About the role
ABOUT MARIANA MINERALS
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.
Role Overview
Mariana Minerals is looking for a highly motivated Controls Engineer to work on building the critical minerals supply chain.
As the I&C 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 scopes from concept through to design, installation, commissioning, ramp, and handover to the operations team, and supporting the buildout of an in-house engineering team.
What You’ll Do
- 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 engineers
- Lead selection, procurement, calibration, and installation of instruments, valves, and analyzers
- Support development of machine learning applications with an emphasis on control and optimization of industrial facilities
- Identify and support opportunities for the software and machine learning teams to automate capital project execution workflows and develop advanced plant control algorithms
What You’ll Bring
- 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
- Operations support
Strong I&C fundamentals
- Minimum 7 years direct experience in networking and systems administration for control systems, including
- Network architecture design, procurement, installation, and commissioning
- Experience managing fiber installation
- Expert-level knowledge in Ignition
- Experience managing the plant network and interfacing securely with the business network
- Review of P&IDs in the development of system architecture drawings
- Experience with control system programming
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
OUR CULTURE IS BUILT ON FOUR PRINCIPLES
- Everyone Gets Home Safe. We never put speed or cost ahead of people.
- Extreme Ownership. We take full responsibility for outcomes, relentlessly driving toward solutions.
- Engineer Out Requirements, then Automate. We simplify, optimize, and then automate for scale.
- Share Your Legos. We collaborate openly, share knowledge, and empower each other to build bigger, better solutions.
- Join us as we build the future of responsible mineral sourcing and supply!