Systems Engineering Manager

SPX Aids to Navigation are seeking an experienced Systems Engineering Manager to meet the increasing global demand for our products and join our growing team. Facilitate the needs of our development projects by collaborating with subject matter experts and make important development and design decisions.

In this position, the successful candidate will contribute to the success of the team by providing leadership of the Systems team as well as the delivery of new product developments, systems life cycle and product integration engineering to meet client and/or employer needs.  The role also includes facilitating comprehensive pre-sale bid support and post-sale build support for bespoke solutions, whilst maintaining budget, schedule, and margin targets.

Tasks and responsibilities

• Lead, inspire, mentor, and develop a high performing team in the creation and execution of programs Defining user needs, requirements analysis, requirements derivation and traceability,
• Manage and lead the development of custom system solutions in response to customer requirements.
• Manage new product introduction throughout the entire product lifecycle from product management requirements input to product handover, and ongoing maintenance.
• Identifying, quantifying, documenting and realising opportunities for improvement within the SPX Aids to Navigation product range or life-cycle.
• Providing technical support and advice on design changes custom orders, or improvements to ensure product success in all stages of their life-cycles and continued integration with other products
• Collaboration in interdisciplinary development teams in order to produce a solution that meets specification.
• Have foundational knowledge in INCOSE Systems Engineering.

Skills and experience

The successful candidate must demonstrate experience and success in a similar Systems Engineering position/s

• Tertiary qualifications in Engineering.
• Must be registered or be able to be registered with the Victorian Professional Engineers Act
• 5 years+ experience in a similar Engineering position, with proven success.
• Preferably 3 years’ experience in leadership and supervision of technical staff
• Excellent communication, time management and organisational skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Knowledge of the industrial electrical systems and products
• Experience in technical bid management
• Strong commercial strategy and pricing experience

Equally as important as the skills you bring to this role, is the cultural fit you bring to our organisation.

As this role is instrumental across many facets of our business, communication skills and the ability to effectively interact with both internal and external stake holders is paramount.