Yellowstone Local is proud to represent Hecla Limited, Lucky Friday Mine, an industry leader in mining and mineral production.

Put your electrical engineering expertise where it matters, solving complex power, reliability, and infrastructure challenges that keep critical mining operations moving.

What's in it for You?

Competitive Compensation

Benefits: Health, dental, and vision insurance; 401(k) match; PTO; and paid holidays, consistent with Hecla’s other job listings

Relocation assistance: $10,000–$15,000, with a two-year agreement

Temporary housing: Two months

Incentive Bonus

Regular full-time position

Hands-on exposure to power distribution, instrumentation, motor controls, switchgear, transformers, and electrical infrastructure

Involvement in capital projects from engineering design through construction and commissioning

Opportunity to build specialized experience across underground mining, surface operations, and mineral processing environments

Work alongside maintenance, operations, engineering consultants, technicians, programmers, and multidisciplinary project teams

Why You’ll Love It Here

Your engineering decisions directly impact equipment reliability, maintainability, availability, and safe operations

Solve real-world electrical engineering challenges across critical mining infrastructure

Get involved beyond the drawings by supporting troubleshooting, construction, commissioning, and long-term system reliability

Expand your technical expertise across power distribution systems, switchgear, transformers, motors, instrumentation, controls, and capital projects

Help develop engineering standards, SOPs, and reliability strategies that improve operations

Take ownership of meaningful projects where strong engineering and problem-solving skills make a measurable difference

Your New Role

Work as an Electrical Engineer at the Lucky Friday Mine in Mullan, Idaho

Provide day-to-day technical and strategic asset management support to maintenance and operations teams

Conduct electrical engineering analyses and develop drawings, spreadsheets, calculations, databases, and technical documentation

Troubleshoot power distribution, instrumentation, electrical controls, motors, and related systems

Support ongoing maintenance of power distribution switchgear, motors, and motor control systems

Perform electrical load calculations to evaluate power demand and operational duty cycles

Specify transformers, switchgear, cable sizing, and other electrical equipment based on load calculations, environmental conditions, operational requirements, and future expansion

Ensure electrical designs comply with applicable codes, NEC requirements, site standards, and safety requirements

Monitor site adherence to electrical engineering codes and safety standards

Manage engineering design consultants and coordinate design activities associated with capital projects

Assist with tendering and awarding engineering design requirements

Provide design input to ensure engineering solutions meet operational and permitting requirements

Manage electrical engineering design schedules to support construction timelines

Provide oversight during construction, commissioning, and electrical system startup

Manage and maintain E-TAP electrical system models

Maintain and update electrical one-line drawings, AutoCAD drawings, and prints

Support contractor management, document control, scope change control, equipment procurement, and project administration

Coordinate with civil and mechanical project teams to integrate engineering, design, construction, and commissioning activities

Develop or support engineering standards and standard operating procedures

Implement Operate for Reliability strategies across engineering and project work

Follow established safety, environmental, operational, and project requirements

Hiring Expectations: Apply today, complete a quick phone screening, and get ready for an interview with our team to discuss your goals and experience.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field with a minimum of 2 to 3 years of experience in a similar role, or a relevant Trade/Journeyman certificate with a minimum of 3 to 5 years of similar experience

Working knowledge of electrical engineering, power distribution systems, instrumentation, motor controls, switchgear, transformers, and electrical infrastructure

Ability to perform electrical load calculations, power demand evaluations, cable sizing, and equipment specifications

Understanding of NEC requirements, electrical codes, engineering standards, and safe work practices

Experience with computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS)

Proficiency with AutoCAD

Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook

Ability to maintain electrical drawings, one-line diagrams, technical records, and engineering documentation

Experience supporting engineering projects, construction, commissioning, or equipment procurement

Mining industry experience, including general knowledge of underground, surface, or concentrator operations, preferred

E-TAP or electrical power system modeling experience preferred

Ability to collaborate with maintenance teams, operations personnel, technicians, contractors, consultants, and multidisciplinary engineering teams

Hecla Limited, Lucky Friday Mine is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. #red