Quality Assurance Engineer III

Komatsu Mining Corp.; Tucson (AZ); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Komatsu Mining Technology Solutions is hiring a Quality Assurance Engineer III for the Autonomous Haulage System (AHS). The role focuses on creating automated tests, defining acceptance criteria, and guiding test strategies across functional, performance, and security aspects.

You will work with product management, hardware engineering, and operations to design, validate, and deploy reliable autonomous mine solutions. Travel up to 10% may be required and on-site in Tucson or Phoenix is possible.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related discipline; Master’s a plus.
• 6+ years combined experience in software/systems testing, with 4+ years building and scaling test automation.

Responsibilities

• Translate knowledge of AHS architecture into risk-based test plans and automated coverage.
• Collaborate with product and engineering to define measurable acceptance criteria and automation.
• Own end-to-end quality strategy across functional, performance, security, and failover testing.
• Design and enhance robust automation frameworks; integrate tests into CI/CD with containerized environments.
• Embed test hooks at design time and manage test data versioning for regression suites.
• Lead manual edge-case testing and exploratory testing; publish dashboards on pass/fail trends and MTTR.
• Facilitate blameless postmortems and convert findings into automated checks.
• Oversee compatibility matrices and deployment configurations; support on-site validation.
• Mentor engineers, promote coding standards for test development, and pilot new tools.

Skills

Automation

Java

Python

C#

REST APIs

UI Automation

CI/CD

Test Planning

Leadership

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Master's degree (a plus)

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Infrastructure as Code

Job description

Requisition ID: 35542

Onsite or Remote: Onsite Position

Shape the Future of Mining with Komatsu Mining Technology Solutions: At Komatsu Mining Technology Solutions, we're not just talking about progress and innovation - we're making it happen. Our cutting-edge Modular brand solutions are powering mines worldwide, driving efficiency and sustainability in ways thatseemed impossible just years ago.

Job Overview

The Autonomous Haulage System (AHS) is a comprehensive fleet management system for mines. Autonomous trucks are centrally controlled through a wireless network that integrates on-board vehicle controllers, high precision global positioning, and obstacle avoidance systems. The AHS Product Development team is responsible for building innovative solutions to unique and challenging autonomous operation problems. Working with our partners around the world, you will help design and support the next generation of mine optimization technologies and build the future platforms that will drive the changes in the mining industry for generations.

As a Quality Assurance Engineer III – Autonomous Haulage System (AHS), you will engage with experienced cross-disciplinary team members to conceive and design innovative automation products. You will work closely with product management, hardware engineering, and operations teams. You must be responsive, flexible, and able to succeed in an open and collaborative peer environment.

This position may be based in either Tucson or Phoenix, Arizona. Candidates residing in both locations are encouraged to apply.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Maintain deep understanding of AHS architecture, dependencies, and safety constraints; translate this knowledge into risk-based test plans and automated coverage.
• Partner with product and engineering teams to extract, refine, and document functional+nonfunctional requirements; ensure each requirement has measurable acceptance criteria and automated validation.
• Own the end-to-end quality strategy—including functional, performance, security, and fail over testing—leveraging service virtualization, contract testing, and containerized environments to maximize parallel execution in CI/CD.
• Design, implement, and continuously enhance robust automation frameworks. Integrate tests seamlessly into CI/CD pipelines with infrastructure as code provisioning.
• Drive a shift left culture: embed test hooks at design time, manage test data versioning, and maintain high signal regression suites that execute on every merge.
• Lead execution of manual edge case and exploratory tests; automate everything else. Publish clear dashboards for pass/fail trends, defect escape rate, and MTTR; use metrics to guide continuous improvement.
• Facilitate blameless postmortems, identify systemic issues, and convert findings into preventative automated checks.
• Oversee compatibility matrices and deployment configurations, support field teams during installation, configuration, and on-site validation.
• Mentor engineers, champion coding standards for test development, and pilot new tools or methodologies that increase team productivity and product quality. Coordinate cross functional initiatives to mature quality practices enterprise wide.
• Be able to occasionally travel internationally.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software/Systems Engineering, or related discipline (Master’s a plus).
• 6 +years combined experience in software/systems testing, with 4+years focused on building and scaling test automation.
• Ability to take a project from scoping requirements to production operations
• Leadership defining comprehensive test strategies for complex, distributed or real-time systems.
• Proficient in at least one modern programming language used for automation (Java, Python, or C#); strong REST/gRPC API and UI automation experience.
• Hands-on expertise with CI/CD, containerization, and infrastructure-as-code for on-demand test environments.
• Ability to mentor, influence, and up-level QA and development teams.
• Excellent analytical, documentation, and cross-functional communication skills.
• Ability to travel for up to 10% of the time

Preferred Qualifications

• 5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
• Experience in event-driven microservices and REST API’s
• Experience with network protocols, network programming, and distributed application debugging and analysis
• Excellence in technical communication with peers and non-technical cohorts

Diversity & Inclusion Commitment

At Komatsu we come from diverse backgrounds, with unique perspectives, experiences, and contributionsWe are committed to creating a workforce that is reflective of the communities we work and live in. We believe that our people are part of our shared purpose.We are authentic, ambitious, and innovative in our pursuit of Diversity & Inclusion. United, we are on a journey towards a sustainable future that creates value together.

EEO Statement

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