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Job Overview:

XCMG is one of the world's largest construction and mining equipment manufacturers, and our Australian team is delivering autonomous haulage solutions for the Western Australian mining sector. We are looking for an experienced AHS Test & Validation Lead to establish and lead our Perth-based Autonomous Haulage System (AHS) integration test and validation team.

This is a rare opportunity to build a test capability from the ground up. The successful candidate will lead test planning, readiness and execution across factory acceptance testing, site integration, verification and validation (V&V;), regression and production validation for a new autonomous haul truck platform. You will be the key test interface between our Australian project team, customer stakeholders and XCMG's engineering teams in China, while developing the people, processes and technical knowledge needed for safe, repeatable AHS testing in Australia.

The capability you build will underpin future XCMG autonomous haulage deployments, offering genuine long-term career progression.

Duties and Responsibilities:

- Test capability: Establish the Australian AHS integration test and validation function, including team ways of working, test governance, templates, onboarding and practical test processes.
- Test strategy and planning: Own the integration test approach; develop and review test plans, test cases, scripts and execution specifications; maintain traceability from requirements and acceptance criteria through to test results, defects and evidence.
- Test readiness: Plan and coordinate factory acceptance, test readiness,



site integration and V&V; campaigns; confirm prerequisites, equipment, facilities, configurations, safety controls and evidence requirements; identify constraints and blocked tests early.
- Test execution: Lead and participate in end-to-end AHS integration testing across autonomous haulage workflows, ensuring tests are executed safely, consistently and against approved acceptance criteria.
- Defect and regression management: Act as technical escalation point for test failures; ensure issues are clearly characterized and evidenced, ownership is isolated, corrective actions are tracked with engineering teams, and regression testing is completed through to closure.
- Data, evidence and reporting: Ensure controlled collection and retention of test records, logs, software/configuration versions and acceptance evidence; provide clear progress, readiness, defect and assurance reporting to project stakeholders.
- Stakeholder interface: Act as the primary test coordination interface with the customer and with XCMG engineering teams in China; organize structured knowledge transfer and engineering participation in Australian test activities.
- Team leadership: Lead, mentor and develop a multidisciplinary test team; promote cross-skilling while maintaining explicit specialist accountabilities; support recruitment and competency development as the team grows.
- Safety: Ensure all test activities comply with site safety requirements and apply functional safety principles to safety-related requirements, test controls, configuration/change management and evidence.
- Continuous improvement: Capture lessons learned, standardize reusable test methods and documentation, and retain knowledge within XCMG Australia to support future autonomous haulage deployments.

Qualifications:

- Degree in Mechatronics, Mechanical, Electrical/Electronic, Automation, Systems Engineering or a related discipline; or substantial equivalent practical experience in autonomous mining or heavy mobile equipment (HME)



environments.
- Typically 8+ years' relevant experience in AHS, mining automation, autonomous mobile equipment or complex HME systems, including hands-on integration, commissioning and/or field validation.
- Strong practical knowledge of end-to-end AHS operation, including the interaction of onboard autonomy, fleet management/control systems, communications, vehicle controls and mine operating processes.
- Demonstrated capability in structured test engineering: requirements review, test design, FAT/SAT or equivalent, integration testing, V&V;, regression testing, defect management and assurance reporting.
- System-level troubleshooting across hardware/software interfaces, with working familiarity in areas such as GNSS, lidar/radar/perception, onboard Linux systems, CAN/J1939, networking, vehicle controls and drive-by-wire.
- Demonstrated experience leading or supervising technical/test personnel and coordinating work across OEM, customer and engineering teams.
- Working knowledge of functional safety principles for autonomous/mobile mining equipment (e.g. ISO 17757, ISO 13849, IEC 61508 or equivalent). Formal functional safety certification is desirable but not essential.
- Experience with test management and defect tracking tools (e.g. Jira/Confluence or equivalent). Data analysis, SQL, dashboards or scripting skills are advantageous.
- Experience working with geographically and culturally diverse engineering teams is highly regarded; China-facing engineering experience is an advantage.
- Clear communication, sound judgement and the ability to build structure in a fast-moving project environment while maintaining safe, controlled test practice.

Certificates required:

- Current Australian driver's license.
- Valid passport and ability to travel internationally.
- Ability to meet mine site entry requirements, including pre-employment medical and drug & alcohol screening.

Additional Information:

- The role is Perth-based, with planned travel to XCMG engineering and test facilities in China during familiarization, knowledge transfer and pre-acceptance testing phases.
- Regular travel to remote mine sites in Western Australia will be required during site testing phases, including FIFO/rostered arrangements where necessary.
- Applicants must have full working rights in Australia.

📌 AHS Test & Validation Lead (Perth)
🏢 XCMG Mining Equipment Australia
📍 Perth