Engineering Manager - Mission Software Systems

About the role

Leidos Australia's Mission Software Systems (MSS) team leads software, intelligence and cloud solutions for government, defence and national security customers. As Engineering Manager you will lead multidisciplinary engineering capability across complex projects and operational environments, aligning people, technical priorities, governance and resources with program and customer needs.

Key responsibilities

• Lead, support and develop engineering teams, including workforce planning, capability development and allocation of specialist resources.
• Oversee engineering delivery so technical activities are planned, governed and aligned with schedule, quality and risk expectations.
• Partner with program leaders, customers and technical authorities to resolve priorities, dependencies and engineering challenges.
• Improve engineering frameworks, assurance practices, knowledge sharing and collaboration across disciplines and delivery teams.

Required profile

• Experience leading engineering or technical teams in a complex project, product or operational environment.
• Ability to give direction while letting specialists use their own expertise and judgement.
• Advantageous: experience leading geographically dispersed or matrixed teams, and exposure to regulated, safety-critical, defence or mission-focused environments.
• Must be an Australian citizen and hold an active NV-1 security clearance; applicants must be eligible to obtain and maintain the clearance required for the role.

Required skills

• Workforce planning, resource prioritisation, coaching and professional capability development.
• Knowledge of engineering lifecycle, technical governance, assurance, risk and quality management.
• Coordinating multidisciplinary engineering activities across competing priorities.
• Clear communication of technical and delivery matters to customers, senior leaders and delivery teams.
• Advantageous: systems engineering, Agile delivery or DevSecOps knowledge.

What we offer

• Flexible arrangements such as Life Days, part-time, job sharing and compressed hours.
• Free access to Headspace and MeQuilibrium, plus wellness spaces.
• Over 120,000 on-demand courses and professional development opportunities.

The hiring process starts with a conversation with the Talent Acquisition team, followed by an interview with the hiring manager or panel and any role-specific assessment or customer step.