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Hybrid Systems Engineer – Sensor Fusion AI & ThreatAI (AU) presso DroneShield

DroneShield · Sydney, Australia · Hybrid

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About the role

DroneShield is seeking a Systems Engineer to join our innovative development team in Sydney. Reporting directly to the AI Systems Engineering Team Lead, this role offers an exceptional opportunity for a results-driven professional to make a significant impact in a rapidly growing, niche market.

This role comprises stakeholder management, requirements gathering and management, design, verification/ validation, architecture maintenance, and documentation of various engineering projects and features.

These responsibilities are crucial for both the development of internal tools and the creation of customer-facing features. Ideal for a lifelong learner, this position encourages continuous personal and professional development and proactive engagement with the latest industry practices. Thrive in a supportive team environment that values autonomy and offers competitive remuneration. 


Responsibilities, Duties and Expectations 

  • Engage with stakeholders across various departments, including Engineering, Product, Customer Support, to gather detailed requirements and understand the customer needs and market trends
  • Serve as a liaison between technical teams and non-technical stakeholders, translating business needs into actionable engineering tasks and ensuring that requirements are clearly understood
  • Overseeing software feature development and evolution at the technical level, ensuring completion within sprint timeframes
  • Participate in product demonstrations and promotional events to gather feedback and understand user responses to existing and upcoming product features 
  • Facilitate requirement gathering, review sessions, and workshops to address detailed business / customer needs and objectives from Product
  • Decomposition of business and customer needs into system level requirements for developers to work against
  • Collaborate closely with engineers and developers to refine system level requirements, ensuring technical feasibility and alignment with business goals 
  • Support and deliver training sessions of product features
  • Adjusting and refining requirements and tasks as projects evolve and new priorities are defined
  • Documentation of software features and supporting artefacts, including requirements, feedback, user stories, acceptance criteria, business objectives, process flows, architecture, test cases, ensuring consistency and clarity across all documentation
  • Support QA with verification and validation of software features
  • Software architecture development and maintenance
  • Establish and maintain strong, transparent communication channels with all stakeholders, providing regular updates on project status and developments 
  • Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives by analysing the outcomes of projects and suggesting enhancements to streamline processes. 
  • Respond to Request for Information (RFIs) in a timely manner
  • Configuration of sensor fusion simulation scenarios for benchmarking AI model performance
  • Assist data engineers in development of data collection plans for model training and development
  • Assist data engineers with data collection activities and coordination
  • Assist in triaging Sensor Fusion issues and feedback from product demonstrations and Field Service Engineers (FSEs) for timely resolution
  • Maintain and manage SensorFusionAI sub-system architecture.


Qualifications, Experience and Skills 

  • Bachelor’s degree in relevant Engineering discipline (Communications, Computer, Electronics, Mechanical, Mechatronics or equivalent), similar technical field of study or equivalent practical experience 
  • 2+ years proven experience as a Systems Engineer in a technology-driven Software environment
  • Strong experience in requirements elicitation and maintenance
  • Strong experience in architecture maintenance, system/sub-system development
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders 
  • Experience in conducting and leading product demonstrations and feedback sessions.
  • Experience in an agile systems engineering environment, involving fast time to market and high velocity development
  • Excellent technical documentation skills
  • Translation of technical concepts and features to business and product stakeholders
  • Proficient in using tools such as Jira, Confluence, and other project management and documentation software 
  • Ability to work effectively in dynamic, fast-paced environments and adapt to changing project needs and deadlines 
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a detail-oriented mindset 
  • Excellent organizational and communication skills, capable of managing multiple priorities while maintaining attention to detail. 

Nice to have

  • Combining knowledge of AI with traditional systems engineering principles- Requirements elicitation for AI-based systems
  • Familiarity with benchmarking pipelines and interpreting results and metrics
  • Familiarity with programming and understanding high quality, complex code
  • Prior experience in electronic warfare, artificial intelligence and/or machine learning software environments

Who You Are

  • You are passionate about an evolving technical domain
  • You enjoy liaising with multiple stakeholders to ensure timely completion of complex software features
  • You are a self-driven learner, always seeking to improve and stay at the forefront of your field.
  • You are comfortable working in a high-pressure, fast paced environment, and are motivated to help DroneShield scale globally
  • You think ‘out of the box’ and adapt to changing business needs
  • You employ strong systems engineering practices


Note for recruitment agencies: We do not accept unsolicited candidates from external recruiters unless specifically instructed.


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