Mariana Minerals ยท 1 month ago
Process Controls Engineer
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$100K/yr - $175K/yrMariana Minerals is looking for a highly motivated Process Controls Engineer to work on building the critical minerals supply chain. The role involves leading the development and deployment of innovative chemical refining processes and managing equipment and plant-wide controls infrastructure from concept to operational handover.
Mining & Metals
Responsibilities
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
Qualification
Required
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
Mariana Minerals
Mariana Minerals is a software-first, vertically integrated minerals company focused on supplying the minerals critical to modern energy, AI, and defense technologies.
11-50 employees
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