The role
An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced Test Lead to coordinate and lead verification and validation activities for a cutting-edge autonomous haulage technology program.
Working across both Perth-based and field testing teams, you will be responsible for planning, coordinating and executing integrated verification and validation activities to ensure software and hardware releases meet quality, safety and operational requirements before deployment.
This role combines technical leadership with hands-on testing and offers the opportunity to work closely with engineering, simulation, automation, operations and OEM stakeholders in a highly collaborative environment.
An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced Test Lead to coordinate and lead verification and validation activities for a cutting-edge autonomous haulage technology program.
Working across both Perth-based and field testing teams, you will be responsible for planning, coordinating and executing integrated verification and validation activities to ensure software and hardware releases meet quality, safety and operational requirements before deployment.
This role combines technical leadership with hands-on testing and offers the opportunity to work closely with engineering, simulation, automation, operations and OEM stakeholders in a highly collaborative environment.
Key Responsibilities
Lead Integrated Testing Delivery
To be successful, you will demonstrate:
DRD Group is a specialist recruitment provider renowned for recruiting quality project teams on major projects within the Energy, Resources, Defence, Renewables and Infrastructure sectors.
DRD Group embraces a diverse workforce culture and encourages applicants from all backgrounds to apply. All work assignments are subject to successful completion of a medical, drug and alcohol screen plus verification of all original certifications and qualifications.
- Develop and coordinate resource-aware test plans covering preparation, execution, defect retesting and evidence closure.
- Align testing activities with software releases, operational schedules, vehicle availability and environmental readiness.
- Lead test planning, readiness reviews and execution activities across both simulated and field environments.
- Monitor progress against program milestones and identify risks, coverage gaps and recovery actions.
- Provide regular reporting on delivery status, risks and testing outcomes.
- Personally execute verification and validation activities within virtual, SIL and HIL environments.
- Analyse results, investigate issues, raise defects and coordinate retesting activities.
- Ensure consistent testing processes, configurations and reporting standards across all test environments.
- Work with automation and virtual environment teams to ensure testing capabilities meet program requirements.
- Collaborate with OEMs and engineering teams to understand system behaviour, interfaces, limitations and dependencies.
- Support joint planning and execution activities while maintaining independent verification and validation oversight.
- Facilitate cross-functional investigations into defects, failures and integration issues.
- Escalate technical risks and dependencies that may impact program delivery, quality or safety.
- Ensure planned verification and validation activities are completed against agreed acceptance criteria.
- Apply risk-based testing approaches to safety-critical systems, interfaces and operational scenarios.
- Maintain traceability from requirements through to test execution, results and defect resolution.
- Ensure testing activities comply with applicable laboratory and field safety procedures.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives across testing effectiveness, automation, quality and efficiency.
- Provide day-to-day leadership, coaching and technical guidance to testing personnel.
- Coordinate onboarding, knowledge sharing and capability development activities.
- Foster collaboration across Perth and field-based teams.
- Support workload management, capability development and continuous improvement initiatives.
To be successful, you will demonstrate:
- Experience leading or coordinating verification and validation activities for complex software and hardware systems.
- Previous exposure to autonomous haulage, mining technology, fleet management systems, robotics, automotive systems or industrial automation environments.
- Hands-on experience planning and executing system, integration and scenario-based testing.
- Strong understanding of verification and validation methodologies, including requirements-based testing, regression testing and system integration testing.
- Experience working with SIL, HIL, virtual simulation environments and field testing activities.
- Strong stakeholder engagement skills and experience collaborating with OEMs and multidisciplinary engineering teams.
- Ability to analyse system behaviour, defects and integration issues using objective evidence and structured investigation methods.
- Excellent planning, prioritisation, communication and risk management skills.
- Commitment to safety, quality and continuous improvement.
- Opportunity to work on industry-leading autonomous technology programs.
- Long-term contract with a high-profile engineering and technology project.
- Perth-based role with exposure to both virtual and operational testing environments.
- Collaborative and technically advanced team environment.
- Competitive contract rates available.
DRD Group is a specialist recruitment provider renowned for recruiting quality project teams on major projects within the Energy, Resources, Defence, Renewables and Infrastructure sectors.
DRD Group embraces a diverse workforce culture and encourages applicants from all backgrounds to apply. All work assignments are subject to successful completion of a medical, drug and alcohol screen plus verification of all original certifications and qualifications.
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