Senior Systems Engineer | Integrated Product Support (IPS)Maintenance, Reliability & Sustainment
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Work Arrangement: Hybrid (Tuesday-Thursday in office)
Salary: AUD $130,000-$150,000 plus 10% annual bonus opportunity
Lead Defence Sustainment Strategy
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 responsible for defining how Defence capability will be maintained, supported, repaired, and sustained throughout its operational lifecycle.
You will develop maintenance concepts, supportability strategies, Maintenance Task Analysis (MTA) outputs, sparing requirements, sustainment plans, and lifecycle support deliverables that help ensure critical Defence systems remain safe, reliable, and operational for years to come.
This Is Not a Traditional Systems Engineering Role
This is not a requirements management, architecture, MBSE, or verification-focused systems engineering position.
We are seeking an engineer with deep expertise in:
- Integrated Product Support (IPS)
- Integrated Logistics Support (ILS)
- Maintenance Engineering
- Reliability Engineering
- Supportability Engineering
- Lifecycle Sustainment
- Asset Management
What You'll Be DoingLead Sustainment & Supportability Activities
- Lead Integrated Product Support (IPS) activities across Defence programs.
- Define maintenance concepts, sustainment strategies, and supportability frameworks.
- Create lifecycle support solutions for complex Defence systems.
- Influence how Defence capability is maintained throughout its service life.
- Perform Maintenance Task Analysis activities.
- Review OEM manuals, technical data packages, and system documentation.
- Define maintenance requirements, servicing frequencies, and support concepts.
- Establish maintenance strategies aligned to operational usage profiles.
- Determine sparing requirements and provisioning strategies.
- Define supportability requirements and sustainment solutions.
- Develop lifecycle support plans.
- Contribute to long-term asset support planning.
- Develop IPS-related Defence deliverables.
- Support ASDEFCON-aligned programs and activities.
- Develop technical publications, maintenance instructions, and support documentation.
- Ensure deliverables meet customer and contractual requirements.
- Lead investigations into equipment failures and degradation concerns.
- Support ongoing reliability and maintainability activities.
- Recommend improvements to maintenance and support strategies.
- Mentor and develop engineers within the sustainment team.
What We're Looking ForRequired Qualifications
- Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline.
- Australian Citizen able to obtain and maintain a Defence Security Clearance.
- 7+ years of relevant engineering experience.
- Strong understanding of maintenance and support of complex mechanical systems.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Integrated Product Support (IPS)
- Integrated Logistics Support (ILS)
- Maintenance Task Analysis (MTA)
- Reliability, Availability & Maintainability (RAM)
- Supportability Engineering
- Sustainment Engineering
- Maintenance Engineering
- Asset Lifecycle Management
- Fleet Sustainment
- Product Support Engineering
- Sparing Analysis
Strong candidates may come from:
- Defence
- Aerospace
- Aviation
- Rail
- Marine
- Transport
- Oil & Gas
- Utilities
- Manufacturing
- Mining
- Heavy Industry
What Success Looks Like
In this role, you will be the person defining how equipment is supported throughout its lifecycle.
You will determine:
- What maintenance needs to be performed
- How frequently it should occur
- What spare parts should be provisioned
- What support documentation needs to be developed
- How sustainment strategies should evolve as equipment ages
Successful candidates combine strong technical expertise with the ability to collaborate effectiely with customers, suppliers, project teams, and senior stakeholders.
Why Join World Fuel Government Solutions?
This is an opportunity to work on complex Defence programs while enjoying the benefits of a highly capable and growing engineering organization.
Unlike larger Defence primes, our engineers enjoy:
- Significant ownership and visibility
- Direct influence on engineering decisions
- Exposure across multiple engineering disciplines
- Close customer engagement
- Accelerated career development
- Broad technical and commercial experience
You'll help shape how critical Defence capability is maintained, supported, and sustained while developing expertise across supportability, reliability, maintenance, systems engineering, and lifecycle management.
If you're looking for an opportunity where your work has a direct impact on operational capability and long-term Defence outcomes, we'd love to hear from you.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Systems, Electrical Engineering or related discipline
- Australian citizen able to obtain and maintain a Defence Security Clearance
- 7+ years 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, and sparing analysis
- Experience working with complex mechanical equipment and systems (rotating equipment, engines, vehicles, plant equipment, etc.)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including technical writing
- Experience with Defence sustainment programs, ASDEFCON, IPS/ILS, RAM activities, engineering change management, or technical publications
What We Do
Headquartered in Miami, Florida, World Kinect Corporation (NYSE: WKC) is a leading global energy management company, offering a broad suite of solutions across the energy product spectrum. In addition to our core energy and fuel offerings to customers in the transportation sector, we provide advisory services, sustainability and renewable energy solutions, as well as supply fulfillment for natural gas and power. We continue to focus on advancing the energy transition to lower carbon alternatives through expanding our portfolio of energy solutions and providing customers with greater access to sustainably sourced energy. For more information, visit https://corp.worldkinect.com.
