Goldrush - Autonomous System Technician

Responsibilities

• Be trained and develop in depth technical knowledge to be deemed competent in the operation of the Autonomous Haulage System, and support functions.
• Maintain the Autonomous system safely and in accordance with OEM manual and aligned to the Nevada Gold Mines safety standards.
• Collaborate with field and office personnel daily to support the execution of the daily plan for installation and productive haulage.
• Offer first response to loader faults and autonomous issues.
• Troubleshoot and identify system issues and report to internal partners for escalation or support to solve the issues.
• Maintain autonomous hardware to OEM standard.
• Inspect autonomous hardware and base underground loader conditions, with calibration activities of on-board systems.
• Maintain base underground loader functionality to achieve physical availability which will include daily inspections.
• Provide technical support including in-field calibration of on-board sensors and components such as cameras, LiDAR, and communications systems.
• Install and configure hardware, electrical, and network technology systems on underground loaders and mining infrastructure.
• Participate in the development of a training model, curriculum, and competency evaluation for Autonomous Operations and Maintenance at NGM.
• Provide input to the development of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for autonomous equipment for safe operations.
• Participate in evaluation of all technology solutions regarding safety and health risk, production risk, and sustained feasibility.
• Installation and maintenance duties for underground and surface networks and communications equipment.
• Including: fiber optic networks, Cisco Wi-Fi/switches, Sandvik Automine autonomous loader areas.
• Other responsibilities as needed.

Qualifications

• Two (2) years practical experience in surface or underground mining departments under MSHA regulations preferred
• Autonomous systems or operational experience is preferred
• Demonstrated safety leadership capability for both self and team required
• Low voltage electrical experience following NEC and MSHA guidelines and requirements required
• Knowledge and experience in networking and communication design to follow, implement and maintain Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model preferred
• Exhibit outstanding verbal and written communication skills, as well as organizational skills, and analytical skills required
• Proficient with SAP, PuTTY, and Microsoft Office Applications Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint preferred.
• Proficient with emerging technology adoption preferred
• Systems experience preferred
• Ability to maintain a high standard of working ethics required