Platform Systems Engineer

Title: Platform Systems Engineer
KBR Government Solutions APAC
From individual technologies and services to comprehensive project delivery and mission execution, no other company can match the breadth and depth of KBR. Our strength as an Australian company is demonstrated through more than 60 years of successful project and solution delivery.
Headquartered in Canberra, KBR comprises a diverse team who provide a broad spectrum of capabilities across Australia and the Asia Pacific. Our proven project teams readily address complex and multi-disciplinary activities, providing a low-risk and cost-effective service to our customers.
Our combined experience and expertise deliver the right solutions, technology, and equipment at the right time.
Mission and Scope
Maritime Cross-Platform SPO (MCPSPO) delivers integrated cross-class sustainment services, expert advice, and quality asset management through CN49 Cross-Platform Items of Supply for Maritime Capability, and CN61 Navy Sea Boat Capability Product Schedules. MCPSPO undertakes sophisticated requirements determination, engineering support, and supplier engagement, to buy and repair agreed inventory baseline items to meet predicted customer preparedness requirements.
As part of MCPSPO reform, the MCPSPO Engineering section will perform a governance and assurance role, including acting as the Commonwealth (CoA) Design Acceptance Representative (DAR) for engineering change. The Integrated Work Partner (IWP) will be responsible for delivering to the priorities governed by the MCPSPO.
Responsibilities
Under the direction of the IWP Platform and Auxiliary Systems Engineering Manager, the role is responsible for executing day-to-day engineering and logistics activities in accordance with the MCPSPO Engineering Management System (EMS). The key responsibilities of the role include, but not limited to:

• Undertake requirements engineering activities.
• Undertake design activities as part of preliminary design and detailed design stages of an ECP.
• Draft or provide input towards the development of statements of work for acquisition.
• Conduct Verification and Validation (V&V) activities as part of engineering change management activities.
• Implement the system safety program and perform safety engineering activities.
• Develop or provide input towards the development of service requirements as part of maintenance definition.
• Identify items of supply required for codification and liaise with the logistics office to complete codification and cataloguing.
• Logistics support analysis.
• Undertake sparing analysis.
• Perform technical investigations.
• Provide engineering support such as SQEP review, engineering advice, engineering support for trials.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience
The successful candidate requires sufficient experience to assure competence as a fully trained professional. Typical requirements include a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (in a related discipline) and a minimum of 5 years’ experience, with average experience ranging from 6-10 years.
Accreditation as a Member or Chartered Professional Engineer with a professional association is preferred.
Essential:

• Degree qualification (Engineering, in related discipline)
• Australian Citizenship;
• Baseline (or higher) security clearance.
• Experience in a Department of Defence, preferably in Maritime
• Highly developed organisational and analytical skills.
• Knowledge of design, technical investigation and test
• Demonstrated abilities to develop positive working relationships through high level communications skills.

Desirable:

• Previous exposure to Australian Defence Force (ADF)/Capability and Support Group (CASG) and/or Marine Engineering Industry is desirable.
• Experience with configuration management support system applications - Configuration Management Tool (CMT), Asset Maintenance Planning System (AMPS), NAVALLOW and/or MILIS.
• Professional association