Global role | International travel | Reports to Director, Global Engineering
Location: South East, Melbourne
A global manufacturer of safety critical products for regulated markets is looking for a Systems Engineering and Verification & Validation Manager to lead how products are specified, built and proven across new product development, sustaining engineering and customer projects.
Exposure the the full V-Model lifecycle
The role
You will be the global authority for systems engineering and V&V;, setting the standard that engineering teams across multiple regions work to.
You will:
Own and improve an ISO/IEC/IEEE ***** aligned lifecycle, tailored to programme risk and complexity
Approve or reject V&V; strategies, evidence and gate submissions, holding the line when evidence falls short
Define V&V; strategy from programme start, covering requirements coverage, test environments, regulatory evidence and acceptance testing
Represent Systems Engineering at design, governance and type approval forums
Set common methods, tools and metrics for requirements, traceability, architecture and test
Lead customer, quality and certification audits
Manage capacity, budget,



external labs and suppliers for the function
Lead a team of systems engineers and guide regional validation and test engineers through a matrix structure
Champion a safety first culture across engineering and test
About you
Degree in systems, electrical, mechanical or software engineering, or equivalent experience
Substantial experience leading full lifecycle systems engineering and V&V; in a regulated, safety critical or certified product workplace
Proven ownership of formal stage gate and technical acceptance decisions under commercial and schedule pressure
Experience leading senior engineers and matrix teams across multiple sites or regions
Strong command of requirements, traceability, test and configuration management tools
Confident communicator at executive level with sound judgement and conflict resolution skills
Willing to travel internationally
Nice to have
INCOSE CSEP/ESEP or equivalent
Experience in MBSE, product line architecture, reliability, functional safety, cybersecurity or human factors
Background in aviation, marine or other infrastructure markets

📌 Systems Engineering Manager (Melbourne)
🏢 ProFound People
📍 Melbourne