Systems Engineer

About John Holland

At John Holland, our purpose is simple – we transform lives with everything we do. We’ve always known that infrastructure is about people — our customers, our employees, and the communities in which we work every day.

That’s our difference. Deep experience and capability with a genuine care about creating better lives for people along the way. Be part of the team that’s up for the challenge of transforming lives for good.

The Project:

Sydney Metro West is a transformational 24 km underground railway connecting Sydney CBD to Parramatta, with stations at Westmead, Parramatta, Sydney Olympic Park, North Strathfield, Burwood North, Five Dock, The Bays, Pyrmont and Hunter Street.

The Linewide package connects the entire system, delivering the critical rail infrastructure and technology that bring the metro network to life.

Project offices are located across several Sydney locations including the CBD, Clyde, Rosehill, The Bays and Burwood North.

The Role:

John Holland is seeking a motivated Systems Engineer to support the delivery of the Sydney Metro West Linewide Project through the application of systems engineering principles, requirements management, and verification and validation (V&V) processes.

Working within the Systems Engineering, Safety & Systems Assurance team, you will assist in maintaining requirements traceability, managing compliance evidence, supporting assurance activities, and coordinating verification activities across a complex rail systems environment. This role provides an excellent opportunity to develop practical systems engineering experience on one of Australia's largest transport infrastructure projects while working alongside experienced rail and systems engineering professionals.

Key Repsonsibilities:

Requirements Management

• Support the capture, analysis and management of project requirements within requirements management tools.


• Maintain requirements traceability between contractual, stakeholder, system, design, test and acceptance artefacts.


• Assist with the preparation and maintenance of Requirements Verification Traceability Matrices (RVTMs).


• Monitor requirements verification status and assist in identifying gaps, inconsistencies and compliance issues.


• Support requirements reviews, workshops and baseline management activities.


• Assist with the assessment and implementation of approved requirements changes.

Verification & Validation

• Support the planning and coordination of verification and validation activities throughout project delivery.


• Collect, review and organise compliance evidence from engineering, construction and testing teams.


• Assist in preparing verification reports, compliance summaries and assurance documentation.


• Support testing and commissioning activities by ensuring verification requirements are appropriately documented and tracked.


• Maintain verification records and evidence registers to support project acceptance and assurance milestones.


• Assist in the preparation of project acceptance submissions and evidence packs.

Systems Engineering Support

• Apply systems engineering processes and procedures in accordance with project and organisational requirements.


• Support interface management activities by identifying and tracking requirements associated with key project interfaces.


• Assist with configuration management and change control activities relating to requirements and verification evidence.


• Contribute to technical reviews, engineering workshops and governance meetings.


• Maintain accurate project records and systems engineering documentation.

Stakeholder Coordination

• Work collaboratively with design consultants, construction teams, testing and commissioning personnel, and engineering and assurance teams.


• Support communication and coordination between engineering disciplines to facilitate requirements compliance.


• Prepare reports and presentations to communicate requirements and verification status.


• Build effective working relationships with project stakeholders.

Qualifications:

Essential

• Bachelor of Engineering (Systems, Electrical, Mechatronics, Software, Telecommunications or related discipline).


• Exposure to requirements management, systems assurance, testing or verification activities.


• Up to 5 years' engineering experience within rail, transport, infrastructure, defence or other complex engineering environments.


• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.


• Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary project teams.

Desirable

• Experience using requirements management tools such as IBM DOORS, Relatics or similar platforms.


• Familiarity with rail engineering, transport infrastructure or major projects.


• Knowledge of ISO/IEC 15288 systems engineering principles.


• Understanding of systems assurance, testing and commissioning processes.

As Part Of The Team, You Can Help Transform Lives.

Your success is reflected in ours, so we’re committed to being an employer of choice.

We pride ourselves on having a diverse and inclusive workplace, as we understand that different perspectives and ideas are critical to our long-term success.

We want you to be with us for the long term, so providing you with rich career experiences and ongoing development is our priority.

Offer:

We’re about connecting your sense of purpose to ours. We understand that your career is one of the biggest ways to have an impact on the world.

We also believe in supporting you as a whole person, not just an employee.

• Competitive remuneration with salary continuance, and salary sacrifice options.


• Great leave benefits including 18 weeks paid parental leave with super and up to an extra 18 weeks of super paid on further periods of unpaid parental leave, multicultural leave exchange and two extra days to prioritise your wellbeing.


• Career progression underpinned by our exciting pipeline of work means you’ll have the opportunity to work on iconic projects that are shaping cities and communities.


• Learning and development opportunities where you’ll have access to emerging talent programs, building your career through clear career pathways, plus technical and leadership training and development opportunities.


• Inclusion, diversity and equity is part of how we work. We want everyone at John Holland to feel that they belong – that’s why we’re working hard every day to foster a more inclusive culture, backed by a business-wide inclusion strategy to bring about meaningful change. We’ve also got active employee resource groups that support our commitments including those around gender equality and reconciliation.


• Flexible working that works for you as we know flexibility means different things to different people. Whether it’s flexi-hours, flexi-parenting, flexi-leave, flexi-shifts or flexi-work, we’re committed to helping our people work flexibly