Technical Lead, Software Engineering (Edge Platform)

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Wenco International Mining Systems (www.wencomine.com), a subsidiary of Hitachi Construction Machinery (HCM), provides industry leading, innovative technologies to customers in the mining and material movement sectors, enabling sustainable and safe operations.

As Wenco continues to build the next generation of technology, we need a wide range of professionals to help us achieve our objectives. We are currently looking for a full-time Technical Lead, Software Engineering (Edge Platform) to join our R&D team in Brisbane, Australia.

Reporting to the Research & Development Manager, the technical lead will work in a collaborative, Agile environment. We are looking for someone who can apply their software engineering skills to lead the design implementation of innovative applications, taking advantage of cutting-edge technologies in the areas of edge computing and IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things).

You will lead a team of engineers to create a resilient, high-quality hardware and software edge platform solution, as part of a multi-team project developing a green fields asset maintenance platform.

Our IIoT asset maintenance product collects thousands of data points per second from mining vehicles worldwide, enabling our customers to fine-tune their preventative maintenance practices, and extract previously unknown insights on the health of their equipment.

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Key Responsibilities:

• Development
  • Design, architect, and implement edge computing services
  • Lead development teams on technical design and implementation, as well as on developing test scenarios and test cases.
  • Support technical services and operations teams with root cause analysis and mitigation of customer issues.
  • Analyze code and application execution for optimization and performance tuning.
• Technical leadership
  • Be relentless in pursuit of continuous improvement
  • Promote a culture of quality within the development team
  • Mentor others in the team
  • Work with the Product Owner to help set direction for the team
  • Collaborate with hardware specialists, software architects, DevOps, and other teams to achieve project goals
• Product development support
  • Interface with product management/owners and developers to define and improve requirements and automated and manual test cases.
  • Work with the Technical Documentation team to create content for instructions and user guides for customers.

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Experience & Knowledge:

• A degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5+ years of practical, full-time experience developing and maintaining edge/embedded software on Linux or other Unix-like OS.
• Experience, mentoring and leading other engineers
• Experience with Yocto and AWS IoT Core would be beneficial
• Strong C++ background and any experience with Python and/or Rust beneficial
• Experience developing microservices using asynchronous messaging technologies such as ZeroMQ, ActiveMQ, MQTT etc.
• You consider yourself an authority on modern agile development best practices.
• Experience with implementing, using and/or leading:  
  • Automated testing/simulation
  • TDD, ATDD, BDD
• Data modelling skills, good understanding of relational and non relational databases: SQLite, PostgreSQL, InfluxDB or other TSDB beneficial
• Pipelines and a CI/CD mindset
• A preference for clarity and simplicity over unnecessary complexity
• Any exposure to technologies such as CAN, J1939, CANopen, GNSS would be an asset
• Must be an Australian citizen, Permanent Resident, or hold a valid work visa

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Wenco advances the efficiency and safety of the world’s surface mining equipment through our fleet management systems.  We are committed to providing a stable yet exciting work place environment for individual employees to build and grow their career with the Company.

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Wenco is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Disclaimer

The information in this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees.  It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.   It is not intended as an employment contract.  Job descriptions are subject to change, which may not necessarily affect compensation.

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As our team experiences high volumes of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. To be considered, please ensure a resume is attached.

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