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Supportability Engineering Discipline Lead


Company : Babcock


Location : Australia, Australia


Created : 2025-12-03


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

Supportability Engineering Discipline Lead About the Role As the Supportability Engineering Discipline Lead at Babcock, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our engineering capability across Australasia. Embedded within our Engineering, Technology and Program Management (ETaP) function, this leadership position is responsible for developing and managing the Supportability Engineering discipline to meet the evolving needs of our products and services. Youll work across a diverse portfolio of current programs and emerging opportunities, collaborating with stakeholders and capability managers to ensure our people, processes and tools are aligned with delivery requirements. Youll lead the design and implementation of integrated Supportability capability solutions, applying your expertise across Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Testability Engineering, to mature approaches across the region. Your work will also include technical investigations, risk assessments, and lifecycle analysis, contributing to the development of highquality artefacts and documentation. As a subject matter expert, youll guide teams through complex engineering challenges, champion process improvement, and ensure compliance with safety and regulatory standards. Your influence will extend beyond enabling project delivery, shaping our engineering management systems, supporting business development, and driving continuous improvement across the discipline. About You You are a seasoned engineering professional with deep expertise in Supportability Engineering and a passion for capability development. You thrive in complex environments, bringing clarity and leadership to technical challenges. Your experience spans the full engineering lifecycle, and youre confident making highconsequence decisions that impact product safety, performance and sustainability. Youre a strategic thinker who understands how to integrate technical solutions into broader business objectives, and youre committed to mentoring others and building a resilient, futureready workforce. You bring a strong foundation in Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Testability modelling and analysis, with handson experience in tools and methodologies such as FMECA, RCM, FRACAS, and DCACAS. Youre familiar with Integrated Product Support (IPS) activities and have a keen eye for lifecycle cost analysis and verification processes. Your communication skills allow you to lead technical discussions with stakeholders at all levels, and your collaborative approach fosters strong relationships across teams. Above all, youre driven by a desire to make a meaningful impactadvancing engineering excellence and delivering solutions that support Babcocks mission across Australasia. Ready to lead the future of Supportability Engineering? To be successful in this position you will bring; Hold an accredited (under the Washington Accord) bachelors degree in engineering or hold the recognised engineering qualifications to be eligible to obtain Professional Engineer category Membership through a recognised body. Chartered Professional Engineer Accreditation Significant experience within the Supportability Engineering discipline Experience in managing an engineering function(s) and / or technical delivery. Conceptual and systemic thinking to solve current and future issues and validate opportunities. Visible leadership to shape a culture of ongoing improvement. An Australian Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a Commonwealth Defence Security Clearance as defined by AGSVA guidelines Your future at Babcock what we offer you We provide an agile work environment where youre 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 selfled learning modules through LinkedIn Learning and access to study leave; Youll have access to beRewarded which will provide you with endless discounts across retail, health, entertainment, travel and much more, 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; Youll be able to participate in our weRecognise 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 NewZealand, Babcock has grown to a team of over 1,500 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 NewZealand are proud to be a part of involve : Providing emergency medical and search & rescue aviation services through our Aviation & Critical Services business; Designing and supporting key systems for submarines and surface ships through our Marine business; Providing fleet wide through life support and asset management services for Navy customers; Managing critical assets for a range of sectors through our Mission & Support Systems business. So, if you would like to join us and help create a safe and secure world, together , please apply via the Apply Now button below. To learn more about us visit Job req #67360 We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds and experience however, due to the defence orientation of this role, the successful candidate must be eligible to obtain an appropriate level of Commonwealth Personnel Security Clearance, as defined in the AGSVA guidelines. Please note, should your application progress you may be required to complete preemployment checks. These checks may include but not limited to, reference checks, police check, security check, qualifications and right to work. Babcock Australasia is a Circle Back Initiative Employer - we commit to respond to every applicant. #J-18808-Ljbffr