Senior Systems Engineer – Integrated Product Support (IPS)

Location: Melbourne, Australia
Work Arrangement: Hybrid (Tuesday-Thursday in office)

About the Role

World Fuel Government Solutions is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer – Integrated Product Support (IPS) to lead maintenance, supportability, reliability, and lifecycle engineering activities across complex Defence systems and equipment.

This role is ideal for an engineer who understands how equipment is maintained, supported, repaired, sustained, and managed throughout its operational lifecycle and can translate that knowledge into practical maintenance strategies, support plans, technical documentation, and Defence sustainment deliverables.

You will play a critical role in defining maintenance concepts, supportability requirements, maintenance task analysis, sparing requirements, and sustainment strategies that support Defence capability through its entire service life.

This is not a traditional requirements-focused Systems Engineering position.

We are looking for someone who understands the practical realities of maintaining and supporting complex mechanical systems and can define the maintenance and support framework that enables equipment to remain safe, reliable, and operational.

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead Integrated Product Support (IPS) and sustainment engineering activities across Defence programs.
• Conduct Maintenance Task Analysis (MTA) activities.
• Define maintenance concepts, maintenance strategies, and lifecycle support plans.
• Determine sparing requirements and supportability requirements.
• Analyse OEM manuals, maintenance documentation, and technical data packages.
• Develop sustainment, reliability, maintainability, and supportability strategies.
• Support Defence sustainment and ASDEFCON deliverables.
• Define maintenance frequencies, servicing requirements, and support concepts based on operational usage profiles.
• Develop and review maintenance instructions, technical procedures, support documentation, and user manuals.
• Support investigations into equipment failures, degradation, reliability concerns, and maintenance issues.
• Partner with Defence customers, suppliers, systems engineers, and project teams.
• Contribute to long-term sustainment and lifecycle management planning.
• Mentor and support developing engineers within the team.

What We're Looking For

Required Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Australian Citizen able to obtain and maintain a Defence Security Clearance.
• 7+ years of relevant engineering experience.
• Experience developing maintenance strategies, maintenance concepts, support plans, or sustainment programs.
• Experience conducting Maintenance Task Analysis (MTA), supportability analysis, or similar sustainment activities.
• Strong understanding of:
  • Reliability
  • Maintainability
  • Supportability
  • Asset lifecycle management
  • Maintenance planning
  • Sparing analysis
• Experience working with complex mechanical equipment and systems.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Relevant Backgrounds

Successful candidates may come from Defence or adjacent industries including:

• Defence
• Rail
• Transport
• Aerospace
• Aviation
• Marine
• Oil & Gas
• Utilities
• Manufacturing
• Mining
• Heavy Industry
• Asset Intensive Operations

Relevant backgrounds may include:

• Integrated Product Support (IPS)
• Integrated Logistics Support (ILS)
• Sustainment Engineering
• Supportability Engineering
• Reliability Engineering
• Asset Engineering
• Fleet Engineering
• Product Support Engineering
• Maintenance Engineering
• Through-Life Support

Preferred Experience

• Defence sustainment programs.
• ASDEFCON environments.
• Integrated Product Support (IPS).
• Integrated Logistics Support (ILS).
• Reliability, Availability and Maintainability (RAM) activities.
• Maintenance Task Analysis (MTA).
• Engineering change management.
• Technical publications and maintenance documentation.
• Fleet or platform sustainment programs.
• Rotating equipment, pumps, engines, fuel systems, vehicles, transport systems, plant equipment, or other complex mechanical assets.

What Makes Someone Successful in This Role

• Strong understanding of how equipment is maintained and supported throughout its lifecycle.
• Ability to define maintenance requirements and support strategies.
• Practical understanding of reliability and maintainability engineering.
• Strong mechanical aptitude and engineering judgement.
• Ability to translate technical information into practical support solutions.
• Comfortable working with customers, suppliers, engineers, and operational stakeholders.
• Strong technical writing capability.
• Interest in sustainment, maintenance, reliability, and long-term operational support rather than purely design-focused engineering.

Why Join World Fuel Government Solutions?

• Work directly on Defence engineering and sustainment programs.
• Influence how critical capability is maintained and supported throughout its lifecycle.
• Define maintenance strategies, support concepts, and sustainment solutions used by Defence customers.
• Develop broad expertise across supportability, reliability, maintenance, systems engineering, and sustainment.
• Work alongside experienced Defence engineering professionals.
• Join a team with a strong record of internal growth and career development.
• Gain exposure to complex Defence systems and long-term support contracts.
• Be part of a collaborative engineering environment where your work has direct impact on operational capability.

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