Work with cutting edge AI technology, making the world a safer and more secure place. DroneShield (ASX:DRO) offers an opportunity to solve some of world’s most challenging technical problems in the rapidly growing counterdrone sector.  

Our customers are some of the most demanding in the world, including militaries, government agencies, airports, critical infrastructure, law enforcement and many others. The counterdrone sector is rapidly changing, with DroneShield being in an arms race against state-backed drone manufacturers globally.  

With one of the largest listed defence company market capitalisations in Australia, now part of the ASX200 index, DroneShield is experiencing a period of hypergrowth. Revenue has surged from A$57 million in 2024 to over A$190 million in 2025, representing growth of more than 400% year-on-year, with record profitability and cashflow. The total addressable global market for counterdrone is assessed at approximately $100 billion, and is currently at the nascent stage with much of the growth still to come, with DroneShield well positioned as a global market leader, and the only public listed pure-play business in this sector.  

The company has grown from 11 employees in 2017 to over 450 staff globally today, and is on track to reach around 550 by the end of 2026. This expansion includes investment of over A$50 million annually in R&D, a global pipeline exceeding A$2.5 billion, and continuous scaling of production capacity to meet accelerating demand. 

The role is based at DroneShield’s central Sydney headquarters. Overseas on-the-ground presence includes Virginia (USA), Netherlands, Denmark, Mexico and Dubai, as well as distributors in over 70 countries worldwide. 

About the role

DroneShield is on the lookout for a Senior Systems Engineer to join our innovative product development team in Sydney. This role offers an exceptional opportunity for a results-driven professional to make a significant impact in a rapidly growing, niche market.

This role will be dedicated to the DroneShield Platforms Team and offers an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic and innovative environment, supporting the deployment and scaling of critical software tools for our software, security, and systems engineering teams. As a key contributor, you will play a pivotal role in enabling the business to scale its operations efficiently and securely, ensuring the successful deployment of critical corporate software tools to the business.

This position will see you working across a variety of software tools and infrastructure projects, providing expertise in deploying reliable, scalable, and secure solutions. You will support the introduction of new tools and systems to increase velocity of the software engineering teams, enabling automation and AI integration where possible, while ensuring compliance with security standards.

The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills and the ability to work with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. You will be comfortable working independently in fast-paced environments, while also collaborating effectively as part of a team.

Responsibilities, Duties and Expectations 

• Lead coordination across engineering disciplines to define and deliver quality products, features and capabilities for our existing and next generation product lines.
• Perform complex analysis and trade studies to guide system concept selection, ensuring system architecture and design align with business objectives.
• Partner with Product and Project Management to support project deliverables and timelines by keeping development teams informed of key milestones and performance metrics.
• Manage the documentation for system design, requirements and test strategies, specifically focusing on integration testing to ensure that subsystems work together to meet the overall system needs.
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders to communicate technical concepts and risks, resolve problems, ensure alignment and influence decision-making on technical issues.
• Ensure continual improvement of the products and seamless integration of systems elements and interfaces, driving alignment to achieve desired system outcomes.
• Identify, assess and manage risks at a technical, product and project level.
• Support and drive the development and introduction of systems engineering processes that promote best practices and provide a framework for product development, seeking to increase efficiency and improve project outcomes.
• Mentor and provide guidance to junior engineers, supporting technical professional development.

Qualifications, Experience and Skills 

• BEng/BSc or Masters degree in relevant engineering discipline (Systems Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science), or similar technical field of study or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of experience performing systems engineering responsibilities within complex product development environments.
• Solid understanding of the application of systems engineering frameworks, principles and tools across the entire product development lifecycle.
• Experience with requirements management for complex software and hardware products or features.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and within a team environment on work packages and deliverables to achieve project outcomes
• Excel in a high empowerment, fast paced, agile environment, surrounded by likeminded, high achieving people.

Nice to have 

• Experience working with high-throughput, high-performance computer systems and large-scale data ingestion pipelines to support advanced ML training workloads is desirable.
• Familiarity with observability and monitoring platforms, supporting the needs of development, QA, and customer-facing production systems through diverse, high throughput metric retrieval, in a secure environment is desirable.
• Familiarity with air-gapped deployment and update processes, including secure media transfer, cryptographic signing, update validation, and strict change control procedures within high-security, isolated environments is desirable
• Exposure to VPN design and global, distributed network architecture and operation, enabling secure connectivity between systems and devices across diverse environments is desirable.
• Experience developing and testing systems relating to Electronic Warfare, Command and Control, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, RF sensing, Sensor Fusion and distributed systems is desirable.
• An understanding of cybersecurity practices in systems engineering to ensure the integrity and security of systems is desirable.

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