Principal Systems Engineer

Come grow with us.

AECOM is involved in the most interesting and challenging transport infrastructure projects that are shaping the landscape around us and defining the future of Australia and NZ. We live and breathe culture, making sure our lives are integrated with our professional development and we actively enjoy the journey.

We’re committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging - because great ideas come from diverse perspectives. AECOM is proud to be a Fortune 500 Most Admired Company, a WGEA Employer of Choice for Gender Equality, #Work180 Equitable Workplace Awards 2025 Winner and an AWEI Bronze Tier LGBTQ+ Inclusive Employer.

We are currently hiring a number of positions to join the team delivering an inspirational sports and entertainment legacy across Queensland.

AECOM has been appointed by the Games Independent Infrastructure and Coordination Authority (GIICA) as the Delivery Partner for the $7.1bn Games Venues Infrastructure Program.

This achievement is celebrated with our joint venture partner Laing O’Rourke, a strategic team formed to support the delivery of 17 new and upgrades sport, recreation, and entertainment venues across Queensland for 2032 and beyond.  

Join the team to help deliver world-class venues and infrastructure that will leave a lasting legacy for Queensland.

Everyone belongs at AECOM

As Queensland prepares for one of the world's largest sporting events, we're looking for an experienced Principal / Senior Systems Engineer – Requirements & Integration to play a key role in delivering complex, multi-venue infrastructure programs.

Working as part of our Systems Assurance team, you'll provide technical leadership across systems engineering activities, ensuring requirements and interfaces are effectively managed from concept through to operational readiness. You'll work with multidisciplinary teams across transport, technology, infrastructure and operations, helping integrate complex systems that support major programs across nationally significant infrastructure projects.

This is an opportunity to apply your expertise on projects where systems integration, stakeholder collaboration and technical governance are critical to successful delivery.

How you’ll make a difference

• Lead requirements management and systems engineering activities across complex, multi-disciplinary projects.
• Administer and govern IBM DOORS, ensuring robust requirements management, configuration control and end-to-end traceability.
• Define and manage interfaces across infrastructure, technology and operational systems.
• Facilitate requirements workshops, technical reviews and integration forums with internal and external stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain requirements frameworks, standards and governance processes aligned with industry best practice.
• Drive verification and validation (V&V), configuration management and change control activities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Identify and manage integration risks, supporting assurance reviews and program readiness activities.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to the growth of systems engineering capability across the business.

The qualities that help you thrive 

The following qualifications and experience are highly desired, but if you don’t tick all the boxes you could still be a perfect fit for this role. Please apply, all applications will be considered.

• 10+ years' experience in Systems Engineering across complex infrastructure, transport, ICT, defence or major programs.
• Advanced experience administering and managing IBM DOORS, including governance, configuration, baselining and traceability.
• Strong understanding of the systems engineering lifecycle, including requirements management, interface management, verification and validation, and configuration management.
• Experience working within complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
• Knowledge of systems engineering standards such as ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288 or similar.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• A collaborative approach with a passion for mentoring and developing others.

Experience supporting major events, large-scale integration programs or multi-venue environments will be highly regarded.

Why you’ll love working with us

• Flexible work arrangements, including alternative start/finish times, part-time, job-sharing and hybrid work options
• Purchase up to 6 weeks additional annual leave per year
• Volunteer and representation leave
• Flex public holidays – swap Easter or other holidays for ones that suit you better

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?

We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including those with disabilities, additional health or mental health needs, and/or neurodiverse conditions. If you require any adjustments during the hiring process, please let us know.

Applications are reviewed as they come in, and the role may close earlier than expected, so if this opportunity sounds like you, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. Learn more about life at AECOM: LinkedIn, Facebook , Instagram, X, YouTube - explore our AECOM voices, employee stories, latest projects, and much more!

At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

AECOM acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which we, our clients and our communities live and work around Australia. We pay our respects to their cultures and to their Elders — past, present, and emerging. We are committed to connecting to Country in our work through meaningful engagement with First Nations peoples and businesses.  Find out more about our Australian Reconciliation Action Plan here: https://aecom.com/au/our-vision-for-reconciliation/.

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.