Senior Systems Engineering

Job Description Business Unit: Cubic Transportation Systems Company Details: When you join Cubic, you become part of a company that creates and delivers technology solutions in transportation to make people's lives easier by simplifying their daily journeys, and defense capabilities to help promote mission success and safety for those who serve their nation. Led by our talented teams around the world, Cubic is committed to solving global issues through innovation and service to our customers and partners. We have a top-tier portfolio of businesses, including Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS) and Cubic Defense (CD). Explore more on Cubic.com. Job Details: JOB SUMMARY: The Senior Systems Engineer is a fully qualified practitioner, providing advanced technical leadership and systems engineering management for the design, development, and integration of complex hardware and software systems. Using in-depth professional knowledge and experience, this role will oversee complex issues, developing solutions in creative and effective ways. The Senior Systems Engineer will guide projects through the entire system lifecycle, ensuring alignment with customer needs and company objectives. Additionally, this role requires the ability to influence internal and external stakeholders while adapting communication styles to complex organizational challenges. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: - Lead and guide technical teams in requirements decomposition, system design, development, and integration efforts. Provide advanced technical oversight on project execution, ensuring that all system requirements, architectures, and designs align with customer and contract specifications. - Tackle complex issues using advanced analysis and problem-solving skills. Adapt existing methodologies and develop new approaches to address system challenges, ensuring high-quality outcomes. - Serve as a technical consultant and project/program-level subject matter expert, advising internal teams and customers on complex matters. Collaborate across departments and with external stakeholders to ensure system solutions meet both technical and operational requirements. - Act as a liaison with customers and external partners, providing technical direction, influencing solution strategies, and ensuring customer satisfaction. - Mentor junior team members, fostering technical growth and leadership development within the engineering team. - Lead risk assessments, trade studies, and system modeling to support decision-making and ensure that technical risks are mitigated throughout the project lifecycle. - Lead the development of system verification and validation plans, ensuring all system elements meet performance standards and customer requirements. - Actively contribute to proposal efforts, offering technical advice, developing system architectures, and preparing cost estimates. - Stay abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends. Actively participate in the refinement of systems engineering processes and practices, promoting continuous improvement and innovation. - Develop relationships with key partners, ensuring effective collaboration and communication to meet project objectives. GENERAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES: - Comply with Cubic's Quality Management System. - Comply with Cubic Occupational Health, Safety and Environment policies and procedures. - Comply with Cubic Human Resources Procedures. - Comply with security in accordance with established policies and procedures of relevant organizations. BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE: - Minimum 5+ years of experience working in a software driven technology environment - 5+ years of experience working with engineering projects involving complex systems - 5+ years directing teams on system definition - Formal Systems Engineering/Solution Architecture experience - Experience at a team level in development or technology integration teams - Familiarity with Software Development Life Cycles using both Waterfall and Agile approaches - Aware of software development best practice and able to apply standards and procedures effectively - Experience working in Transport devices. - Experience in defect triaging Worker Type: Employee