Automation Engineer

Sandvik Mining and Rock TechnologyParauapebas, Parágupypublished 08/24/2026
Machine translation — original language: Portuguese.Show original

Sandvik is a company driven by customer challenges, making industrial processes more efficient and sustainable, always concerned with safety in operations. We believe that diversity and inclusion lead to innovation, motivation, and high performance. Therefore, our organization is always committed to candidates to a transparent and fair process. Did you identify with this? Then this opportunity for AUTOMATION ENGINEER is for you!

Responsibilities and duties

  • Implementation, commissioning, and technical support of autonomous and automated systems for drill rigs, including start-up, FAT/SAT, and preventive and corrective maintenance;
  • Participate in training at our factory and multiply the collected information to our service team;
  • Programming and updating PLCs, HMIs, SCADA systems, and automation software, as well as the integration of sensors, actuators, and industrial networks;
  • Monitor the implementation of the Automine system, analyzing failures, and generating technical reports from the telemetry system;
  • Support the parts area in mapping the items necessary for the full functioning of the system;
  • Performance monitoring, failure analysis, and preparation of technical reports, proposing continuous improvements and solutions to increase operational reliability;
  • Development of maintenance plans, technical documentation, and training for internal teams and customers, acting as a technical reference for Sandvik products and technologies;
  • Identify via intranet all innovations in technical and functional specifications of our equipment;
  • Evaluation of customer satisfaction and demands, proposing configurations and solutions for autonomous equipment aligned with operational requirements, technical scope, and budgetary constraints, supporting negotiations and project definitions.
  • Technical support to customers and sales teams, participating in retrofit projects, implementation of new technologies, and definition of solutions adhering to operational needs.

Requirements and qualifications

  • Completed Higher Education in Automation Engineering and/or related areas – with active CREA;
  • Advanced English;
  • Mastery of autonomous systems;
  • Knowledge in hydraulics, pneumatics, electrical, mechanical, and electronics / Technical Standards of the products / Application of equipment materials;
  • Consolidated field experience with mining equipment;
  • Experience with logic programmers – Siemens, EPEC, and similar;
  • Availability to travel.

Additional information We offer a competitive benefits package with:

  • Health Plan
  • Dental Plan
  • Mental health assistance plan - Holos
  • Physical health assistance plan - Gympass
  • Life Insurance
  • Food Voucher
  • Private Pension
  • PPR - Profit Sharing
  • Individual bonus (goals)
  • Vacation bonus
  • Christmas Card
  • Transportation Voucher
  • Newborn kit
  • Birthday day off
  • Discount partnerships with colleges and language courses

Sandvik values all types of diversity, always being committed to candidates through a fair and transparent process. We request workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and to present the vaccination card with the immunizer data, or the digital vaccination card generated by Conecte SUS. All our vacancies are open to people with disabilities and those rehabilitated by the INSS.