Job Description

The Elexon Group of Companies – Brendale QLD

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Elexon Mining designs and manufactures rugged, in-ground wireless monitoring solutions. Our products are deployed in demanding mining environments—often deep underground inside boreholes—requiring ultra-robust mechanical, electronic, and software engineering. Your work will directly improve safety, sustainability, and efficiency in global mining operations.

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The Opportunity

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We are looking for an Electronic Engineering Team Lead to lead a multi-disciplinary engineering team responsible for our Geo4Sight and Cave Tracker product groups, spanning electronics, firmware, and mechanical design. You'll drive the evolution of our established low-power, high-reliability in-ground product suite while working closely with Production and Client Services.

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This is a hands-on technical leadership role, suited to an experienced electronics engineer who is ready to take ownership of a team as well as its technical output—setting priorities, mentoring engineers, and staying personally involved in design, prototyping, and problem solving.

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Location requirement

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We need regular on-site presence due to the hands-on nature of embedded electronics systems development. We are in Brendale (north of Brisbane).

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What You'll Be Doing

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As Team Lead, you'll be accountable for:

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- Project managing engineering projects, including scope, budget, resources, execution, monitoring, and reporting.
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- Delivering projects to an agreed plan, on time, on budget, and to the agreed quality.
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- Planning, prioritising, and managing projects so that any issues with parts becoming End of Life are addressed well ahead of stock running out.
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- Keeping the team attentive and responsive to production's needs, so issues raised by production are resolved in a timely manner.
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This covers two broad areas:

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Team leadership and management

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- Providing team leadership and regular 1:1s with team members.
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- Direct management of team members, including setting goals, performance reviews, and mentoring.
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- Providing technical leadership and guidance.
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- Implementing design updates, including reviewing, prototyping, and testing low-power electronic designs with RF circuits, microcontroller, and MEMS sensors.
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- Developing and maintaining embedded software in C/C++ for long-life, battery-powered systems.
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- Developing new and supporting existing automated test equipment (ATE), test jigs & fixtures and software.
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What We Are Looking For - Essential experience & skills

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- Bachelor's or postgraduate degree in Electrical/Electronic/Mechatronics Engineering (or equivalent experience).
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- Team leadership or managerial experience, including mentoring, planning, or guiding technical work within an engineering team.
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- 3+ years of professional experience as an Electronics Design Engineer.
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- Proficiency with schematics and PCB layout.
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- Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.
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- Solid analytical and problem-solving skills.
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If you have any of these skills, please tell us about them:

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- Proficiency with Altium Designer and mechanical CAD,
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- Hands-on embedded software development experience in C and C++,
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- Background in RF hardware design and MEMS sensors, and
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- Practical experience with Python or LabVIEW for test automation.
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Why Work at Elexon Mining?

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- Work on cutting-edge technology that improves safety and efficiency in mines worldwide.
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- Join a team-oriented team where your work is visible and valued.
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- Convenient location, based in Brendale (North Brisbane), with easy commuting and on-site parking.
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- Flexible hours.
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- Competitive salary and professional development opportunities.
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Our Culture

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At Elexon Mining, we're proud of our friendly and supportive company culture. It is a reason why people join us, and why they stay. We don't just hire people to do a job, we recruit people to become and remain part of our team.

📌 Electronic Engineering Team Lead (Queensland)
🏢 The Elexon Group of Companies
📍 Queensland