Collision Avoidance System (CAS) Product Development
Optec partnered with a global original equipment manufacturer to support the development of the next generation of its Collision Avoidance System (CAS). The program focused on enhancing system reliability, precision, and operator awareness across a safety-critical platform deployed in mining operations worldwide.
Engagement Scope
Optec provided specialist engineering capability across multiple disciplines, including:
Embedded Software Engineer
Firmware Engineer
Systems Test Engineer
Frontend and UI Engineer
All personnel were integrated into existing product and engineering teams, operating within established development, quality, and governance frameworks.
The Challenge
The client required additional engineering capacity to accelerate CAS product development across embedded hardware, firmware, cloud services, and user interfaces.
The platform’s safety-critical nature and global deployment profile demanded:
Strong alignment across engineering domains
Rigorous testing and validation practices
High reliability across embedded, firmware, and cloud layers
A scalable delivery model capable of supporting ongoing innovation
Traditional resourcing models lacked the flexibility and specialist depth required.
Optec’s Approach
Optec supplied experienced Engineers who could operate effectively across tightly integrated technology layers. The approach focused on strengthening delivery capability while maintaining product quality and engineering discipline.
Key contributions included:
Accelerated feature development and release cycles
Reduced firmware and system defects through improved test coverage
Improved integration across embedded, firmware, and cloud components
A scalable engineering model aligned to future platform growth
Outcomes Delivered
Optec's engineering personnel contributed across the full CAS product lifecycle, including:
Embedded Linux and microcontroller firmware development
Hardware and firmware integration with low-level diagnostics
End-to-end system testing across hardware, software, and cloud services
Real-time user interface development and data visualisation
Cross-domain collaboration to align architecture, quality, and delivery outcomes
The engagement improved delivery velocity while maintaining the robustness expected of safety-critical mining technology.
Long-Term Value
This program established a flexible and high-performing engineering model that supports continuous CAS platform innovation. It positions the client to advance global mining safety technology at pace, while reinforcing Optec’s capability to provide sustained, multi-disciplinary engineering expertise across future product releases.
