Team Leader – Automation

At Mac Lean Engineering, we’re not just building machines — we’re redefining the future of mining through innovation. We’re seeking a Team Lead, Vehicle Automation – Applications to help shape the next generation of underground automation. If you’re passionate about advancing engineering excellence and want to be at the forefront of real-world autonomy, this role is for you.

As the leader of one of our vehicle automation teams within the Telematics, Automation, and Controls Division, you’ll play a pivotal role in defining the development roadmap and technology stack for applications, robotics, and mechanization across six product lines. Working closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams, you’ll drive progress in vehicle autonomy and software standardization across our fleet — while mentoring and empowering your team in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

This newly formed team is building on Mac Lean’s strong robotics foundation and advancing our vision for a truly zero-entry mine. The successful candidate will operate at the cutting edge of a rapidly evolving technology sector, developing innovative solutions for real-world mining challenges with a focus on safety-critical resilient autonomy, real-time perception, and adaptive control.

Technical Leadership and Mentorship

• Lead a team of engineers in the design, development, and deployment of advanced autonomous robotics features, fostering technical excellence, innovation, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Provide hands‑on guidance and mentorship in autonomy software, control algorithms, and robotics integration, ensuring scalable, maintainable solutions and knowledge transfer across the team.
• Define and refine modular control system architectures leveraging Ethernet and CAN protocols (including CANO
  
  pen and J1939), enabling seamless data flow, sensor integration, and real‑time robotic operation.

Technical Development

• Lead the design, development, and optimization of autonomous robotic systems for complex mobile platforms, covering perception, mission‑level planning, real‑time reasoning, and low‑level control, with a focus on robust deployment in underground mining environments.
• Architect and implement autonomy software stacks using ROS 2, simulation environments (Gazebo/Isaac), and model‑based design tools (MATLAB/Simulink), applying advanced control strategies such as MPC, sensor fusion, and adaptive actuation, validated through HIL/SIL and digital twin testing.
• Integrate and evaluate advanced robotic platforms (e.g., ABB) and emerging technologies, defining modular system architectures and real‑time communication protocols (UDP, MQTT, DDS) to enable scalable, maintainable, and production‑ready autonomy solutions.

Documentation and Compliance

• Maintain detailed technical documentation of autonomy architectures, control algorithms, and robotic system configurations to support reproducibility, troubleshooting, and handover.
• Ensure all robotics and autonomy solutions meet relevant safety and regulatory standards, including ISO-13849, and adhere to industry best practices for operational reliability.

People:
Foster teamwork and create team identity by establishing the new team, a collection of SMEs in related domains, as a cohesive unit, aligned on shared goals. Leverage knowledge sharing across overlapping functions in differing domains as well as collaboration in shared domains to mature the team and its interdepartmental impact.

• Develop a deep understanding of Mac Lean Engineering’s underground and surface mining product lines and their automation roadmap, including current capabilities and future opportunities for vehicle applications.
• Advance the design and…