Senior Engineering Leaders - Autonomous Systems

  • Australia
  • Perth
  • Contract
  • Negotiable

Senior Engineering Leadership Opportunities – Autonomous Systems

Superintendent – Platform Engineering & Release | Principal Engineer – Development Integrations

  • Location: Perth CBD
  • Contract: 12 months
  • Remuneration: Competitive, negotiable rates
  • Industry: Mining Technology | Autonomous Systems | Engineering

Talent International is partnering with a leading organisation in the resources sector to recruit two senior engineering leaders supporting the development and delivery of advanced Autonomous Haulage Systems (AHS).

These opportunities will suit experienced engineering professionals with strong technical leadership capabilities and backgrounds in complex software, hardware-integrated or mission-critical systems.

Opportunity 1: Superintendent – Platform Engineering & Release

This role leads the Release Management, DevOps and Platform Engineering functions, ensuring engineering platforms, configurations, environments and deployment artefacts are controlled, traceable and ready for safe operational release.

Key responsibilities:

  • Lead Release Management, DevOps and Platform Engineering teams.
  • Own release governance, configuration management and engineering tooling.
  • Oversee CI/CD pipelines, build automation and deployment automation.
  • Manage engineering environments, including SIL, HIL, integration, staging and production-like systems.
  • Drive improvements in engineering productivity, release quality and deployment reliability.
  • Establish effective controls for software, firmware, hardware configurations and operational baselines.

Ideal background:

  • 10+ years’ experience in complex engineering or mission-critical environments.
  • Proven leadership of DevOps, Platform Engineering, Release Engineering or related technical teams.
  • Strong understanding of CI/CD, configuration management, release governance and engineering automation.
  • Experience with SIL/HIL environments, engineering tooling and technical assurance.

Opportunity 2: Principal Engineer – Development Integrations

This role provides hands-on engineering leadership across the development and integration of software, onboard safety features and hardware-integrated systems within an Autonomous Haulage System.

Key responsibilities:

  • Lead and mentor developers delivering complex integration capabilities.
  • Oversee integration of internally developed and vendor/OEM-supplied technologies.
  • Provide technical leadership across software, onboard systems, sensors, compute platforms and hardware interfaces.
  • Drive the use of SIL, HIL and simulation environments to reduce engineering risk.
  • Resolve complex technical integration challenges across multiple engineering disciplines.
  • Ensure engineering deliverables are technically complete and ready for formal verification and release.

Ideal background:

  • 10+ years’ experience in complex engineering environments.
  • Strong software engineering, systems integration or hardware-integrated development experience.
  • Proven leadership of development teams working on safety-critical or mission-critical systems.
  • Hands-on experience with SIL/HIL or simulation environments.
  • Experience with onboard systems, vehicle-integrated hardware or industrial automation.
  • Familiarity with IEC 61508-aligned development practices is advantageous.

Why consider these opportunities?

  • Work on advanced autonomous mining technology and complex engineering systems.
  • Take technical ownership of critical engineering functions.
  • Lead experienced engineering teams and influence engineering practices.
  • Contribute to the safe integration and deployment of next-generation autonomous capabilities.
  • Secure a 12-month contract based in Perth CBD.

Interested?

If you have a strong engineering leadership background in autonomous systems, robotics, industrial automation, software integration, DevOps or safety-critical engineering, we would welcome a confidential discussion.

Please submit your CV or contact Kelly Williams at Talent International, indicating which opportunity best aligns with your experience. For any queries call Kelly on 0409 005 286.

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