Autonomous Pit Technician – Field & Control Room Ops

Solidus Resources; Lovelock (NV); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Solidus Resources is seeking a Pit Technician to support autonomous mining operations at the Lovelock, NV mine. As the field eye for the control room, you will advise on changes to optimize autonomous trucks and perform manual interventions when needed.

You will survey and validate theAOZ, ensure the field matches the digital model, and identify hazards while maintaining safe zones and infrastructure such as cables and lighting. Day and night shifts apply.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in an open-pit mining or autonomous operations environment.
• Knowledge of autonomous truck behavior in the field.
• Experience with fleet-management systems such as CAT MineStar, Modular or similar.
• Strong organizational and priority-setting skills; able to make complex decisions and work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Advise the Command Controller and Command Builder on changes to optimize the autonomous operation and individual truck performance.
• Ensure physical conditions in the AOZ match the digital mine model.
• Perform regular surveys and validation of the AOZ, including LiDAR and surface validation surveys.
• Verify floor condition, zone geometry and access control, and conduct pit inspections and area surveys.
• Identify hazards such as loose rock, standing water or poor floor compaction, and confirm and mark infrastructure such as cables, lighting and bunds.
• Maintain signage, barriers and exclusion indicators, and create safe zones for others to work during field interactions and incident investigations.
• Execute manual interventions on autonomous trucks, including troubleshooting equipment, running recovery scripts and manually resetting equipment as required.
• Carry out truck recovery and intervention, and ensure each truck is available in the correct mode as required.
• Investigate any occurrences that cause autonomous trucks to stop.
• Identify truck behaviors that require maintenance or optimization and inform the appropriate personnel.
• Optimize system configuration for autonomous mine truck performance, and ensure all AHS activities comply with regulations and mine guidelines.
• Provide real-time field feedback to the Builders and Controllers.

Skills

Field operations

Autonomous truck knowledge

AOZ surveying/validation

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Mine engineering or robotics degree (asset)

Tools

CAT MineStar

Modular

Job description

Solidus Resources is seeking a Pit Technician to support autonomous mining operations at the Lovelock, NV mine. As the field eye for the control room, you will advise on changes to optimize autonomous trucks and perform manual interventions when needed.

You will survey and validate theAOZ, ensure the field matches the digital model, and identify hazards while maintaining safe zones and infrastructure such as cables and lighting. Day and night shifts apply.