Principal Engineer, Development Integrations

Principal Engineer, Development Integrations

Contract Type:

Contract/Temp

Location:

Perth -   

Industry:

Operational Technology

Contact Name:

Holly Buckingham

Contact Email:

holly@versegroup.com.au

Contact Phone:

Date Published:

22-Oct-2026

About the role:
Join a leading global resources and green energy company with a large-scale autonomous mining operation, investing heavily in in-house autonomy engineering.

You will lead the developers building, extending and integrating software, onboard safety features and hardware-integrated systems for an Autonomous Haulage System (AHS). This is a hands-on technical leadership role. You will own how internal and vendor/OEM components come together into one safe, robust and scalable product.
  • 12 month contract + extensions based on performance
  • Monday to Friday, 40 hour per week
  • Perth CBD location + WFH
  What you’ll be doing
  • Leading and mentoring developers delivering integration-focused features
  • Setting engineering direction for development and integration activity
  • Owning the technical approach for incorporating vendor and OEM deliverables into the AHS platform and product suite
  • Resolving complex integration issues across software, onboard systems and hardware interfaces
  • Leading development of new onboard safety-related and hardware-integrated systems, including guiding engineering decisions related to sensors, compute, communications and vehicle interfaces
  • Driving the use and evolution of SIL and HIL environments to mature designs, reduce risk before verification and field deployment
  • Defining engineering readiness criteria and ensuring features are integration-ready before handover to Verification
About you
  • Full Australian working rights – no Visa sponsorship or relocation assistance available
  • 10+ years in complex engineering environments
  • Strong background in software engineering, systems integration or hardware-integrated development
  • Proven experience leading development teams delivering safety-critical or mission-critical systems
  • Hands-on experience with SIL, HIL or simulation environments for engineering development
  • Experience with onboard systems, sensors, compute platforms or vehicle-integrated hardware
  • Familiarity with ISO 61508 aligned development environments
Why apply?
  • 12 month contract at $110/hr + super
  • Contract extensions based on performance
  • Technical leadership on a live autonomy platform at scale
  • Direct influence over architecture, integration approach and engineering practice

If this sounds like an opportunity you’d be interested in, please click apply or send your CV to holly@versegroup.com.au
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