 identity, endpoint management, monitoring, and ITSM. Responsibilities include troubleshooting, incident and change management, infrastructure migrations, vendor coordination, documentation, and service improvement. The role requires hands-on management of network, identity, server, endpoint, and hybrid infrastructure environments while contributing to modernization initiatives.

Support the sustainment, performance, and evolution of complex voice, data, communication, and networked systems. Responsibilities include systems engineering analysis, requirements management, technical risk management, safety assurance, configuration management, engineering change management, lifecycle support, technical documentation, and stakeholder coordination. The role evaluates defence materiel and ensures compliance with regulatory, safety, and capability lifecycle requirements.

Designs and develops PLC-based control software for WasteMaster organic-waste recycling equipment. The role improves automation to reduce remote and on-site intervention, provides technical breakdown support, develops data analytics and reporting, and maintains electrical and software drawing controls. It requires collaboration across operations, technology, and sales teams, along with experience in Siemens PLCs, embedded technologies, machine development, and process improvement. The position is permanently remote from the Philippines during Australian day shift hours.

Designs, develops, and validates system architectures for Level 2–5 ADAS and autonomous driving platforms. Translates functional objectives into testable specifications for state machines, control algorithms, and vehicle dynamics. Collaborates across HMI, safety, cybersecurity, and product teams; uses MATLAB, Simulink, Stateflow, and SIL/HIL simulation for validation. Develops ISO 26262 functional safety work products, performs root-cause analysis, and supports system refinement through testing.

Design and integrate end-to-end systems for Hivemind Vision and autonomy solutions. Capture and verify requirements, develop MBSE/UML/SysML models, decompose system designs, collaborate with cross-functional teams, improve tooling and automation, and report status and risks to program leadership to support customer programs and R&D.

Develop and maintain production C++ software for Linux-based edge/embedded platforms (NVIDIA Jetson, ARM). Integrate sensors and peripherals, build calibration/diagnostic tools, optimise performance (latency, throughput, power), debug across software/hardware/OS/networking, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver fieldable autonomy and mission systems.

Manage and optimize satellite mission resources across multiple missions in a rotating 12-hour crew and shift environment. Develop and execute mission plans, schedules, assessments, and procedures for mission asset operations, tasking, collection, execution, performance analysis, and optimization. Provide technical solutions to complex mission management problems, coordinate with multiple customers and personnel, and operate effectively in high-stress, near-real-time classified environments.

Owns, supports, and continuously improves critical automation and digital manufacturing systems at Moderna’s Clayton site. Responsibilities include configuring and testing Emerson DeltaV, MES, PLC/SCADA, historian, and OT systems; troubleshooting integrations; leading upgrades and lifecycle activities; supporting commissioning, validation, GMP/GAMP, investigations, CAPAs, and change controls; and collaborating with manufacturing, quality, engineering, IT/OT, validation, and vendors. The role also explores emerging technologies such as Generative AI in regulated manufacturing.

Lead sustainment and Integrated Product Support activities for Defence programs: perform Maintenance Task Analysis, define maintenance concepts, sparing and lifecycle support plans, analyse OEM technical data, develop reliability/maintainability/supportability strategies, support ASDEFCON deliverables, investigate failures, and mentor junior engineers.

Provide second-level pre-sales technical support across APAC/EMEA for switching and IAM/NAC solutions. Design solutions for RFPs/RFIs, lead technical demos/POCs/workshops, assist field SEs, produce sales technical collateral, relay customer requirements to Product Management, analyze project trends, and travel regionally as required. Must cover at least two of three product areas (Switching, IAM, NAC).

Provide pre-sales technical consultancy and solution design for switching and Wi‑Fi network security. Prepare proposals, RFPs/RFIs, demos and POCs, deliver professional services and channel training, and troubleshoot complex enterprise networking security environments.

Engineer, integrate, configure, test, deploy, troubleshoot, and sustain secure tactical communications systems across fixed, mobile, expeditionary, and contested environments. Support radio, SATCOM, LOS/BLOS, IP, COMSEC, spectrum, and resilient DDIL communications for logistics and mission operations. Develop architectures, configurations, implementation plans, test documentation, and technical records while coordinating with government stakeholders, cybersecurity personnel, vendors, and field teams.

Support and maintain the firm's infrastructure and cloud platforms. Assist in deploying and managing Azure using IaC/Terraform, implement cloud governance and security controls, troubleshoot infrastructure issues, participate in operational projects and out-of-hours maintenance, and document operational procedures while working with senior engineers and other IT teams.

Optimize Ubuntu for the latest IoT and server hardware, leading technical engagements, and work with open source communities. Requires experience with Linux and C/C++.

Lead design and implementation of AI research and production infrastructure. Mentor junior engineers, and collaborate to enhance data usability, solving complex technical challenges.

Lead design and implementation of large-scale distributed production systems powering generative AI features. Own architecture, mentor engineers, manage technical debt, operationalize ML/LLM models, and collaborate with scientists to productionize research using Python, SQL, Spark/Dask, AWS, and Kubernetes.

Provide Level 2/3 technical support and escalation for Microsoft 365, Azure and on-prem infrastructure. Administer servers, virtualization, networking, security and backup/DR, automate with PowerShell, produce documentation, mentor onsite ICT resource, support incident response and participate in after-hours critical support.

Operate and optimize satellite mission assets in a near-real-time, crewed 12-hour shift environment. Produce and execute mission plans, schedules, and performance assessments; provide technical solutions, coordinate with customers, and develop procedures for system collection, mission execution, and optimization.

Pre-sales technical lead focused on enterprise telco/carrier and cloud security deployments. Drive engineering outcomes, build executive relationships, produce proposals/RFI/RFP responses, lead PoCs and workshops, and represent Fortinet solutions (FortiGate, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer). Advise on 4G/5G network and cloud security, SDN, and multi-cloud architectures while supporting product and account strategy.

Designs, configures, integrates, tests, deploys, and sustains mission-critical IT, logistics, communications, and supporting systems across distributed and expeditionary environments. Analyzes architectures and dependencies, develops reconfiguration and rollback plans, troubleshoots complex integration issues, maintains configuration baselines, supports cybersecurity and RMF compliance, and validates interoperability and operational performance. Provides technical guidance to junior personnel and supports contingency operations, DDIL environments, exercises, and rapid system relocation or adaptation.

Lead and improve Systems Engineering and System Safety frameworks, manage a team, support projects, and collaborate for complex engineering solutions.

Lead systems engineering for sustainment and upgrades of specialised land platforms: define requirements, oversee V&V and configuration management, act as Design Acceptance Representative, prepare engineering documentation, support Certificate of Airworthiness, mentor junior staff, and manage stakeholder relationships to deliver projects to scope, schedule, and quality.

Lead and execute systems engineering tasks for C4i platforms: develop technical investigations and instructions, define design requirements, manage configuration and engineering change, participate in design reviews, produce engineering support reports, plan and execute V&V testing, work to certification standards and contractor engineering plans, support maintenance instructions, and liaise with customers and suppliers.

Lead development of a portable React component library that renders on web and React Native, abstract cross-platform complexity, mentor engineers, set standards for building and distributing portable components, and drive strategic frontend and design system direction including AI-enabled workflows.