[Hiring] Senior Process Controls Engineer @Mariana Minerals

Role Description

Mariana Minerals is looking for a highly motivated Process Controls Engineer to work on building the critical minerals supply chain. As a Process Controls Engineer at Mariana Minerals, you will lead the development and deployment of first-of-its-kind chemical refining processes, while also playing a critical role in the development of software for capital project execution and automated plant optimization. Responsibilities will include:

• Leading equipment and plant-wide controls infrastructure and programming scopes from concept through to design, installation, commissioning, ramp, and handover to the operations team.
• Supporting the buildout of an in-house engineering team.

What You’ll Do

• Develop standards for controls programming.
• Lead equipment scopes from concept and modeling validation, through procurement, engineering, fabrication, installation, commissioning, and ramp.
• Manage external equipment providers, technology licensors, and engineering companies to deliver fully integrated and functional mineral refining scopes.
• Drive cross-functional teams of lab technicians, pilot plant engineers, process engineers, and project engineers to lead the technical equipment scale-up and de-risk the commercialization of novel mineral refining processes.
• Support the hiring, mentorship, and day-to-day management of junior process engineers.
• Develop technoeconomic models of new project opportunities, acquisition targets, and new technologies to inform business development.
• Prepare and present bankable engineering deliverables to support project financing partners due diligence reviews.
• Identify, evaluate, and implement process engineering and project management software tools.
• Identify and support opportunities for the software and machine learning teams to automate capital project execution workflows and develop advanced plant control algorithms.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of engineering fundamentals and demonstrated ability to leverage the understanding to solve challenging problems.
• Experience with equipment engineering and design, including but not limited to:
• Brownfield equipment modifications and upgrades.
• Greenfield equipment design.
• Evaluation and optimization of operating equipment.
• Experience with the following industries and/or production environments:
• Industrial manufacturing.
• Large-scale mining or mineral processing.
• Large-scale chemical production processes.
• Engineering, procurement, and construction firms.
• Experience with direct or indirect leadership of engineers and technicians.
• Experience with project management and execution of medium to large scale (>$5M) capital projects.

Company Description

Mariana Minerals is a software-first, vertically integrated minerals company on a mission to supply the critical minerals powering modern energy, AI, and defense technologies. We’re reimagining the minerals supply chain by combining deep industry expertise with advanced software, automation, and data-driven decision-making.