Integration Engineering Team Lead

Integration Engineering Team Lead

Location:

Keswick, SA, AU, 5035 Abbotsford, VIC, AU, 3067

Onsite or Hybrid:
Hybrid

Competitive rewards and benefits

Flexible working options

About the role
As the Integration Engineering Team Lead at Babcock, you’ll play a pivotal role in leading a high-performing team to deliver critical engineering artefacts across a range of complex defence projects.

You will provide day-to-day team leadership and strategic oversight to ensure integration activities are delivered to schedule, quality, and cost expectations.

With a focus on both team development and technical delivery, you will guide your team through all phases of the engineering lifecycle, supporting the growth of individuals while ensuring adherence to engineering best practice.

You will be accountable for leading the integration engineering work for the Enhanced Defence High Frequency Communications System and associated projects.

About you
You are an experienced systems or integration engineer with a passion for both technical excellence and people leadership.

With a strong foundation in engineering principles, you are confident making multi-domain technical decisions, leading investigations, and producing accurate documentation in high-assurance environments.

Your sound judgement, combined with your experience in product safety, risk assessment, and compliance with statutory regulations, ensures engineering integrity is upheld across every phase of delivery.

You understand the value of succession planning, mentoring, and continuous professional development, and are proactive in fostering capability within your team.

To be successful in this position you will bring

Extensive relevant experience in relatable technical/engineering roles.

An understanding of applicable engineering toolsets (e.g. PLM or MRP systems, design, simulation and analysis software).

Significant Systems Engineering experience within defence industry.

Previous experience in Set-To-Work, Integration and Test activities.

Knowledge High Frequency communication or similar systems.

Excellent technical problem-solving abilities.

Familiarity of ILS, RAM, Safety and E3 processes and requirements.

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 Linked In Learning and access to study leave;

You’ll have access to be Rewarded which will provide you with endless discounts across retail, health, entertainment, travel and muchmore, 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 we Recognise 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 1,700 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;

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