As a fully owned subsidiary of Safran Electronics & Defence, Safran Electronics & Defence Australasia Pty Ltd (SEDA) delivers and supports various products including high-performance optronics and inertial navigation equipment.
SEDA is experiencing an increase in growth and is looking for an experienced Systems Architect to take the technical lead and Design Authority role.
Reporting to the Head of Engineering, the Systems Architect serves as SEDA's technical authority for a designated optronics product family.
This role holds delegated Design Authority (DA) within Australia, acting as the primary technical reference point and main interface with the customer.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
System architecture definition and function allocation across optical, mechanical, electronics, and software domains.
Taking products from prototype through to commercially delivered, fielded solutions, not prototype delivery alone.
Managing or directing multidisciplinary engineering teams within a project context.
Establishing and implementing V&V; programs, including ATPs, ATProcs,



and formal Defence acceptance activities.
Producing SAD, SSDD, ICD, and ATPRoc-class engineering documents against customer specifications.
Leading complex technical reviews with customers and subcontractors.
Exercising Design Authority or delegated technical authority for a product or product family.
In this role, you must bring:
Bachelor's degree or higher in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related discipline.
Demonstrated experience in EO/IR, optronics, imaging, or sensing product development programs.
Experience with MBSE tooling such as CATIA Magic, Rhapsody, or equivalent (SysML / UML) is desirable.
Chartered Qualified Engineer (CPEng) with Engineers Australia, or actively working toward this credential, is desirable.
Applicants must be Australian citizens eligible to obtain and maintain a Defence security clearance to Negative Vetting Level 1 (NV1).
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📌 Systems Architect (Technical Lead) (Sydney)
🏢 Safran
📍 Sydney