Job Description

Control Systems Engineering Lead

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- ID: 6198
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- SPO: SATCOM SPO
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- Project: OBC SSB (Space)
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- Title: Control Systems Engineering Lead
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- Location: Brindabella Business Park, Canberra ACT
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About the Role

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Leads the development and evolution of the SATCOM Control Segment by establishing the current baseline, defining future control capabilities, and shaping the transition between them.

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Provides technical leadership across Control Segment engineering activities, ensuring operational needs, integration requirements, and supportability considerations are reflected in capability planning, procurement, and capability realisation.

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Liaises with Capability Sponsors, operators, DDG/MPI, and other Defence stakeholders to define and manage Control Segment requirements, integration needs, and engineering work packages.

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Maintains a coherent approach to sustaining, modernising,



and integrating Control Segment capabilities to support resilient and effective SATCOM operations.

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Key Skills / Attributes

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- Demonstrated experience managing or assuring complex ICT, command and control, or operational support systems, including applications, networks, hosting environments, interfaces, and their operational use.
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- Sound understanding of Defence ICT and system integration environments, with the ability to translate user needs into requirements, acceptance criteria, and informed engineering decisions.
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- Proven experience leading complex engineering activities involving multiple stakeholders, including requirements development, capability planning, technical governance, and industry engagement.
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