Lead Integration Engineer

Join a team building complex software platforms and integrated technology solutions.

This is an opportunity to lead the integration of advanced software and hardware systems into production-ready solutions. You'll combine hands-on technical expertise with leadership, guiding a team of engineers, driving technical direction, and working closely with customers and internal stakeholders to deliver reliable, high-quality products.

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 system integration activities
• Develop a deep understanding of complex software and hardware platforms and their integration into customer solutions
• Lead the integration of third-party technologies into company products
• Maintain and enhance core integration platforms used for testing, validation, and verification
• Evaluate customer requirements and ensure solutions align with technical capabilities
• Develop high-quality, reliable software solutions to achieve integration objectives
• Test, validate, debug, and document software components
• 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 both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Robotics, or a related discipline
• 5+ years of software engineering experience within complex engineering or embedded software environments
• Strong proficiency in C/C++
• Experience with Linux development environments
• Experience with simulation, modelling, or virtual testing environments
• Experience analysing engineering or system performance data
• Experience using Git or other version control systems
• Passion for solving complex technical challenges and working with emerging technologies
• Experience in embedded systems, industrial automation, robotics, aerospace, telecommunications, defence, medical devices, or other high-technology industries is highly regarded
• Familiarity with Python, communication protocols, and middleware frameworks is advantageous

Why This Role

This is an opportunity to lead the integration of advanced technologies into real-world products.

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 delivering reliable, scalable 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 projects, testing, and deployment activities.

Interested?

If you're excited by the challenge of leading complex system integration projects and delivering innovative technology solutions, we'd love to hear from you.

Whether your background is in embedded systems, industrial automation, robotics, aerospace, telecommunications, defence, medical technology, or another complex engineering environment, this is an opportunity to lead meaningful engineering projects.

For a confidential discussion or to apply, contact:

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

We only accept candidates with at least a Partner Visa, Permanent Residency, Australian Citizenship, or similar visa status that provides full working rights in Australia. Candidates must have full working rights to be considered.