Technical Lead, Mining Autonomy Platform
Leads technical direction for mining autonomy platform, owning low-level vehicle controls, software platform for health monitoring/telemetry/deployment, and 0→1 vehicle bring-up. Requires 7+ years in embedded systems/robotics, C/C++ proficiency, and tech leadership experience.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Lead technical direction and mentor engineers for the Autonomy Platform team, setting architecture and execution priorities
- Work with autonomy product team to define roadmap across internal product milestones and customer requirements
- Own the low-level vehicle controls interface — designing and implementing the autonomy-to-vehicle control layer, including drive-by-wire integration and system identification for new mining platforms
- Build and maintain the software platform that keeps autonomous vehicles healthy in production: health monitoring, diagnostics, telemetry pipelines, networking, and OTA deployment
- Drive 0→1 bringup of new mining vehicle platforms, from initial hardware bring-up through software integration and field validation
- Partner with internal teams to integrate shared capabilities and adapt them for the specific requirements of mining environments
- Define and uphold engineering standards for reliability, safety, and scalability as the fleet grows toward full production deployment
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in embedded systems, robotics, or autonomous vehicle software development
- Proven experience leading a technical team or functioning as a tech lead on a complex systems project
- Hands-on background in robotics actuation — CAN, drive-by-wire, or similar control interfaces
- Experience building or owning software platform components: health monitoring, telemetry, diagnostics, or deployment systems for production embedded platforms
- Proficiency in C/C++ for embedded and real-time systems development
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
Nice to Have
- Experience in mining, construction, or agriculture autonomy — familiarity with the operating environment and vehicle types (haul trucks, dozers, drills, etc.)
- Background in controls, system identification (sysid), or vehicle dynamics modeling
- Familiarity with OTA deployment and fleet management systems for embedded platforms
- Prior work in a 0→1 environment — taking a new vehicle platform from initial bring-up to production readiness
- Experience working with partner or external teams to integrate shared platform components into a product-specific application
Compensation
Base salary range: $125,000 - $222,000 USD annually, plus equity and benefits.
Skills
C++, C, Can, Drive-By-Wire, Embedded Systems, Health Monitoring, Telemetry, Ota Deployment, Networking, System Identification
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