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Technical Lead - Autonomy

Fortescue · Perth, WA, Australia · posted 2026-10-06

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Country/Region
AU
State
WA
City
Perth

18709

Our Opportunity

  • Location - Perth, Fortescue's Perth office is located on the traditional lands of the Whadjuk people.
  • Roster - Monday to Friday

Summary

The Technical Lead is responsible for the delivery of software within an engineering stream. You will lead a team of software developers, ensuring the team is productive, technically capable and focused on delivering working software that meets product goals and architectural direction.

Working across Engineering, Product and Project teams, you will communicate technical progress, risks and challenges, maintain a clear development plan and ensure stakeholders have visibility of delivered software.

You will contribute to the development of HaulX, a next-generation fleet management and autonomy solution enabling automated dispatch, high-precision machine guidance and control of autonomous vehicles. In addition to technical delivery, you will manage and develop the people within your team, building the capability required to meet current and future engineering needs.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead software delivery within the Stream from requirement breakdown and planning through development, testing and demonstration
  • Develop and maintain an 8–12 week view of prioritised, estimated and achievable development work
  • Ensure software development aligns with solution architecture, product goals and engineering standards
  • Lead and support developers, creating a collaborative, effective and safe team environment
  • Manage the performance, career development, skills and succession needs of developers within the Stream
  • Identify and communicate delivery risks, technical challenges and dependencies in a timely manner
  • Identify opportunities to improve development practices, team capability and software delivery

Qualifications and Experience

  • More than five years’ experience leading software development teams or delivering complex software in a technical leadership role
  • Strong experience with software estimation, planning and requirement breakdown
  • Experience leading the delivery of complex software across multiple teams or technical disciplines
  • Experience developing and mentoring software engineers
  • Strong understanding of modern software development, automated testing and continuous integration practices
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain technical progress, risks and decisions to technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Ability to proactively identify delivery, technical and capability risks and develop practical responses
  • Familiarity with mining operations, autonomous systems or industrial software environments would be advantageous

About Us

Be part of something big. Fortescue is leading the world with our plan to decarbonise our iron ore operations, projects that harness renewable energy and the development of technology that will change our planet forever.

Our Commitment

Fortescue celebrates individual strengths and team members are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work. Our global workforce drives and promotes an inclusive culture, both within our organisation and throughout the communities we interact with. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ community, gender, neurodiverse, cultural diversity, all age groups, and those with an intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

https://fortescue.com/careers

Internal Candidates / Current Contractors please apply via Success Factors Careers Portal. For further information on how to apply please visit the Fortescue Hub.

Fortescue reserves the right to close applications early should a suitable pool of candidates be identified. Fortescue will never contact you to ask for payment of any kind, whether directly or through a third party.

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