Hardware Engineer - NEW!

Reports to : Vice President Product Engineering

Company Overview A Start-up Disrupting the Mining Industry Novamera Inc. is a funded start-up that is developing an innovative technology and process to recover gold, copper or other ore from steeply dipping, narrow vein deposits that are considered uneconomic when applying traditional extraction methods.

It is called Sustainable Mining by Drilling ( SMD ) and there is a global opportunity for this innovation, which has the potential to not only mine minerals more safely at a significantly lower cost than conventional selective mining methods, but with substantially lower energy, water consumption and environmental footprint.

Not only is it possible to develop mineral deposits that may not be economic today, but SMD could also extend existing mines beyond their current engineering limits, leveraging existing infrastructure.

Novamera was a finalist in the 2019 Disrupt Mining Competition sponsored by Goldcorp (now, Newmont Goldcorp).

Visit the company website at www.novamerainc.com to see the competition video and other information for more background on Novamera and the SMD technology.

SMD System A Revolutionary Technology Novamera, with the help of Memorial University of Newfoundland in St. John’s ( MUN ), is developing SMD, a viable solution to address mining steeply dipping narrow vein deposits by augmenting existing directional drilling equipment and ground penetrating radar technology with innovative improvements geared toward the mining environment.

The unique drilling system combines high resolution subsurface imaging and directional drilling in a two-pass process that identifies the physical shape of the ore vein and is highly flexible to changes in vein geometry.

The initial pass uses a diamond drill to create a pilot hole that is guided by the near borehole imaging tool ( NBIT ). The NBIT tool performs downhole surveys at regular intervals to measure hole trajectory and distance from the hanging wall and foot wall.

The second pass utilizes large diameter (0.5m to 3.0m) hole opening equipment that follows the pilot hole and excavates the vein out to its full thickness.

The cuttings are transported to surface using low energy reverse circulation air lift assist methods. The SMD technology has been in field tested and received patent pending status and is currently at various development stages during 2021 to 2022.

SMD will truly be a revolutionary technology and mining method that will change the economics of mining and improve safety while doing it in an environmentally friendly manner.

Opportunity Development Role in Reshaping the Mining Industry Job Opportunity Engineering Senior Hardware Engineer Given the market potential, Novamera was spun out of Anaconda, creating a new Canadian private corporation.

The Senior Hardware Engineer has the opportunity to come on board at the ground floor, be a part of the engineering team and be a significant contributor in shaping the development of the SMD technology.

Novamera Inc is looking for : A self driven senior hardware engineer looking to be challenged by designing, developing and delivering down bore solutions, integrating analog electromagnetic wave sensors into digital solutions.

The ideal individual is someone who can work and communicate effectively with our geophysicists, data scientists and software engineers to understand the problems being overcome and parameters needing to be identified and measured using analog and digital sensors.

In addition, have an aptitude and clear understanding of analog to digital conversion, filtering and cleaning of such data.

The candidate should be capable of mentoring junior software engineers and have them along with data scientist report to them.

In addition be able to understand the development requirements and types of individuals and expertise needed to bring onboard to handle the workload.

An individual who is looking to join and grow with a start-up company delivering innovation and disruptive technology to the underground and mining community.

Someone who is not afraid to bring to life concepts and resolve challenges through innovative design.

Role and Responsibilities include :

• Designing on board controllers to integrate survey and ground penetrating radar technologies;
• Developing rugged, embedded hardware solutions including PCB designs;
• Working collaboratively, mechanical and software disciplines;
• Working on complex designs to meet compact, harsh and submersible requirements;
• Sizing and selecting appropriate battery capacity and units for autonomous operations;
• Designing the power section for the controller boards and on-board equipment;
• Defining communication protocols to extract data from sensors down in a bore hole via 900Mhz, 2,4GHz, and Bluetooth and Ethernet;
• Designing circuits and creating schematics;
• Leading or participating in design reviews;
• Writing, reviewing, and executing test plans;
• Bringing up new hardware, working closely with Software Engineering;
• Hardware debugging;
• Creating hardware user manuals;
• Writing and reviewing technical specifications and;
• Provide mentoring and leadership to junior team members.

Qualifications Required :

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering (MS preferred) or similar degree;
• Minimum 5-10 of experience with electronics circuit design
• Analog signal and antenna design a necessity, preferably in ground penetrating radar environment;
• Experience in designing Digital and Analog / Mixed, power management ICs, transceivers;
• Designing with SPI, I2C, UART, USB2.0, USB 3.0;
• Familiar with good design practices for robust EMC design and

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