IPS Engineering Lead

The Integrated Product Support (IPS) Engineering Lead provides technical leadership of the shipbuilding IPS Engineering Team and serves as the principal advisor to the Product Support Manager (PSM) and Program Manager (PM) for IPS engineering disciplines - Design Interface, Sustaining Engineering, and Maintenance Planning and Management. The role is technically accountable to the Enterprise IPS Engineering Manager, ensuring rigorous integration across IPS Engineering elements so the Mission System is supportable, maintainable, testable, and cost effective through introduction into service and transition to sustainment.

The IPS Engineering Lead directs the development and assurance of supportability requirements, RAM (Reliability, Availability and Maintainability) rationale; orchestrates multi-disciplinary engineering, logistics, and test teams; manages the development of maintenance procedures and assures their alignment to Operational and mission readiness requirements. The position provides technical oversight of acquisition deliverables, verification/validation activities, and the progressive maturation of product support data to inform Life Cycle Cost modelling and acceptance into operational service.

Austal is Australia’s global shipbuilder, Defence prime contractor, and maritime technology partner of choice. We design, construct, and support defence and commercial vessels for the world’s leading operators with operations spanning Australia, the USA, Philippines, and Vietnam.

Under the Strategic Shipbuilding Agreement, Austal is leading a new era of continuous naval shipbuilding in Western Australia. We’re driving innovation, supporting sovereign capability, and creating long-term opportunities for Australian industry and workers.

This is your opportunity to contribute to projects of national significance. The maritime is now.

• Define and integrate IPS Engineering requirements
• Lead development and assurance of the Supportability Case (including R&M/Testability rationale and evidence).
• Plan and govern IPS engineering across acquisition phases
• Direct maintenance concept and Maintenance Planning & Management
• Oversee Sustaining Engineering planning for post Sustainment and In-Service Support
• Integrate IPS engineering with Test and Evaluation (T&E)
• Consolidate IPS inputs to the Life Cycle Cost (LCC) modelling and product support baseline

• Degree (AQF Level 7 or higher) in Systems Engineering, Naval Architecture, Mechanical,
• Electrical or Mechatronic Engineering, or closely related discipline; eligibility for professional membership/charter (e.g., Engineers Australia).
• Demonstrated experience leading IPS/ILS engineering on maritime/shipbuilding or other complex Defence program
• IPS/ILS program experience including Product/Logistic Support Analysis (LSA) to influence design and sustainment outcomes and inform Life Cycle Cost analysis
• Experience with ASDEFCON and CDRL for IPS/ILS deliverables, planning and reporting.
• Defence equipment/system acceptance and introduction into service, including participation in MSR and V&V processes
• Demonstrated capability to manage multi-disciplinary engineering teams.
• Postgraduate qualification (AQF Level 8/9) in Systems Engineering, Integrated Logistics
• Support/Product Support, or Asset Management
• PS/ILS Practitioner Certification/credentials eg. TLI
  41522 Certificate IV in Materiel Logistics.
• Experience with Condition Based Maintenance (CBM), HUMS integration, and digital sustainment data environments
• Experience with Interactive Electronic Technical Publications (IETP) development technical data, LSA/LSAR, and integration to training and maintenance planning tool chains
• Experience with Life Cycle Cost Modelling and Analysis

• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Professional development and training opportunities.
• A supportive and dynamic work environment.
• Opportunities for career advancement within our growing organisation.

At Austal we are committed to providing a safe and inclusive work environment for all. We believe that achieving greater diversity will enhance our operations and as such we actively encourage Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders, people of all backgrounds, ages, sexual orientation, and those with Disability to apply.