Principal Engineer – Mission Integration

KBR, Inc.

Technical leadership across complex defence programs
Engineering integrity, governance, and quality
Strategic technical direction and engineering assurance
This is a senior role acting as Technical Authority, responsible for ensuring the technical integrity, governance, and quality of engineering outcomes across major Defence programs and capture activities

Job Summary

  • This is a senior role acting as Technical Authority, responsible for ensuring the technical integrity, governance, and quality of engineering outcomes across major Defence programs and capture activities.
  • You will work closely with engineering leaders, program managers, and Defence stakeholders to provide strategic technical direction, engineering assurance, and capability development across the Mission Systems portfolio.
  • The role is ideal for an experienced engineering leader who is passionate about delivering complex Defence capability while shaping the next generation of engineering professionals.

Matching Summary

This is a senior role acting as Technical Authority, responsible for ensuring the technical integrity, governance, and quality of engineering outcomes across major Defence programs and capture activities.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Technical leadership across complex Defence programs
  • Engineering integrity, governance, and quality
  • Strategic technical direction and engineering assurance
  • Capability development across Mission Systems portfolio
  • Collaboration with Defence stakeholders

Nice-to-have

  • Shaping the next generation of engineering professionals
  • Passionate about delivering complex Defence capability
  • Zero Harm culture
  • People First company philosophy

Key Requirements

  • 15+ years engineering experience
  • Leadership of complex technical programs
  • Systems engineering outcomes across full lifecycle
  • Engineering governance, assurance, certification and compliance frameworks
  • Experience with Defence organisations (CASG, NGS, GWEO or DSTG)
  • Understanding of ASDEFCON engineering frameworks
  • Professional Engineer registration or eligibility
  • Eligibility to obtain Australian Government Security Clearance (NV1 or higher)

Work Rights

Australian Government Security Clearance (NV1 or higher)

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