Who we are

At Leidos Australia, our aim is to make the world a safer, healthier and more efficient place, but we won’t get far using existing ideas. We need incisive minds like yours to weave together information technology, engineering and science skills into practical solutions for the most complex and high risk challenges.

It’s work that matters, and a mission we are passionate about. As a large scale prime systems and services integrator, Leidos turns complex data into practical, usable solutions for our customers. In practical terms, we are Australia’s largest commercial supplier of intelligence services to the Australian Intelligence Community. We maintain legislative websites for governments, provide critical systems integration projects to the Department of Defence and support the IT environment for the Australian Taxation Office.

No matter who you are or where you work, Leidos has made it a key business goal to ensure everyone feels welcome, valued, respected and supported. It’s about understanding and recognising that everyone is unique and central to building a great place to work. 

We’re passionate about the fact that our work is not just interesting and challenging, but benefits Australia as a country. Innovation is a key value and central to the ethos, and change is constant. So there’s plenty of scope to think differently, develop and learn in an environment that’s both supportive and constantly evolving.

At the end of the 12 month program, Leidos graduates transition into roles across the company based on their strengths & aspirations and the needs of the business.

Your Graduate role

As a Graduate Systems Engineer you could be involved in a wide range of activities, including:

• Support the delivery of systems that meet customer specifications and requirements by developing an understanding of the customer’s needs and turn these into requirements and documentation
• Use your research and analysis skills to provide input and recommendations on systems products and collaborate on systems solutions through applying systematic processes and systems engineering methodologies, while taking into account the customer’s technical, schedule and cost constraints
• Contribute to the implementation and verification and testing of systems to ensure the solution meets the business and customer requirements
• Provide suggestions and recommendations for hardware and software specifications, through supporting activities such as: functional analysis, timeline analysis, trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition studies

Who we are looking for

This role is ideal for someone who is completing or has recently completed a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent intensive course in the following disciplines:

• Bachelor Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Science

You’ll have great communication and interpersonal skills, together with a collaborative approach to building a productive team environment.

Successful candidates will be required to be Australian Citizens and be able to obtain and maintain an Australian Government Security Clearance.

At Leidos you’ll enjoy 12 weeks’ paid parental leave as a primary carer, flexible work practices, discounted health insurance, novated leasing and more. Foster your career through complete access to learning and development and mentoring opportunities, we have a strong track record of internal promotion and career transitions.