Engineering Technician

Job summary

Design, model, build, and commission heavy-duty hydraulic systems for mining equipment, including integrating electro-hydraulic controls and testing system performance. Troubleshoot failures, ensure compliance with mining safety standards, prepare engineering and maintenance documentation, and support maintenance crews during overhauls.

Job details

Job Duties Design heavy-duty hydraulic systems. Create schematics for mining equipment, including drills, excavators, and conveyor drives. Develop mechanical blueprints. Produce detailed 2D layouts and 3D CAD models of machinery components using specialized software. Calculate high-pressure parameters. Determine optimal flow rates, operating pressures, and heat dissipation requirements for deep-mine environments. Specify harsh-environment components. Select specialized seals, hoses, and valves capable of resisting abrasive mining dust and extreme temperatures. Integrate electro-hydraulic controls. Partner with automation teams to combine fluid power systems with remote-control or autonomous mining systems. Build and commission prototypes. Assemble, install, and calibrate new fluid power assemblies before deployment underground or in pits. Conduct rigorous diagnostic testing. Perform cycle-time analysis, pressure-drop testing, and oil analysis to monitor system health. Troubleshoot complex mechanical failures. Rapidly diagnose hydraulic pump cavitation, valve stick, or line ruptures to minimize costly mine downtime. Enforce strict mining safety standards. Ensure all fluid designs comply with Canadian mining regulations and safety frameworks (e.g., CSA, ISO, and provincial mine safety acts). Document engineering packages. Generate exact Bills of Materials (BOM), preventative maintenance schedules, and safety lockout procedures. Collaborate with maintenance crews. Provide technical guidance to millwrights and heavy equipment mechanics during complex system overhauls Compensation $37.04 - $49.63 (hourly) Please keep in mind that this range is the base pay only and does not consider other components that make up the total rewards package for the position. If you are hired at Motion, your overall compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, and/or experience which may result in total compensation outside of this range. Company Information Motion Industries offers an excellent benefits package which includes options for healthcare coverage, retirement savings, vacation, sick, and holiday pay. Not the right fit? Let us know you're interested in a future opportunity by joining our Talent Community on jobs.genpt.com or create an account to set up email alerts as new job postings become available that meet your interest! GPC conducts its business without regard to sex, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, military status, status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic. GPC's policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote, assign, transfer and terminate employees based on their own ability, achievement, experience and conduct and other legitimate business reasons.

What you’ll do

Design, model, build, and commission heavy-duty hydraulic systems for mining equipment, including integrating electro-hydraulic controls and testing system performance. Troubleshoot failures, ensure compliance with mining safety standards, prepare engineering and maintenance documentation, and support maintenance crews during overhauls.

Requirements

The role calls for expertise in hydraulic and mechanical system design, CAD modeling, fluid-power calculations, component selection, testing, and troubleshooting in harsh mining environments. It also requires applying relevant Canadian mining safety standards and collaborating with automation teams and maintenance personnel; no specific education or years of experience are stated.

Benefits

• Healthcare Coverage • Retirement Savings • Vacation Pay • Sick Pay • Holiday Pay

Listed skills

• Control · Preferred
• analysis · Preferred
• materials · Preferred
• Teams · Preferred
• Compliance · Preferred
• safety · Preferred
• Documentation · Preferred
• maintenance · Preferred
• Maintenance Documentation · Preferred
• future · Preferred
• Diagnostic · Preferred
• email · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Hydraulic System Design
• Hydraulic Schematics
• Mechanical Blueprint Development
• 2D Layouts
• 3D CAD Modeling
• Hydraulic Calculations
• Component Selection
• Electro-Hydraulic Controls
• Prototype Assembly and Commissioning
• Diagnostic Testing
• Cycle-Time Analysis
• Pressure-Drop Testing
• Oil Analysis
• Hydraulic Troubleshooting
• Mining Safety Compliance
• Technical Guidance

Job areas

• Engineering
• Manufacturing
• Trades
• Security & Safety