Underground Mining Engineer – Software Product Owner Location | Brisbane Department | Product Management Bring your underground design experience into mining technology. Apply your drill and blast, development design and stope generation knowledge to maintain and grow software product delivery. Deeper mines. Tougher problems. Greater impact. Join the team behind one of mining’s most trusted design and planning platforms. Collaborate with world-class operators, solve complex challenges and help shape the future of mining technology. Deswik.CAD sits at the heart of our software portfolio and supports more than 25,000 users worldwide. We are looking for an experienced mining engineer who combines hands-on mining expertise with strong CAD knowledge and a passion for building better software. If you are looking to step back from FIFO or move out of consulting, this is an opportunity to turn the practical insights you have gained on site into product improvements that make a meaningful difference to grow our mine design software, influence its direction and make a meaningful difference to mining professionals every day. You will connect Product Management, Mining Consultants and Software Engineers, translating the roadmap and mining workflows into clear requirements, priorities and outcomes. This hands-on role involves triaging defects, balancing enhancements and fixes, and working with experts and customers to make pragmatic decisions for a complex product. What you will do Own tactical roadmap planning and break priorities into clear, well-defined and deliverable work Be the voice of the mining engineer,



bringing operational context to product and software decisions Write detailed requirements and acceptance criteria that give engineering teams clarity and reduce ambiguity Prioritise the backlog across defects, bug fixes and feature enhancements, balancing customer impact and delivery needs Define test boundaries and expected outcomes for new features, changes and defect resolution Collaborate with software teams, Mining Consultants, subject-matter experts and customers to validate ideas before they are built What you will bring Advanced user-level experience with Deswik.CAD or comparable mine planning and CAD software or similar products is key Genuine passion for CAD products and the mining professionals who rely on them Strong communication and influencing skills, including the confidence to manage competing priorities and stakeholder expectations without relying on formal authority Strong mining engineering background, ideally with underground mine design experience across drill and blast, development design and stope generation,



and exposure to diverse mining methods The ability to translate complex mining workflows and technical concepts for software teams and non-mining stakeholders BE/BSc degree or relevant technical qualification Comfort working through ambiguity, with sound judgement, effective time management, bias for action and excellent communication. You will report to the Product Line Manager and join a small, growing Product team working collectively to deliver the strategic roadmap. You do not need to arrive knowing every aspect of software product delivery: we will provide hands-on mentoring and training in areas such as requirements writing and product practices. As the team grows, there is scope to broaden into a more commercial and externally facing role, help steward a mature product and contribute to how we use AI for research, prioritisation, data analysis and smarter ways of working. Join a team where your work matters, your ideas count and your impact is felt around the world. Why Deswik? Global products. Real-world impact Smart people. Zero egos Innovation over bureaucracy Hybrid flexibility Career growth opportunities Wellbeing support Competitive salary Backed by Sandvik We are the brains behind the mine. Deswik develops world-class technology used by mining companies around the world to make smarter decisions and unlock greater value from their operations. With a global footprint, a strong culture of innovation and the backing of Sandvik, we are helping build the future of mining technology. Ready to join us? Come build something meaningful with us. Application note Deswik is a Sandvik Group company. When you apply for this opportunity, you will be directed to our Workday jobs board and will receive application updates from [email protected] .

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