Engineering Manager - Telematics, Automation, and Controls
About the role
At MacLean Engineering, we're not just building machines – we're pioneering innovations, that redefine industry standards. We are looking for an Engineering Manager for the Telematics Automation and Controls Division’s Interface groupwho is passionate about pushing the boundaries of engineering excellence and wants to be at the forefront of technological advancements in the mining industry. We prioritize safety, integrity, and teamwork in everything we do by ensuring that every member of our team feels respected, heard, and inspired to excel. Join us in building a brighter future together at MacLean Engineering!
The Position: As the leader for the Interface group, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our vehicle technology, and how our stakeholders interact with everything under the TAC division’s portfolio. Collaborating closely with multidisciplinary teams of engineers, your expertise will drive the product roadmap and tech stack to enable both MacLean end users, like vehicle operators, and internal MacLean stakeholders, like field service technicians, to have more streamlined and modern experiences a wide range of products. This role offers an exciting opportunity to apply your technical skills, creativity, and strategic influence to solve complex challenges in a fast-paced and rewarding environment while mentoring and empowering the team. The successful candidate will be at the forefront of a rapidly growing technology sector, directly contributing to innovative solutions for real-world challenges in underground mining – solving matters of safety, efficiency, productivity, orchestration, and sign off.
Responsibilities and Duties
Technical Leadership & Strategy
- Own the technical architecture and strategy for TAC’s Interface portfolio, applying deep expertise in technologies such as Qt/QML, CODESYS, relational and non-relational databases, and REST API development to ensure cohesive, scalable system design.
- Lead the design and development of on-vehicle HMI software across 6+ vehicle product families, delivering robust, maintainable solutions for both in-cab and basket operations in underground mining environments.
- Expand GUI capabilities beyond the vehicle, developing modular, extensible interfaces that support both line-of-sight and non-line-of-sight teleoperation through tablet and desktop applications.
- Centralize internal deployment tooling by integrating and streamlining orchestration systems under a unified architecture, advancing subsystem automation for configuration, testing, programming, and coordination across TAC’s on-vehicle technologies and downstream dependencies.
- Align cross-domain priorities between the Deployments, Operator Experience, and other TAC teams to deliver unified, high-performing interface solutions that meet the needs of operators, production, and field users.
Team Development & Agile Execution
- Lead a multi-team automation group through agile execution, serving as Scrum of Scrums facilitator to coordinate sprint planning, remove blockers, and drive alignment across workstreams at scale.
- Provide technical mentorship and role-based development for team members across GUI, API, and tool (PLC, App) development, with a focus on cultivating system-level thinking and innovation.
- Support recruitment, onboarding, and ongoing development to ensure technical depth and long-term succession planning within the group.
Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement
- Translate operational and customer use cases into scalable process tooling architectures, interface definitions, and technical roadmaps.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with controls, telematics, systems, and product management teams to ensure cohesive development and deployment of automation features.
- Act as technical point-of-contact for program management and senior leadership, aligning automation deliverables with business and field performance goals.
Compliance, Documentation & Quality
- Ensure rigorous documentation of system design, configuration, and testing activities to support compliance with applicable standards (e.g., ISO 19296, ISO 13849, ISDO 61508).
- Lead efforts to standardize software release strategies and pre-release validation workflows that support traceability, auditability, and long-term maintainability.
First Year Goals:
- Establish a unified, high-performing automation organization by integrating existing teams under a shared vision, delivery model, and culture—implementing a Scrum of Scrums framework, clear roles, cross-functional communication, joint technical backlogs, and a focus on shared ownership and iterative delivery.
- Drive the migration of TAC’s on-vehicle and remote operator interfaces from legacy CODESYS visualization environments to a modern Qt/QML-based architecture. Establish the design framework, coding standards, and modular UI component library needed for scalable development across all vehicle product families, while ensuring reliability and performance in underground operating conditions.
- Lead company-wide adoption of consistent software deployment, configuration, and testing workflows anchored in the MacLean Advanced Production Deployment System (MAPDS). Collaborate across TAC and production teams to define clear automation pathways, training resources, and success metrics that improve deployment speed, traceability, and integration quality across all digital controls products.
Qualifications: The ideal candidate will possess strong communication skills, leadership abilities, and problem-solving capabilities. They will demonstrate organizational skills, discipline, an aptitude for proactive learning, and a positive attitude. Additionally, they should meet the following qualifications:
- Minimum 10 years of experience in software engineering or related field with the job responsibilities and duties directly related to those described above, mining or mobile vehicle specific experience is an asset.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills in English; proficiency in other languages, primarily Spanish and French, is an asset.
- Bachelor's degree or higher in engineering, robotics, computer science, or a related field is an asset.
- Professional Engineer (P.Eng) license or similar certification.
Closing: Inspired by over 50 years of pioneering excellence, MacLean Engineering continues to lead the way in underground mining equipment solutions. Rooted in our founder's unwavering commitment to safety, productivity, and enduring quality, we are driven by innovation and expansion. With facilities strategically located across Ontario in Collingwood, Owen Sound, Barrie, and Sudbury, and across the globe in Mexico, South Africa, and Australia, our dedicated workforce of skilled tradespeople collaborates in a safety-centric environment to deliver superior components and equipment to the underground mining, municipal, environmental, and industrial sectors. Join us at MacLean Engineering and be part of a legacy built on innovation, quality, and lasting impact
To facilitate mentorship, team development, and hands-on exposure to our products and broader business operations, people managers are expected to maintain a strong in-office presence—this role is therefore an in-office position.
Please note that employment with MacLean Engineering is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check conducted by our third-party provider, Sterling Backcheck. This process may include verification of employment history, education, and a criminal record check, depending on the requirements of the position.
We thank all applicants in advance for their application and interest in MacLean Engineering & Marketing Co Limited. However, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
MacLean Engineering & Marketing Co. Limited is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (2005).
MacLean Engineering & Marketing Co. Limited will provide accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require an accommodation, please notify us and we will work with you to meet your needs.
About MacLean Engineering & Marketing Co Limited
Great Things Happen Here
Equipping the mining world with innovative mobile equipment solutions is what we do at MacLean, but more importantly is the why. We aspire to be best-in-class leaders in the design, manufacturing, and support of engineered solutions that make mining safer, greener, and more productive. This brand promise is inextricably linked to our people.
We are building a diverse, top-performing employee base by hiring entrepreneurial, creative, hardworking, ethical, and safety focused candidates who want to make a lasting difference and build a career doing it. If this sound like you, dive in and join the MacLean innovation wave!
Join the MacLean innovation wave!
We are a global, family-owned company where we treat each other, our customers, and our host communities as if they were family. This is our competitive differentiator across the board when it comes to employee development, customer relationships, and business results.
Our production facility and branch footprint on four continents and market reach into six continents is in keeping with the scope of our ambition to develop paradigm-changing, tech-enabled mining vehicles the world over. This transformative vision requires a wide range of talent working together across the company’s manufacturing, engineering, product management, marketing, sales, aftermarket support, finance, and human resource functions.
Who we are
MacLean specializes in mobile equipment solutions based on underground mining experience, unit-of-one manufacturing expertise, and worldwide customer service and support.
We have been innovating for mining equipment safety and productivity for almost 50 years, supporting customers worldwide with branches across Canada as well as in the United States, Mexico, Peru, South Africa, and Australia.
Our Story
MacLean is the world’s largest Canadian-based underground mining vehicle manufacturer.
From modest beginnings retrofitting farm tractors out of an apple orchard barn in Southern Georgian Bay, Ontario, to today’s multi-national corporate network of some 1,000 employees across four continents and six countries, the next chapters of the MacLean mining innovation story are actively being written within the broad themes of the electrification, automation, and digitalization of the global industry.
The constant across the shifting sands of time and geography is the MacLean commitment to pursuing engineered solutions that make the underground environment safer and more productive.
The foundation for all of our work together is a shared culture of entrepreneurial innovation and customer focus. When we create what we call MacLean ‘Application Intelligence’ for the mining sector, we are leveraging multi disciplinary engineering expertise, continental manufacturing capacity, and decades of mining knowledge, to deliver safety and productivity enhancing solutions to the end-users who operate and maintain our products in underground mines around the globe.
We are a major employer in our host communities and, as such, we strive to be an employer of choice. On the leading edge of technological and manufacturing innovation, we never lose sight of the people behind the machines – the MacLean employees across our production facilities who work to create products of lasting value for the mining sector.
Our Values
The MacLean Way is our overarching vision, mission, and values statement. It is the embodiment of our history, present, and future: where we came from, who we are now, and where we are going.
Engineering Manager - Telematics, Automation, and Controls
About the role
At MacLean Engineering, we're not just building machines – we're pioneering innovations, that redefine industry standards. We are looking for an Engineering Manager for the Telematics Automation and Controls Division’s Interface groupwho is passionate about pushing the boundaries of engineering excellence and wants to be at the forefront of technological advancements in the mining industry. We prioritize safety, integrity, and teamwork in everything we do by ensuring that every member of our team feels respected, heard, and inspired to excel. Join us in building a brighter future together at MacLean Engineering!
The Position: As the leader for the Interface group, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our vehicle technology, and how our stakeholders interact with everything under the TAC division’s portfolio. Collaborating closely with multidisciplinary teams of engineers, your expertise will drive the product roadmap and tech stack to enable both MacLean end users, like vehicle operators, and internal MacLean stakeholders, like field service technicians, to have more streamlined and modern experiences a wide range of products. This role offers an exciting opportunity to apply your technical skills, creativity, and strategic influence to solve complex challenges in a fast-paced and rewarding environment while mentoring and empowering the team. The successful candidate will be at the forefront of a rapidly growing technology sector, directly contributing to innovative solutions for real-world challenges in underground mining – solving matters of safety, efficiency, productivity, orchestration, and sign off.
Responsibilities and Duties
Technical Leadership & Strategy
- Own the technical architecture and strategy for TAC’s Interface portfolio, applying deep expertise in technologies such as Qt/QML, CODESYS, relational and non-relational databases, and REST API development to ensure cohesive, scalable system design.
- Lead the design and development of on-vehicle HMI software across 6+ vehicle product families, delivering robust, maintainable solutions for both in-cab and basket operations in underground mining environments.
- Expand GUI capabilities beyond the vehicle, developing modular, extensible interfaces that support both line-of-sight and non-line-of-sight teleoperation through tablet and desktop applications.
- Centralize internal deployment tooling by integrating and streamlining orchestration systems under a unified architecture, advancing subsystem automation for configuration, testing, programming, and coordination across TAC’s on-vehicle technologies and downstream dependencies.
- Align cross-domain priorities between the Deployments, Operator Experience, and other TAC teams to deliver unified, high-performing interface solutions that meet the needs of operators, production, and field users.
Team Development & Agile Execution
- Lead a multi-team automation group through agile execution, serving as Scrum of Scrums facilitator to coordinate sprint planning, remove blockers, and drive alignment across workstreams at scale.
- Provide technical mentorship and role-based development for team members across GUI, API, and tool (PLC, App) development, with a focus on cultivating system-level thinking and innovation.
- Support recruitment, onboarding, and ongoing development to ensure technical depth and long-term succession planning within the group.
Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement
- Translate operational and customer use cases into scalable process tooling architectures, interface definitions, and technical roadmaps.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with controls, telematics, systems, and product management teams to ensure cohesive development and deployment of automation features.
- Act as technical point-of-contact for program management and senior leadership, aligning automation deliverables with business and field performance goals.
Compliance, Documentation & Quality
- Ensure rigorous documentation of system design, configuration, and testing activities to support compliance with applicable standards (e.g., ISO 19296, ISO 13849, ISDO 61508).
- Lead efforts to standardize software release strategies and pre-release validation workflows that support traceability, auditability, and long-term maintainability.
First Year Goals:
- Establish a unified, high-performing automation organization by integrating existing teams under a shared vision, delivery model, and culture—implementing a Scrum of Scrums framework, clear roles, cross-functional communication, joint technical backlogs, and a focus on shared ownership and iterative delivery.
- Drive the migration of TAC’s on-vehicle and remote operator interfaces from legacy CODESYS visualization environments to a modern Qt/QML-based architecture. Establish the design framework, coding standards, and modular UI component library needed for scalable development across all vehicle product families, while ensuring reliability and performance in underground operating conditions.
- Lead company-wide adoption of consistent software deployment, configuration, and testing workflows anchored in the MacLean Advanced Production Deployment System (MAPDS). Collaborate across TAC and production teams to define clear automation pathways, training resources, and success metrics that improve deployment speed, traceability, and integration quality across all digital controls products.
Qualifications: The ideal candidate will possess strong communication skills, leadership abilities, and problem-solving capabilities. They will demonstrate organizational skills, discipline, an aptitude for proactive learning, and a positive attitude. Additionally, they should meet the following qualifications:
- Minimum 10 years of experience in software engineering or related field with the job responsibilities and duties directly related to those described above, mining or mobile vehicle specific experience is an asset.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills in English; proficiency in other languages, primarily Spanish and French, is an asset.
- Bachelor's degree or higher in engineering, robotics, computer science, or a related field is an asset.
- Professional Engineer (P.Eng) license or similar certification.
Closing: Inspired by over 50 years of pioneering excellence, MacLean Engineering continues to lead the way in underground mining equipment solutions. Rooted in our founder's unwavering commitment to safety, productivity, and enduring quality, we are driven by innovation and expansion. With facilities strategically located across Ontario in Collingwood, Owen Sound, Barrie, and Sudbury, and across the globe in Mexico, South Africa, and Australia, our dedicated workforce of skilled tradespeople collaborates in a safety-centric environment to deliver superior components and equipment to the underground mining, municipal, environmental, and industrial sectors. Join us at MacLean Engineering and be part of a legacy built on innovation, quality, and lasting impact
To facilitate mentorship, team development, and hands-on exposure to our products and broader business operations, people managers are expected to maintain a strong in-office presence—this role is therefore an in-office position.
Please note that employment with MacLean Engineering is contingent upon the successful completion of a background check conducted by our third-party provider, Sterling Backcheck. This process may include verification of employment history, education, and a criminal record check, depending on the requirements of the position.
We thank all applicants in advance for their application and interest in MacLean Engineering & Marketing Co Limited. However, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
MacLean Engineering & Marketing Co. Limited is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (2005).
MacLean Engineering & Marketing Co. Limited will provide accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require an accommodation, please notify us and we will work with you to meet your needs.
About MacLean Engineering & Marketing Co Limited
Great Things Happen Here
Equipping the mining world with innovative mobile equipment solutions is what we do at MacLean, but more importantly is the why. We aspire to be best-in-class leaders in the design, manufacturing, and support of engineered solutions that make mining safer, greener, and more productive. This brand promise is inextricably linked to our people.
We are building a diverse, top-performing employee base by hiring entrepreneurial, creative, hardworking, ethical, and safety focused candidates who want to make a lasting difference and build a career doing it. If this sound like you, dive in and join the MacLean innovation wave!
Join the MacLean innovation wave!
We are a global, family-owned company where we treat each other, our customers, and our host communities as if they were family. This is our competitive differentiator across the board when it comes to employee development, customer relationships, and business results.
Our production facility and branch footprint on four continents and market reach into six continents is in keeping with the scope of our ambition to develop paradigm-changing, tech-enabled mining vehicles the world over. This transformative vision requires a wide range of talent working together across the company’s manufacturing, engineering, product management, marketing, sales, aftermarket support, finance, and human resource functions.
Who we are
MacLean specializes in mobile equipment solutions based on underground mining experience, unit-of-one manufacturing expertise, and worldwide customer service and support.
We have been innovating for mining equipment safety and productivity for almost 50 years, supporting customers worldwide with branches across Canada as well as in the United States, Mexico, Peru, South Africa, and Australia.
Our Story
MacLean is the world’s largest Canadian-based underground mining vehicle manufacturer.
From modest beginnings retrofitting farm tractors out of an apple orchard barn in Southern Georgian Bay, Ontario, to today’s multi-national corporate network of some 1,000 employees across four continents and six countries, the next chapters of the MacLean mining innovation story are actively being written within the broad themes of the electrification, automation, and digitalization of the global industry.
The constant across the shifting sands of time and geography is the MacLean commitment to pursuing engineered solutions that make the underground environment safer and more productive.
The foundation for all of our work together is a shared culture of entrepreneurial innovation and customer focus. When we create what we call MacLean ‘Application Intelligence’ for the mining sector, we are leveraging multi disciplinary engineering expertise, continental manufacturing capacity, and decades of mining knowledge, to deliver safety and productivity enhancing solutions to the end-users who operate and maintain our products in underground mines around the globe.
We are a major employer in our host communities and, as such, we strive to be an employer of choice. On the leading edge of technological and manufacturing innovation, we never lose sight of the people behind the machines – the MacLean employees across our production facilities who work to create products of lasting value for the mining sector.
Our Values
The MacLean Way is our overarching vision, mission, and values statement. It is the embodiment of our history, present, and future: where we came from, who we are now, and where we are going.