Job Description

The Opportunity

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Eligibility: Applicants must be Australian citizens and be eligible to obtain and maintain an active Australian Government Defence security clearance at the level required for the position.

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Join the AIR6500 program and help deliver one of Australia's most advanced Defence capabilities. As an AIR6500 Product Owner, you will provide technical leadership across a complex, system-of-systems environment that is transforming how the Australian Defence Force manages air and missile defence operations.

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Working closely with Product Teams, Systems Engineering, Integration & Test (SEIT) teams, customers and industry partners, you will shape product direction, define priorities, and drive delivery outcomes that support mission-critical capability. This is an opportunity to influence the development of cutting-edge Defence solutions, collaborate with highly skilled engineering professionals, and play a key role in a program of national significance.

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Key Responsibilities

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- Defining and communicating the technical direction, scope and priorities for assigned AIR6500 products and capabilities
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- Managing product backlogs, feature prioritisation and Agile planning activities in collaboration with Product Teams and SEIT stakeholders
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- Establishing feature acceptance criteria and validating delivered outcomes against program objectives
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- Assessing system architecture options, technical trade-offs and solution approaches to support informed decision-making
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- Providing technical leadership,



mentoring and domain expertise to engineering teams throughout the product lifecycle
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- Acting as the voice of the customer while collaborating with internal stakeholders, Defence customers and industry partners to achieve program outcomes
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What you'll bring

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- Extensive experience delivering complex engineering solutions within Agile development environments
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- Proven technical leadership experience across large-scale systems, engineering acquisition programs or Defence capability projects
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- Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to influence outcomes and build trusted relationships
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- Advanced analytical and problem-solving capabilities, including evaluating technical trade-offs and delivering value-driven solutions
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- Experience working with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tools and methodologies, with an understanding of MBSD and MBE principles
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- Defence industry experience and knowledge of Air Battle Management, Integrated Air & Missile Defence, DevSecOps or related domains will be highly regarded
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- Degree qualifications in a relevant Engineering Discipline or relevant industry experience
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- An Australian NV-1 security clearance and ability to access/handle Export Controlled technology, data and information
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- Proficient in AI prompting as it applies to this position and practice
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Don't meet every requirement?

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If you're excited by this opportunity but don't meet every criterion, we'd still love to hear from you. Your skills and experience may be a outstanding fit for this role, or another opportunity within our organisation.

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