Geotechnical Engineer - Underground Mines

Eagle Mine; Michigamme Township (MI); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Eagle Mine is seeking a Geotechnical Engineer to provide geotechnical support to the mine planning group and operations under the Senior Geotechnical Engineer. You will apply rock mechanics principles to optimize safety, quality, and productivity in a challenging underground mining environment.

You will design ground support patterns, monitor rehabilitation, and contribute to mine plans with geotechnical insights, including microseismic system management and instrumentation maintenance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Geological Engineering or equivalent is required.
• 3-5 years of rock mechanics experience in an operational setting.
• Experience in geotechnical investigations and ground support design and evaluation required.
• Exposure to mine design software (Deswik, Vulcan) preferred.
• Exposure to Map3D software preferred.
• Proficiency with Rocscience Suite of software (Dips, Unwedge, RS2) required.
• Strong analytical abilities and good communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and project management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Use empirical, numerical, and analytical methods to design and evaluate ground support patterns.
• Inspect working areas and generate reports (corrosion mapping, QAQC inspections, re-entry inspections).
• Collaborate with Mining Engineers to update mine plans with geotechnical inputs.
• Manage expansion and calibration of the microseismic system.
• Plan, monitor and track ground support rehabilitation activities.
• Review monthly mine plans for geotechnical concerns using field data and modeling.
• Update life-of-mine stress model and assess stope design impacts on stresses.
• Assist with installation and maintenance of underground instrumentation and telemetry systems.
• Collect, analyze, and report geotechnical monitoring data.
• Coordinate with departments and contractors on geotechnical projects.
• Develop and present training on geotechnical issues and ground support.
• Assist with underground geotechnical mapping and core logging.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Independent work

Project management

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Geological Engineering

Tools

Deswik

Vulcan

Map3D

RS2 Rocscience

Dips

Unwedge

Job description

Eagle Mine is seeking a Geotechnical Engineer to provide geotechnical support to the mine planning group and operations under the Senior Geotechnical Engineer. You will apply rock mechanics principles to optimize safety, quality, and productivity in a challenging underground mining environment.

You will design ground support patterns, monitor rehabilitation, and contribute to mine plans with geotechnical insights, including microseismic system management and instrumentation maintenance.