Principal Engineer - Development Integrations

About Us

Fortescue is both a proud West Australian company and a global green solutions business. We are recognised for our culture, innovation and industry-leading development of infrastructure, mining assets and green energy initiatives.

Our Opportunity

Work Location: Perth Office - Fortescue's Perth office is located on the traditional lands of the Whadjuk people.

Roster:  Monday to Friday

The Principal Engineer – Development Integrations provides technical leadership for the delivery and integration of complex capabilities into Fortescue's Autonomous Haulage System (AHS). The role leads engineering teams developing and integrating software, onboard safety systems and hardware solutions delivered by internal teams, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and technology partners. Working across the full development lifecycle, the role ensures new capabilities are safe, robust, scalable and ready for verification and deployment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor engineers delivering integration-focused software and hardware capabilities
• Provide technical leadership across software, onboard systems and hardware-integrated development
• Define engineering direction for development and integration activities
• Lead the integration of vendor and OEM technologies into the Autonomous Haulage System
• Resolve complex integration challenges across software, hardware and onboard systems
• Ensure solutions align with approved engineering architecture and product direction
• Drive the development and integration of onboard safety and hardware-integrated systems
• Lead the use of software-in-the-loop (SIL) and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) environments to reduce engineering risk
• Ensure features are technically complete and integration-ready before verification
• Support downstream verification and release activities with technical guidance and evidence.

Qualifications and Experience

• Degree qualification in Engineering, Computer Science or a related discipline
• 10+ years' experience in complex engineering environments
• Strong background in software engineering, systems integration or hardware-integrated development
• Demonstrated experience leading engineering teams delivering safety-critical or mission-critical systems
• Hands-on experience with SIL, HIL or simulation environments
• Experience integrating onboard systems, sensors, compute platforms or vehicle hardware
• Strong understanding of systems integration and engineering assurance
• Experience working with OEMs, technology partners or external vendors
• Familiarity with ISO 61508-aligned development environments
• Excellent technical leadership, stakeholder engagement and problem-solving skills.

Our Commitment

Fortescue is deeply committed to providing a safe culture that builds respect, fosters inclusiveness, and values diversity. We celebrate individual strengths and team members from all backgrounds are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. Our global workforce drives and promotes an inclusive culture, both within our organisation and throughout the communities we interact with across the world. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with differing abilities, LGBTIQ+ community, gender, neurodiverse, cultural diversity, all age groups, and those with an intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

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Internal Candidates / Current Contractors please apply via Success Factors Careers Portal. For further information on how to apply please visit the Fortescue Hub. 

Fortescue reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified. Fortescue will never contact you to ask for payment of any kind, whether directly or through a third party.