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Sandvik Mining & Rock Solutions (SMR) is a leading supplier in equipment and tools, services and technical solutions for the mining and construction industries. To our Rock Tools division and the R&D griding equipment at Patancheru, Hyderabad, we are now looking for a Senior Engineer- Design and Automation to join us.

Job Purpose:

The role is responsible for special purpose machines and machine automation. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in mechatronics engineering, experience in a similar role, and a passion for learning and performing.

To be more specific, your main responsibilities to handle in this position are:                                                                                        

• Ensure environment, health and safety standards are being practiced at the workplace.
• Develop machine compliance with health and safety regulations and quality standards.
• Design & Development of new products to adhere to operator safety directives and compliance.
• Responsible for new product development of grinding equipment, including testing and validating prototypes at customer sites.
• Analyze machine risks and develop design mitigation solutions with R&D team.
• Performance tracking & record machine performance and development needs for legacy machines.
• Develop prototypes and integrate them at customer sites with commissioning experience.
• Data analysis to concise results and observations from test/performance data and share product performance improvements.
• Monitor machine performance and update data for customer references.
• Actively participate in problem-solving and provide solutions to prevent future occurrences.
• Participate in knowledge sharing within the team & maintain all necessary technical data, reports, and records.
• Travel to customer sites to address performance concerns, EHS/quality issues, and retrofit developed prototypes.

Your profile:

We are looking for a qualified mechatronics or mechanical graduate or post graduate engineer with a minimum of 6 years of experience working on similar job responsibilities. Candidate should be passion to learn quickly and perform. Worked with a strong EHS cultured organization is a distinct advantage and you understand the importance of a diverse workforce and collaborative settings.

Other required competencies that we find necessary are:

• Knowledge of PLC, HMI/SCADA systems, pneumatic control systems, motion control, sensor systems, vision systems, machine integration, and grinding technology.
• Ability to develop functional design specifications from concept to commissioning and validation.
• Proficiency in reading & implementing electrical and pneumatic circuits and developing concepts from a user’s perspective.
• Proficiency in machine programming and troubleshooting variable frequency drives.
• Team player with the ability to work with global stakeholders.
• Proficiency in 3D-CAD software skills NX-TC for machine building, advance soft skills in AutoCAD including advance Excel, Word are preferable.
• Proficiency in English (reading and writing).

Our culture  
At Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions, we believe that our diversities form a strong foundation for achieving great results, and we’re equally proud of our manufacturing roots as our future vision to set the industry standard.