Superintendent Product Assurance

Perth, WA
Permanent
Full-time

1 day ago

About UsFortescue is both a proud West Australian company and a global green solutions business. We are recognised for our culture, innovation and industry-leading development of infrastructure, mining assets and green energy initiatives.Our OpportunityWork Location: Perth - Fortescue's Perth office is located on the traditional lands of the Whadjuk Noongar peopleRoster: Monday to FridayThe Product Assurance superintendent is a senior leadership role accountable for the planning, execution, and governance of all integration, verification, and validation activities across the Autonomous Haulage System (AHS) product line. This role ensures that complex, safety-critical, distributed mining systems meet functional, performance, safety, and regulatory requirements in alignment with ISO 61508 and OEM partner standards.The superintendent leads cross-functional verification, integration, and validation teams-encompassing verification coordinators, test leads, test engineers, integration engineers, and field I,V&V staff. Acting as the program's authority on verification and system readiness, the superintendent drives a structured, evidence-based approach to product assurance and deployment.Key Responsibilities

Own and drive the overall Integration, Verification & Validation (I,V&V) strategy across all product lines, ensuring alignment with system engineering lifecycle and program milestones
Establish and enforce standards, processes, and tools for requirements traceability, test coverage, defect management, and compliance with ISO 61508
Serve as the authority for verification, validation, and integration readiness in program and safety reviews
Oversee integration planning and execution across SIL, HIL, and field testing environments
Ensure integration validates critical controls, mine model management, assignment logic, health monitoring, and safety functions per ADA Functional Requirements
Lead system-level validation campaigns to demonstrate compliance with safety, performance, operational, and usability requirements
Build, lead, and mentor a multi-disciplinary V&V team while balancing resources across feature verification, system integration, and customer site validation
Drive defect management and risk-based testing, focusing on high-safety and high-availability functions (e.g., collision avoidance, GNSS integrity, site-wide stop)
Collaborate with Product Management, System Engineering, and Architecture to embed testability in requirements and design
Act as the single accountable leader for V&V readiness, engaging stakeholders and ensuring validated releases transition smoothly into production operations.

Qualifications and Experience

10+ years in systems engineering, verification, or validation roles, with at least 5 years in a leadership capacity
Proven experience in complex, safety-critical, distributed systems (autonomous vehicles, mining, defence, or aerospace preferred)
Strong knowledge of ISO 61508 and functional safety practices
Demonstrated success leading integration, SIL, HIL, and field verification campaigns
Expertise in requirements management, test strategy, and defect triage
Strong leadership, stakeholder management, and communication skills
Experience in DevOps-driven test automation and continuous integration/deployment is highly desirable.

Our CommitmentFortescue is deeply committed to providing a safe culture that builds respect, fosters inclusiveness, and values diversity. We celebrate individual strengths and team members from all backgrounds 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 across the world. Diverse backgrounds include First Nations Peoples, people with differing abilities, LGBTIQ+ 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/careersInternal 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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