System Engineer (Sandvik)

USC & GC ONLY RATE :- $50/HR C2C

Key responsibilities include: Collaborate with stakeholders to gather, prioritize, and document technical requirements. Maintain and prioritize a well-defined technical product backlog, ensuring it reflects the most valuable features and enhancements. Provide guidance and support in technical decision-making and architecture design. Advocate for user needs and ensure that the product design and functionality prioritize an excellent user experience. Work closely with cross-functional teams, including developers, QA engineers, and designers, to ensure seamless product development and delivery. Collaborate with and support other departments including but not limited to Production, Purchasing, Sales and Customer Service. Work in compliance with the Sandvik safety management program. Participate on sprint planning and scrum meetings with developers both locally and overseas. Develop and communicate release plans, timelines, and milestones. Collaborate with other Product Owners and Software Engineering Manager to align resources for software development. Communicate software releases and ensure effective awareness of release content to relevant departments. Maintain awareness of current state-of-the-art technologies and trends in automation and suggests product improvement ideas. Take the lead on Factory testing on machines for new features and initiate field testing. This requires domestic and/or international travel to mine sites. Follow the R&D&Engineering strategic plan as prioritized by Engineering Manager and as communicated in performance evaluations. Provide support and work closely with other functions in the organization as needed and prioritized by Engineering Manager. Fulfil any additional duties assigned by Engineering Manager.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education : Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science or related engineering field. MS in Computer Science or related Engineering field is preferred.

Experience : 5-10 years of practical experience in Mobile Machinery System Software Development.

Required Skills / Competencies:

Ability to write detailed software specification. A working knowledge of the CANbus protocols primarily J1939 and CANopen Familiarity with PLC programming languages CoDeSys IEC 61131-3 preferred Experience with C/C++ and scripting languages preferred Experience with application lifecycle management tools (Polarion), version control systems (SVN) and build systems (Jenkins) Understand basic networking architectures such as TCP/IP, ethernet, mesh, peer to peer etc. Demonstrate knowledge in RestAPI and UDP development for data transfer between mobile machinery and office systems. Basic Linux knowledge. Basic MS Productivity suite knowledge (Excel, Word, PowerPoint). Knowledge of PLC's (EPEC or IFM preferred) and integration of position sensors, sensors for motion control, vision sensors, safety technology, process sensors, IO-links, identification systems, machine health monitoring, systems for mobile machine, communication technologies, power supplies, and linked accessories - preferred Good understanding of common software engineering standards for mobile equipment product development and ISO standards. Excellent communication and leadership skills. Must be a self-starter who can work independently or on teams to get the work product completed on-time and on-budget. Knowledge of mining industry is a plus.