Lead Integration Engineer

Shape the Future of Autonomous Mobility

Join a team at the forefront of Autonomous Driving System integration. This group focuses on transforming core autonomous technology into complete customer solutions by integrating Autonomous Driving Systems into real-world vehicle applications.

As the Lead Integration Engineer, you'll combine hands-on technical expertise with team leadership. You'll lead the integration function, mentor engineers, drive technical direction, and work closely with customers and internal stakeholders to deliver robust, production-ready autonomous vehicle solutions.

The Role

As the Lead Integration Engineer, you will:

Lead and mentor a team of Integration Engineers, providing technical guidance, coaching, and day-to-day support
Drive the planning, prioritisation, and execution of Autonomous Driving System integration activities
Develop a deep understanding of Autonomous Driving Systems and their integration into vehicle applications
Lead the in-house integration of partner Autonomous Driving Systems into company products
Maintain and enhance the base Autonomous Driving System used for validation and verification of core technology
Assess customer Operational Domains against the company's Operational Design Domains
Develop high-quality, reliable software solutions to achieve integration objectives
Test, validate, debug, and document software components relating to AD integration
Work closely with Systems Engineering on functional requirements, architecture, and system design
Collaborate with software, systems, validation, and customer-facing teams to ensure successful project delivery
Promote engineering best practices, code quality, documentation standards, and continuous improvement across the team

What You'll Bring

Proven experience leading or mentoring engineering teams within a technical software environment
Strong ability to develop ideas into practical engineering solutions
Excellent organisational, planning, and problem-solving skills
Outstanding communication skills with the ability to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, or a related discipline
5+ years of software engineering experience, ideally within autonomous systems, robotics, automotive, aerospace, or other complex embedded environments
Strong proficiency in C/C++
Experience with Linux development environments
Experience with simulation and plant model creation
Experience analysing engineering and vehicle data
Experience using Git or other version control systems
Passion for emerging technologies including AI and autonomous systems
Experience in automotive, aerospace, robotics, or advanced mobility industries is highly regarded
Familiarity with Python, communication protocols, and ROS/ROS2 is advantageous

Why This Role

This is an opportunity to lead the integration of cutting-edge autonomous driving technology into real-world vehicle applications.

You'll work alongside highly capable engineers while influencing technical direction, mentoring a growing team, and solving complex engineering challenges. Your work will directly contribute to bringing autonomous mobility solutions from concept through to customer deployment.

If you're looking for a role that combines technical leadership with hands-on engineering, this is an opportunity to make a genuine impact.

Reality Check

This is a hands-on leadership role.

You'll spend time both leading engineers and actively contributing to software integration and technical problem solving. Priorities can change as customer requirements evolve, so you'll need to be adaptable, collaborative, and comfortable working across multiple engineering disciplines.

Domestic and international travel may be required to support customer integration, testing, and deployment activities.

Interested?

If you're excited by the challenge of leading the integration of autonomous driving technology into real-world vehicle applications, we'd love to hear from you.

Whether your background is in autonomous vehicles, robotics, aerospace, embedded systems, or another complex engineering environment, this is an opportunity to lead technology that's shaping the future of mobility.

For a confidential discussion or to apply, contact:

Simon Melano
📞 0485 991 211
📧 simon@runtimerec.com