Senior Data Scientist: Mining Tech & Predictive Maintenance

Wenco International Mining Systems; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 144,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Wenco International Mining Systems, a Hitachi Construction Machinery subsidiary, seeks a Data Scientist to analyze complex mining data from sensors, equipment logs, and fleet software. You will develop data-driven solutions to improve equipment performance and mining operations.

Responsibilities include building models for predictive maintenance, anomaly detection, and RUL estimation, creating visual dashboards, and coordinating with ML engineers and operations experts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related field.
• A Ph.D. is a plus.
• Proven experience as a Data Scientist or similar role.
• Experience with data science frameworks and libraries (pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch).
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python or R.
• Strong understanding of statistical analysis, ML algorithms, and data preprocessing.
• Experience with big data technologies (Hadoop, Spark, Snowflake) and databases (SQL, NoSQL).
• Familiarity with data visualization tools (Tableau, Power BI, D3.js).
• Knowledge of data warehousing, ETL, and IoT data integration.
• Proficiency in Git and collaborative development.
• Eligibility to work in Australia or Canada.
• Travel up to 10%.

Responsibilities

• Strategy: Develop and execute the data science strategy aligned with mining tech goals.
• Project Management: Oversee multiple data science projects from conception to deployment.
• Data Analysis & Interpretation: Analyze large time-series and sensor data to extract insights.
• Modeling: Design scalable models for predictive maintenance and RUL estimation.
• Forecasting: Develop predictive and prescriptive models to optimize maintenance and fleet operations.
• Time Series: Lead development of advanced time series models for high-dimensional sensor data.
• Visualization: Create dashboards and visualizations to communicate findings.
• Collaboration: Work with ML engineers, software developers, and mining operations experts.
• Governance: Ensure data quality, integrity, and security; implement governance policies.

Skills

Python

R

Statistical analysis

Time series analysis

SHAP interpretability

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Data Science/CS/Statistics/Math

PhD is a plus

Tools

pandas

NumPy

scikit-learn

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Hadoop

Spark

Snowflake

Tableau

Power BI

D3.js

Git

Job description

Wenco International Mining Systems, a Hitachi Construction Machinery subsidiary, seeks a Data Scientist to analyze complex mining data from sensors, equipment logs, and fleet software. You will develop data-driven solutions to improve equipment performance and mining operations.

Responsibilities include building models for predictive maintenance, anomaly detection, and RUL estimation, creating visual dashboards, and coordinating with ML engineers and operations experts.