About the role

AI summarised

The Engineering Delivery Manager leads a multi‑skilled engineering team, overseeing software development, technical reviews, risk management, and delivery of software releases for complex, safety‑critical systems. The role involves coordinating resources, guiding technical direction, and supporting bid and cost‑estimate activities.

Aerospace & DefenseOnsite

Key Responsibilities

Provide direction, expert advice, mentoring, and workflow management (including task prioritisation and resource coordination) in support of achieving project objectives and milestones
Lead a multi‑skilled team of engineers to deliver software engineering solutions, aligning team capability to meet customer expectations
Lead technical reviews, workshops, peer reviews and project reviews as appropriate for the program
Prepare and lead the monthly TFR and support the WPPR
Communicate, analyse, plan and report as necessary to align team capability and customer expectations
Identify / Review risks, and proposing effective solutions; executing mitigation actions and reporting on outcomes / cost savings and residual risks
Define and tailor the software engineering environment and the process, practices and tools applicable to the project
Provide guidance to technical teams with regard to engineering matters aligned to the agreed architecture, to ensure effectiveness whilst meeting customer requirements
Ensure the timely delivery of software releases in support of the integration and test program
Provide support to bids, produce/review Engineering Cost estimates for any modification proposals to the functional baseline
Provide support during the analysis of Customers requirements to propose and negotiate win–win solution responses with Customers based in Australia and worldwide

Requirements

Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, IT or other relevant qualification
Solid experience of managing the development of real time distributed complex software centric solutions in a safety critical environment
Solid experience in total life cycle of complex software development, including processes and responsibilities at each stage in the cycle
Solid knowledge and experience in Systems Engineering lifecycle (eg. EIA632, ISO/IEC15288)
Advanced analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders across a complex environment
Solid experience of leading and mentoring team of multi‑skilled engineering team, fostering a collaborative and productive work environment
Solid experience in upskilling and training new engineers
Experience in managing software development projects using Agile methodologies and the ability to drive iterative development processes
Strong experience of using Earned Value Management, Work Package Control and reporting, with exposure to scheduling tools (MS Project, Primavera etc.)
Financial / budgetary management of engineering work packages or tasks
Strong ability to communicate effectively with various stakeholders, including Project, Engineering Delivery Managers, Product Owners, Technical Design Authorities, Speciality engineers and the engineering team under management
Collaboration tools including Jira, Confluence etc.
Air Traffic Management domain expertise (inc. standards such as ICAO, Eurocontrol, AIDC)
Programming/Scripting Languages; Java, C++, Ada, Python, Bash
Experience working in a Linux/Unix development environment