Te whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity
Join Beca's Applied Technology business and help deliver complex, mission-critical software systems across the defence, aviation, maritime, and other highly regulated sectors. As a Systems Engineer, you'll work on advanced technologies where you’ll use your understanding of software, hardware, and consideration of the user needs, and a system’s environment to solve real-world challenges and produce real-world deliverables.
Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you'll contribute across the systems engineering lifecycle (think V-Diagrams and requirements management) supporting design and development through to integration, testing, and deployment, and operation. You'll provide technical delivery support and collaborate closely with clients to deliver robust, high-quality solutions.
This role offers the opportunity to work on impactful projects while further developing your technical expertise and leadership capability in a collaborative and supportive environment.
In this role you will:
- Design, develop, integrate, and test embedded/mission-critical systems. Having a strong focus on the integration and interoperability of systems.
- Help define the high-level problem, and the ability to dive into the low-level to produce the technical solutions, that focus on addressing the real problem.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to solve complex technical challenges.
- Support project delivery within time and budget, supporting mission critical systems that must operate first time, every time.
https://www.beca.com/what-we-do/projects/defence/underwater-isr-upgrade-to-p-3k2-orion
https://www.beca.com/what-we-do/projects/defence/rnzaf-seasprite-helicopter-simulator-maintenance
Mōu ake | About you
We're looking for a systems engineer who enjoys solving complex problems and working on systems where software interacts closely with hardware and operational environments. You'll bring strong technical capability, sound engineering judgement, and a collaborative approach.
Key attributes for success in this role include:
- Eligibility to obtain and maintain a New Zealand Government Security Clearance is a mandatory requirement for this role. Applicants must hold New Zealand Citizenship or New Zealand Permanent Residency to be considered.
- A minimum of 2 years' experience in the engineering industry or a similar role.
- You have the ability to collaborate with our clients, truly understand their problems, and provide through systems analysis to help guide them towards the necessary outcomes.
- Ability to document technical design in detail, producing documentation to support the project outcomes you produce.
- Experience on supporting/developing in for embedded, real-time, or systems-focused environments. This can include low level system design, hardware/software integrated systems or high assurance and high integrity solutions.
- Experience working with solutions that interface with hardware, electronics, sensors, control systems, or integrated platforms.
- A keen appreciation for development of requirements within a systems engineering lifecycle framework, supporting the design and production of outcomes that can be verified against these requirements.
- The ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary teams and communicate with a range of stakeholders.
- Experience working in aerospace, aviation (civil, government, or defence), maritime, nuclear, defence, or other safety-critical, highly regulated industries is highly regarded.
- A tertiary qualification or relevant industry experience in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
- Professional membership or accreditation (e.g. INCOSE, IMarEST, IET, RAeS, Engineering NZ), or progression towards chartered status, is advantageous.
Important: The successful candidate must be eligible to obtain an NZDF Defence Site Clearance or National Security Clearance. Eligibility to obtain and maintain a New Zealand Government Security Clearance is a mandatory requirement for this position. Security and background checks will be undertaken as part of the recruitment process.
Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou | What we offer
A career with Beca will provide you with:
- Professional development opportunities.
- A supportive and caring work environment where you can bring your whole self to work.
- Flexible working arrangements to balance your personal / family commitments.
- Opportunities to learn from our industry experts and technical gurus across the Asia Pacific.
- A highly supportive environment of sharing and collaboration.
- Excellent benefits provided to all staff – including discounted health insurance, discounts on gym memberships, and a number of social club events. Beca prides itself on supporting a diverse and inclusive culture – open to inputs from creative people of all genders, ethnicity, identity, thought and experiences.
Tono mai | Apply now!
Ready to make everyday better? Apply now.
Skills Required
- Minimum 2 years of experience in the engineering industry or a similar role
- Eligibility to obtain and maintain a New Zealand Government Security Clearance
- New Zealand citizenship or New Zealand permanent residency
- Eligibility to obtain an NZDF Defence Site Clearance or National Security Clearance
- Ability to collaborate with clients and perform systems analysis
- Ability to document detailed technical designs
- Experience supporting or developing embedded, real-time, or systems-focused solutions
- Experience with low-level system design or hardware/software integrated systems
- Experience with high-assurance or high-integrity solutions
- Experience with hardware, electronics, sensors, control systems, or integrated platforms
- Experience developing and managing requirements within a systems engineering lifecycle
- Ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary teams and communicate with stakeholders
- Tertiary qualification or relevant industry experience in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline
- Experience in aerospace, aviation, maritime, nuclear, defence, safety-critical, or highly regulated industries
- Professional membership or accreditation such as INCOSE, IMarEST, IET, RAeS, or Engineering New Zealand
- Progression toward chartered status
What We Do
Beca is one of the largest employee-owned professional services consultancy firms in the Asia-Pacific region, providing engineering, design, and advisory services to help clients optimize assets and infrastructure.








