Senior Autonomous Site System Verification and Validation Engineer

The Company:  Hexagon is a global leader in digital reality solutions, combining sensor, software and autonomous technologies. Our solutions free our customers to harness the rapidly increasing amounts of data, putting it to work to boost efficiency, productivity, quality and safety across industrial, manufacturing, infrastructure, public sector and mobility applications. Headquartered in Switzerland, Hexagon (Nasdaq Stockholm: HEXA B).

Hexagon Autonomous Solution comprises of three divisions: Agriculture, Autonomy & Positioning and Mining.

The Project: Hexagon has partnered with our mining client to develop an autonomous haulage solution for a will deploy and operate a world-first fleet of 120 fully Autonomous Road Trains to carry ore 150km to the Port.  The solution, which includes drive-by-wire technology and an autonomous management system, is a truck-agnostic, full-site solution designed to streamline vehicle movement in road-train haulage. 

The Position; Reporting to the Site Verification & Validation Manager, in our development project team.  This role will see you work across multiple teams inclusive of product and field-based engineers, based locally & globally (USCA/LATM Europe) to ensure a cohesive validation and verification plan is established. In addition, your duties/responsibilities will include, not limited to;

Technical

• Write autonomous site system validation and verification plans for site system features that require interconnection between multiple products
• Contribute to regulatory compliance and robustness test strategies across product V&V teams
• Integrate functional safety testing requirements into the overall autonomous site system V&V strategy

Operational

• Contribute to V&V strategies and specific plans to ensure customer statement of work requirements are met.
• Maintain documentation of verification and validation procedures, policies, test cases and reports.
• Identify process improvement opportunities and equipment needs for validation/testing.

Customer Service

• Engage across development, deployment and customer project teams on project deliverables at varied levels
• Partner closely with key stakeholders internal/external on project timelines, variations and deliverables.

About you

We are looking for an experienced Automation Test Engineer/Software Developer with background in AHS mining operations who can bring their knowledge and skills to a fast paced & dynamic project.   In addition, we are seeking those with the following qualifications and skill;

Technical

• Bachelor’s degree in software engineering discipline or equivalent
• Experienced in product Verification & Validation based activities for mining or resource-based technology applications.

General

• Creative and open-minded individual who fosters an environment in which sharing of ideas is encouraged
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision to conduct validation studies.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Ability to build cohesive and collaborative relations across a Multi-level stakeholder group
• Valid Australian working rights: Permanent Resident or Australian Citizen

Desirable

• Certification such as ISTQB, PMP, or INCOSE
• Prior experience in building frameworks, procedures and process documentation
• Proven experience in validating hardware and software components within complex, integrated systems
• Direct experience with V&V activities for autonomous site systems and autonomous vehicles

We are committed to being a diverse workplace that mirrors the international nature of our business, with employees, customers and suppliers working across the world in more than 50 countries.