Principal Systems Scientist - National Energy Analysis Centre

• Lead the development of SysML models and end-to-end analytical workflows relevant to Australia’s energy transition aligned with NEAC’s strategic priorities
• Provide scientific input to the technical development and market strategy for NEAC’s digital infrastructure capabilities and product offering
• Develop and curate NEAC’s research agenda and lead its execution in collaboration with NEAC science leaders and the broader team
• Mentor and upskill staff in contemporary systems science and computing
• Lead the creation, scoping and delivery of projects across research, government and industry
• Represent NEAC and CSIRO externally, both in Australia and internationally
• Be an active and collaborative member of the NEAC Leadership Team
• Adhere to the spirit and practice of CSIRO’s Values, Health, Safety and Environment plans and policies, diversity initiatives and Zero Harm goals

• A PhD in Systems Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Control Systems Engineering, Operations Research, or a closely related field, and at least 10 years of practical industry or research experience involving energy systems applications
• Demonstrated ability to undertake original, creative and innovative research by generating and pursuing novel ideas and solutions to scientific and industrial research problems
• A demonstrated publication history of authorship on scientific papers in peer reviewed journals and/or reports, grant applications or inventorship on patent applications
• Excellent theoretical and practical understanding of MBSE, scientific computing and optimisation applied to energy systems problems including social, technical, economic and environmental considerations
• Demonstrated ability to communicate vision and value to technical and non-technical stakeholders, and lead multi-disciplinary research efforts across organisational boundaries
• The ability to work collaboratively within a purpose-driven, customer-focused agile team, supporting team priorities in a dynamic and innovative operational environment

• Experience with team-based software development and distributed version control (e.g., Git)
• Knowledge of hetero-functional graph theory or similar methods
• Experience of data capture, processing, analysis and visualisation from sources relevant to NEAC, e.g. social research, IoT devices, energy systems, spatial data
• Leadership team experience from a new and evolving initiative that has direct industry or government application

15.4% superannuation