Domain Engineering Manager, Mission & Support Systems

About You

You are a strategic thinker and technical leader with a passion for shaping the future of mission-critical systems. With deep experience in engineering delivery and domain expertise in Mission & Support Systems (e.g. HF communications), you thrive in complex environments where innovation, compliance, and collaboration intersect.

You’ve built up solid experience in engineering, backed by a recognised qualification and hands-on knowledge of the tools that keep complex projects running smoothly, whether it’s managing product lifecycles, planning resources, or designing and testing solutions.

About The Role

As Domain Engineering Manager, you’ll be responsible for shaping the technical direction of the business, through developing opportunity pipelines, guiding solution architecture for bids, and ensuring engineering delivery aligns with both customer needs and future growth. You’ll work closely with internal teams and external stakeholders, acting as a subject matter expert and trusted advisor throughout campaigns and programs.

From leading investigations and managing technical risk to supporting workforce planning and regional engineering hub development, your influence will span across strategy, delivery, governance, and team development. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in complex environments, enjoys solving big-picture challenges, and is ready to help build a safer, smarter future through engineering excellence.

Key Responsibilities Will Include:

• Improve regional safety performance by strengthening a safety focussed engineering approach, enabling safe operation for all situations, current and future.
• Deliver a Babcock Australasian Mission & Support Services Engineering Strategy consistent with the overall business strategy. The plan should cover both Required Capability and Strategic Workforce Planning, with strong links into the Technology Plan.
• Applying expertise in regulatory frameworks and standards, to guide programs through regulatory compliance, safety, design, test & validation and generation of supporting evidence for certification.

To be successful you will bring:

• Australian Citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain Commonwealth Security Clearance.
• Hands-on experience with engineering tools like PLM, MRP, and simulation software.
• Hold an accredited (under the Washington Accord) bachelor’s degree in engineering or hold the recognised engineering qualifications to be eligible to obtain Professional Engineer category membership through a recognised body.
• Completed additional training in engineering/technical/management specialism.

Your future at Babcock – what we offer you       

• We provide an agile work environment where you’re able to work onsite and remotely, and to set you up for this we provide a laptop and working from home kit if required, in addition we offer compressed hours which can provide you even more flexibility;  
• Our work life integration policy brings together leave entitlements which include annual leave, wellbeing leave, volunteer leave, paid parental leave, defence reservist leave plus more;  
• We will provide you with a supportive and engaging environment where you can grow your career, supported by our capability framework plus ongoing access to self-led learning modules through LinkedIn Learning and access to study leave;   
• You’ll have access to beRewarded which will provide you with endless discounts across retail, health, entertainment, travel and much more, plus novated leasing options and corporate shares plan;
• Your wellbeing is supported through our online wellbeing program Munch, Mind, Move, Money, access to our employee assistance program plus wellbeing leave;  
• You’ll be able to participate in our weRecognise program which is an opportunity to recognise the outstanding work our people do each and every day in living our principles which are Be kind, Collaborate, Be Curious, Think Outcomes, Be Courageous and Own & Deliver.  

Who We Are

Babcock International Group, the aerospace and defence company, has been trusted to deliver bespoke, highly skilled engineering services for over a century.  

Across Australia and New Zealand, Babcock has grown to a team of over 1,600 talented people, and we are on a path of continued growth and expansion. We operate across sectors such as defence, commercial marine, aviation, airports, communications, emergency services and engineering consultancy.  

Some of the programs our team across Australia and New Zealand are proud to be a part of involve:  

• Providing emergency medical and search & rescue aviation services through our Aviation & Critical Services business;  
• Designing and supporting key systems for submarines and surface ships through our Marine business;  
• Providing fleet wide through life support and asset management services for Navy customers; 
• Managing critical assets for a range of sectors through our Mission & Support Systems business.  

So, if you would like to join us and help create a safe and secure world, together, please apply via the ‘Apply Now’ button below.  

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