Description:
As Systems Engineer, you’ll play a key role supporting the Systems Engineering Activities for the Cross River Rail and its related projects such as European Train Control Systems (ETCS). A key focus is ensuring the successful integration of these projects into the existing rail infrastructure. This is a great opportunity to take your systems engineering experience to the next level and take on a client-side position on a SEQLD’s largest infrastructure project. You will have oversight of the system engineering deliverables performed by our contracting delivery partners ensuring they adhere to a ‘good practice’ systems engineering approach and meet contractual obligations. The role will also support technical risk management and ﾠrequirements management processes including baseline development, reporting and change management.
Job details
Position status Fixed Term Temporary Position type Flexible full-time Occupational group Engineering & Surveying Classification Var. Workplace Location Brisbane Inner City Job ad reference QLD/626040 Closing date 11-May-2025 Job duration December 2026 with possible extension. Contact person Cross River Rail Careers Team Contact details careers@crrda.org.auAccess the National Relay Service
Cross River Rail will transform the way we travel to, from and through Brisbane in the future. It will be a catalyst for 10 years of wider rail transformation across the whole of South East Queensland and it is already playing a key role in how we prepare for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Cross River Rail is a new 10.2km rail line including 5.9km of twin tunnels running under the Brisbane River and CBD. It includes the delivery of four new underground stations, two new above-ground stations, accessibility rebuilds for six stations, the construction of three new stations on the Gold Coast, and the introduction of a new world-class ‘ETCS' signalling system.
This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to work on one of Australia's largest infrastructure projects and to be a part of something that will leave a lasting legacy for generations to come.
About the Role
As Systems Engineer, you'll play a key role supporting the Systems Engineering Activities for the Cross River Rail and its related projects such as European Train Control Systems (ETCS). A key focus is ensuring the successful integration of these projects into South East Queensland's existing rail infrastructure environment. This is a great opportunity to take your systems engineering experience to the next level and take on a client-side position on a SEQLD's largest infrastructure project.
You will have oversight of the system engineering deliverables performed by our contracting delivery partners ensuring they adhere to a ‘good practice' systems engineering approach and meet contractual obligations. The role will also support technical risk management and requirements management processes including baseline development, reporting and change management.
Working as part of the Systems Engineering & Assurance Team, you'll collaborate across disciplines to ensure seamless system integration, compliance, and operational readiness. The successful application will be working from our modern corporate office in the heart of Brisbane's CBD with work from home flexibility. This opportunity is offered as a contract until December 2026 with possible extensions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support the development of systems engineering artefacts ensuring contractors meeting contractual systems engineering obligations.
- Review contractor-submitted systems engineering documentation (e.g., management plans, analyses, reports).
- Support the development and review of project requirements and specifications ensuring traceability and compliance.
- Assist with system architecture and interface identification and management.
- Assess change requests for requirements, systems architecture and interface impacts and prepare documentation for the Change Control Board approvals.
- Collaborate with project teams to manage and resolve systems engineering and integration related risk and issues.
- Prepare briefing notes and presentations for stakeholders and management.
- Review contractor-submitted systems engineering documentation (e.g., management plans, analyses, reports).
- Support the continuous improvement of Delivery Authority Operating Model inline with ISO 15288
About You:
- Strong knowledge of systems engineering standards (ISO 15288, INCOSE Handbook, configuration management).
- Experience in the application of requirements management/ requirements management tools, system architecture definition, interface engineering and configuration management.
- Experience working in a rail infrastructure / rail systems environment. Understanding of rail regulatory, assurance and acceptance highly regarded.
- Strong critical thinking, collaboration and communication skills.
- Relevant engineering qualifications.
Why work with CRRDA?
On Cross River Rail you will not only work with the best but become your best. And as we enter a new phase of delivery, our project offers a rare career opportunity for top tier professionals to have played their part on something that is genuinely city shaping and transformative.
Our people are supported with flexible work options, career development through the Australian Institute of Management and salary packaging.
At Cross River Rail we are an equal opportunity employer and strive to build balanced teams from all walks of life.
How To Apply
Please submit your Resume by clicking on the apply link before the closing date of 30 March 2025.
Further information
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