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installation, commissioning and customer implementation.\n\nEnsure designs comply with relevant engineering, mining, safety and quality requirements.\n\nParticipate in research and development activities involving emerging mining technologies.\n\nMining Technology Applications:\nThe successful engineer may work on technologies including:\n\nMining machinery electronic systems\n\nMachine control and automation\n\nCollision warning and detection systems\n\nProximity detection\n\nMachine monitoring and diagnostics\n\nRemote monitoring and telemetry\n\nIndustrial IoT and connected mining equipment\n\nEmbedded control systems\n\nSensor systems and instrumentation\n\nBattery-electric mining equipment\n\nAutonomous and semi-autonomous mining systems\n\nData acquisition and condition monitoring\n\nProcess and equipment optimisation\n\nMinimum Requirements:\n\nBEng / BSc / BTech in Electronic Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronic Engineering, Computer Engineering or a related 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