AI & Optimization Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Belgium.

📋 Description

• Define and spearhead the AI strategy for MOS & MDK, emphasizing operational efficiency and quantifiable business results.

• Convert operational hurdles into data and optimization challenges that AI models can address.

• Develop best-practice frameworks to ensure scalable, production-ready AI systems.

• Create a standardized data baseline/schema for all telemetry and event data from mining sites.

• Guarantee that data is structured, normalized, labeled, and readily available for AI/ML applications.

• Collaborate with backend engineers to enhance the data pipeline and integration standards.

• Construct and implement ML/AI and optimization models including: performance optimization, anomaly detection, predictive failure & maintenance, energy-efficiency insights, and operational automation recommendations.

• Consistently assess and enhance model performance in production environments.

• Partner with MOS & MDK engineering teams to integrate AI models into platform workflows and APIs.

• Work alongside site operations teams to validate outcomes and collect feedback.

• Coordinate with leadership on the AI roadmap, priorities, impact tracking, and KPIs.

• Clearly document systems, architecture, and modeling assumptions.

• Foster a data-driven, efficiency-first culture within the Mining Software team.

• Keep abreast of trends in AI, optimization, and industrial analytics.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Applied Mathematics, Engineering, Statistics, or a related field.

• 3+ years of experience in AI/ML, data science, or applied optimization roles.

• Demonstrated experience in designing data models/schemas/baselines for extensive, time-series-heavy datasets.

• Strong expertise in Python and contemporary ML frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow, Scikit-Learn).

• Proficient in JavaScript/TypeScript, particularly within the Node.js ecosystem.

• Familiarity with containerized applications (Docker).

• Experience in developing and deploying time-series, anomaly detection, classification, and predictive models for mechanical, electromechanical, or hardware-intensive equipment/systems in production settings.

• Solid understanding of signal processing and feature extraction for sensor data (e.g., electrical, thermal, vibration, or telemetry signals).

• Comprehensive knowledge of optimization techniques (linear/non-linear programming, simulation, decision systems, etc.).

• Experience in deploying, monitoring, and maintaining AI models in production systems, including managing model drift and adapting to evolving operating conditions.

• Excellent English communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively in distributed teams.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary.

• Flexible work hours.

• Professional development budget.

• Home office setup allowance.

• Global team events.