Lead vendor engagement on a newly established Collision Avoidance Systems project within one of WA's largest mining operations. You'll be the key technical interface between our client and an external vendor delivering capability into an internally developed autonomous haulage platform.
About the role:
You'll sit at the centre of a newly formed Collision Avoidance team, coordinating between engineering, project, product, and site stakeholders internally, and one external vendor delivering into an internal software platform.
This is a coordination and leadership role, not hands-on engineering. You'll be the person who keeps requirements, decisions, and deliverables aligned and traceable across the full project lifecycle, managing engineering deliverables through to sign-off and working daily between engineers, developers, and stakeholders.
Rate:
Up to $125/hr + super, based on skill and experience
Contract:
12 months rolling + extensions based on performance
Location:
Perth CBD + WFH
Travel:
Potential for interstate + overseas vendor visits
What you'll be doing:
Act as the primary coordination interface between external vendors, engineering teams, project team, product team, and site personnel
Manage and track engineering deliverables across the project lifecycle, securing engineering sign-off on designs and related artefacts
Support coordination of technical interactions with external vendors, including requirements clarification, design discussions, and technical queries and follow-ups
Ensure outputs from technical sessions are documented, actionable, and tracked to closure
Maintain visibility of vendor inputs, assumptions, and responses
Translate engineering intent (requirements, behaviours, constraints) into transparent and structured communication for Project, Site, and Vendor stakeholders
Coordinate and track progress of engineering artefacts (e.g. requirements, design, and related technical outputs) across the product lifecycle




Work daily between engineers, developers, and stakeholders to keep deliverables moving and aligned
Ensure that deviations, clarifications, assumptions, and key decisions are captured and documented, communicated to relevant stakeholders, and tracked for follow-up where required
Highlight gaps, inconsistencies, or risks in artefact alignment to appropriate stakeholders
What you'll need to be successful in the role:
Full Australian working rights - no Visa sponsorship or relocation assistance provided
8+ years' experience in delivering complex systems or products
Engineering membership (e.g. Engineers Australia or equivalent) to support formal design sign-off
Demonstrated experience managing technical stakeholder relationships across engineering, product delivery teams, operations, and external vendors in a multi-disciplinary environment
Strong background in software engineering, systems engineering, systems integration, or hardware-integrated development
Knowledge of autonomous mining systems, collision avoidance technologies, and safety-critical operational systems
Proven experience working through product development lifecycle, delivering software and hardware to customers
Familiarity with ISO *****, and with ISO *****-aligned development environments (e.g. ISO*****, EN*****)
TÜV Functional Safety certification highly regarded
Ability to identify interdependencies, integration risks, and downstream impacts
Track record of promoting a strong safety culture in all engineering and project activities
Why this role stands out:
Greenfield project definition phase, so you're shaping how this team operates from the start
Newly established team with clear direction and a genuinely positive culture
Significant stakeholder exposure and real ownership of a major vendor relationship
No FIFO. No mine site travel expected, occasional interstate or overseas vendor workshops possible
Reports directly to the Engineering Manager, working alongside a close-knit Collision Avoidance team
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📌 Lead Project Engineer - Collision Avoidance Systems (Western Australia)
🏢 Verse
📍 Western Australia