Project Engineer I
Hexagon
Job Description
The Company:
Hexagon is a global leader in digital reality solutions, combining sensor, software, and autonomous technologies. We are putting data to work to boost efficiency, productivity, quality, and safety across industrial, manufacturing, infrastructure, public sector, and mobility applications.
Our technologies are shaping the production and people-related ecosystems to become increasingly connected and autonomous — ensuring a scalable, sustainable future.
Hexagon’s Mining division solves surface and underground mine challenges with proven technologies for planning, operations, and safety.
Hexagon (Nasdaq Stockholm: HEXA B) has approximately 24,000 employees in 50 countries and net sales of approximately 5.5bn USD. Learn more at hexagon.com and follow us @HexagonAB.
Scope of the Role:
- To have a strong and broad high-level knowledge of the mining systems deployed.
- To be a point of escalation for technical issues that the team raise as they are working on projects and to work through the escalation process to seek resolution to problems outside of the responsibility of the Project Engineers and other technical staff.
- To work with Project Managers to ensure the efficient deployment of mining systems on time and within budget.
- To ensure that the deployment of systems and products is carried out as efficiently as possible.
Key Responsibilities:
- Actively work on product/project deployment of complex mining technology solutions in a hands-on manner
- Support and maintain software.
- Deliver bespoke customization as required.
- Troubleshoot system issues.
- Own and implement customer system configurations.
- Implement system customizations using scripting tools.
- Participate in onsite system installation efforts.
- Undertake complex problem solving involving multiple integrated systems.
- To ensure that relevant stakeholders are aware of risks and or issues with the product and the technical solutions being deployed to customer sites.
- Escalation of critical issues requiring other stakeholders’ input to resolve issues, specifically the relevant Mining Services or supporting teams representative.
- Maintain technical knowledge of the current and upcoming product offerings.
- Maintain knowledge of current, new and evolving strategies and technologies in relation to systems support through appropriate industry links and professional memberships.
- Regular reporting of current project issues, including updates on status and resolution methods
- Utilizing relationships developed with customers and other contacts to advise Mining Services Team of potential issues affecting customers as well as other opportunities for Hexagon Mining
- Work collaboratively with the sales team in a pre-sales capacity (e.g. attending / leading technical presentations)
- Representing Hexagon Mining in a helpful, professional and courteous manner at all times
- Maintain, enhance and adhere to Hexagon documentation and reporting standards, systems and processes.
- Compliance with Hexagon Mining’s Workplace Health and Safety policies and procedures, participation in audits and compliance with instructions given with respect to the health and safety of himself/herself and the safety of others.
- Other duties as required from time to time.
Skill & Experience:
- Strong prioritizing and time management skills
- Well-developed communication skills, both verbal and written
- Ability to form strong relationships with customers and represent the company professionally.
- Ability to set and meet the team and individual goals and deadlines.
- Ability to resolve technical and complex issues.
- Ability to rapidly grasp technical solutions, concepts and products.
- Maintaining and supporting Linux/Unix environments
- Developing or supporting open-source software
- Setup and support of relational databases
- The desire to expand own knowledge and skill set as well as sharing knowledge with other team members wherever possible.
Key behavior:
- Protect the company brand and reputation by exhibiting good behavior and reporting on any noncompliance to safety, procedural, or other customer dictated regulations.
- Maintain good relations with the customer ‘s personnel and clearly communicate any issues that may arise.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with managers, technicians and engineers.
- Continuously seek opportunities to improve the quality of the systems, installations, and support procedures.
Educational Background:
- Bachelor’s degree or foreign degree equivalent in Engineering (Computer / Mining / Electrical /Electronic), Computer Science, or a related field.
- Three years previous Mining Industry experience of progressive experience in job offered, or as a software engineer, software consultant, mining engineer, or related occupational title.
- Fluency in English. French is an added advantage.
- Experience in Postgres, Sqlite, SQL Server, LINUX, LINUX shell scripting, Ubuntu,
- Previous experience working remote teams (Highly Desirable)
Travel:
- Flexible as the successful candidate would be required to sometimes work on weekends, and travel to different sites with many being outside of the country.
- Candidate must have a current Passport and valid driver’s license, as well as pass a background check.
Hexagon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We prohibit discrimination against any job applicant based on protected characteristics.