Systems Engineering Team Lead

About The Role

The Systems Engineering Team Lead is responsible for managing a team of skilled engineers and ensuring the successful delivery of engineering artefacts throughout the product lifecycle. Reporting to the Systems Engineering and Integration Manager, the role blends technical expertise with strategic oversight, guiding investigations, documentation, and compliance with engineering standards. It involves planning and monitoring engineering activities, making multi-domain decisions, and maintaining secure technical records. The Team Lead also plays a key role in mentoring staff, driving process improvements, and contributing to business development through bid preparation and stakeholder engagement. With a strong focus on safety, innovation, and collaboration, this role is essential to building and sustaining Babcock’s engineering capability.

About You

You have a strong foundation in systems engineering, with the experience and confidence to lead a multidisciplinary team through complex technical challenges. Your background includes planning and delivering engineering activities across the full lifecycle, producing and reviewing high-quality documentation, and ensuring compliance with safety standards and statutory regulations. You’re comfortable making decisions that span multiple engineering domains and have a solid grasp of design, analysis, manufacturing, and support techniques. You’re also a capable communicator, able to present technical information clearly to internal and external stakeholders. Beyond technical expertise, you’re committed to mentoring others, driving continuous improvement, and contributing to sustainable, innovative solutions that benefit both the organisation and the wider community.

To be successful in this position you will bring :

• Australian Citizenship with a Defence security clearance (or the ability to obtain one)
• Hold an accredited (under the Washington Accord) bachelor’s degree in engineering or hold the recognised engineering qualifications to be eligible to obtain Professional Engineer category Membership through a recognised body.
• Membership of a relevant engineering body, preferably with chartered status
• Demonstrated relevant experience in relatable technical / engineering roles
• A good understanding of applicable engineering toolsets (e.g. PLM or MRP systems, design, simulation and analysis software)

Your Future At Babcock – What We Offer You

Who We Are

Babcock International Group, the aerospace and defence company, has been trusted to deliver bespoke, highly skilled engineering services for over a century. Across Australia and New Zealand, Babcock has grown to a team of over 1,500 talented people, and we are on a path of continued growth and expansion. We operate across sectors such as defence, commercial marine, aviation, airports, communications, emergency services and engineering consultancy.

Some of the programs our team across Australia and New Zealand are proud to be a part of involve :

So, if you would like to join us and help create a safe and secure world, together, please apply via the ‘Apply Now’ button below. To learn more about us visit www.babcock.com.au. We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds and experience; however, due to the defence orientation of this role, the successful candidate must be eligible to obtain an appropriate level of Commonwealth Personnel Security Clearance, as defined in the AGSVA guidelines. This position requires working with, or exposure to, US and AU export-controlled technology; compliance with the US International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the AU Defence Trade Controls Act 2012 will be assessed. Please note, should your application progress you may be required to complete pre-employment checks. These checks may include but not limited to, reference checks, police check, security check, qualifications and right to work. Babcock Australasia is a Circle Back Initiative Employer - we commit to respond to every applicant. Req #67985

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