Test and Validation Engineer

Pay Rate: $60-$65/hr
Location: South Burnie

Position Description: Proving Grounds Test and Evaluation Engineer
Us
We are a large international company working on cutting edge software in the underground mining sector. We provide opportunities to grow your skill set and knowledge around all aspects of mining and the software development process. Our local team works globally with other development centers and remote customers that provides opportunity to travel for face-to-face collaboration and on-site activities.
You
You are an Engineer with a history of testing and evaluating products that solve real world problems. You will be an out of the box thinker who is happy working on a variety of problems. You are a self-starter who enjoys seeing a solution through to completion and are happy to balance work between different environments. You enjoy occasional travel to customer sites and internal facilities to deepen your expertise and network.
 
Job Duties/Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Be a part of the Underground Technology Global Integration Testing Team, engaging with stakeholders on schedule, process, and quality goals.
• Development of test plans for on-machine evaluation of software releases and new features
• Management of product integration on machine and system deployment to the proving ground and field follow
• Execution of Test Cases including operation of underground mining machines, autonomy systems, and technology under test at Proving Grounds.
• Identification of software and system issues on machine including analysis of the related subsystems to assign corrective action tasks. Development of emergency containment actions where necessary
• Work with subsystem teams to develop interim and permanent containment actions for issues
• Issue documentation, tracking and management
• Installation and Evaluation of both on and off machine hardware systems.
• Troubleshooting software and communication issues on machine
• Use of development tools to collect data required for offline analysis
• Interface to machine product group to plan testing schedules and communicate software release plans
• Support Commercial Teams in Proving Grounds customer engagement events.
• Support Training Teams for Dealer and Customer training programs.
• Contribute to system requirements definition for system functionality and features.

 
 
Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience) in an accredited Engineering or Computer Science curriculum

 
Required Skills:

• 3+ years of relevant work experience
• Technical Integration and Testing Proficiency
• Problem Solving and Issue Management
• Stakeholder Engagement and Communication

Desired Skills:

• Good communication, interpersonal and collaboration skills.
• Networking and radio communication experience
• Hardware in loop or real system testing experience
• Experience with software development tools
• Experience of datalink analysis
• Team leadership skills

 
On the Job Skills:

• Operation of Machines (Both Manual and Remote Controlled)
• Testing, Troubleshooting and data collection of Underground Mining Technology Equipment