Systems Engineer

Job Requisition ID: 41447 

• Great opportunity for a recent electrical, computer, mechatronics, or chemical engineering graduate


• Apply cutting-edge software automation technologies to manufacturing and industrial facilities.


• Uplift plant performance for clients in Mining, Power, Utilities, and Renewables sectors      

About the Team

Deloitte’s Industrials practice assists businesses, governments, and communities to navigate and implement transformative changes. We collaborate closely with our clients to create value through strategic investments in energy transition, commodities, and emerging industries. Our expertise extends to driving technology-driven transformations and addressing climate and transition risks, thereby fostering resilient organisations.

Within our Industrials practice, the smart manufacturing and operations team helps clients transform their operations and uplift production performance by applying the latest in advanced digital technologies. Underpinned by the global Deloitte Smart Factory network, we take a holistic approach to raising performance, and enable clients to drive increased value within and beyond the four walls of their manufacturing operations, while ensuring that people and processes are part of the successful technology transformation strategy.

This is an exciting, growing, and highly visible area within Deloitte that has some of the most innovative, bright, and disruptive minds applying new thinking, new ideas, and new solutions to new problems across manufacturing sectors including Med Tech, Food & Beverage, Mining, Oil & Gas, Power, Utilities, and Renewables.

What will your typical day look like?

As an Automation Systems Engineer in the Smart Manufacturing and Operations team, you will provide excellent client service and apply your experience to:

• Ensure high-quality outcomes for our clients by maintaining a strong commitment to excellence, supporting their business and objectives.


• Assist with key activities to help solve our clients’ key challenges they face across operations.


• Develop compelling narratives that are well researched, written, and supported by best practice frameworks and research.


• Work collaboratively to up and cross skill your ability and knowledge while uplifting those around you.


• Dive between technical, tactical, and strategic work to support and build skill in all aspects of Smart Manufacturing including Strategy, Systems & Software Engineering.


• Attend training on your area of interest with aim to become a subject matter expert to provide elite advice both internally and externally.


• Support leaders in discovery of new market opportunities and prepare proposals and scope new client engagements.

Enough about us, let’s talk about you

• Exhibit a keen interest in Smart Manufacturing and Operations, from consultancy, design, and implementation through to sustainment, and be involved in the engineering processes to support that.


• Have some experience in, or a desire to implement technologies including Edge to Enterprise IIOT, PLC, SCADA, MES, ERP integration, and Industrial Information management.


• Have a degree in Electrical/Computer/Mechatronics Engineering (or similar).


• Understanding of key concepts to project manage complex digital transformations.


• You will understand how to map business processes, define requirements, design solutions and test and validate implementations.


• You will show acumen on collating, summarising research, standards, regulations and best practice.


• Be an Australian citizen with the willingness to apply for Defence security clearance.


• Any previous experience in the AI would be seen as highly beneficial.

Why Deloitte?

At Deloitte, we focus our energy on interesting and impactful work. We’re always learning, innovating and setting the standard; making a positive difference to our clients and our society. We put coaching at the heart of what we do, helping our people grow their careers in any direction – whether it be up, moving into something new, or even moving across the world.

We embrace diversity, equity and inclusion. We have a diverse collection of people from different backgrounds, with different experiences, gender identities, abilities and thinking styles. What binds us together is a shared commitment to value everyone’s perspective and to cultivate inclusion; so that our work environment is a safe space we can all belong.

We prioritise flexibility and choice. At Deloitte, you get trust on Day 1. We know our people get their best work done when they’re in control of where and how they work, designing their work week around their client, team and personal commitments.

We help you live and work well. To support your personal and professional life, we offer a range of perks and benefits, including retail discounts, wellbeing leave, paid volunteering days, twelve flexible working options, market-leading parental leave and return to work support package.

Next Steps

Sound like the sort of role for you? Apply now. We’d love to hear from you.

By applying for this job, you’ll be assessed against the Deloitte Talent Standards. We’ve designed these standards so that you can grow in your career, and we can provide our clients with a consistent and exceptional Deloitte employee experience globally. The preferred candidate will be subject to background screening by Deloitte or by their external third-party provider.