Mining Robotics Engineer

About the role

Santiago Rex.zone is hiring a remote, full-time Mining Robotics Engineer to build and deploy autonomy and robotics capabilities for real-world mining environments. You will work across perception, localization (SLAM), sensor fusion, autonomy stacks, safety validation, and field-ready QA evaluation using production data loops (telemetry, edge logs, labeled datasets).

Responsibilities

• Design and implement autonomy features for mining robotics systems (navigation, obstacle avoidance, task execution).
• Build and maintain ROS2 modules, message definitions, launch configurations, and hardware abstraction layers.
• Develop perception and localization pipelines using computer vision, LiDAR/radar, IMU, GNSS, and sensor fusion.
• Create evaluation protocols (regression tests, scenario coverage, acceptance criteria) and track autonomy KPIs.
• Analyze edge logs and telemetry to identify failure modes and deliver measurable reliability improvements.
• Support simulation and replay workflows, including scenario-based testing for rare events.
• Collaborate on safety validation, interlocks, and operational constraints aligned to mining sites.
• Produce engineering documentation, runbooks, and operational handoffs.

Requirements

• Mid-senior experience in robotics, autonomous vehicles, or industrial automation with field-deployed systems.
• Strong programming skills in C++ and/or Python with testable code practices.
• Hands-on experience with ROS2, TF/frames, bagging/replay, and distributed robotics systems.
• Working knowledge of SLAM, mapping, motion planning, and sensor fusion fundamentals.
• Ability to design validation plans (KPIs, scenario coverage, regression, root-cause analysis).

Pay

Competitive hourly base salary: $30–$50/hr.