Staff Instrumentation and Controls Engineer
AI summary of the role
Lead instrumentation and controls engineering for first-of-its-kind chemical refining processes at a software-first critical minerals company.
What you’ll do
- Lead equipment scopes from concept through procurement, fabrication, installation, commissioning, and ramp
- Manage external equipment providers, technology licensors, and engineering companies for integrated mineral refining scopes
- Drive cross-functional teams to scale up and de-risk novel mineral refining processes
- Lead selection, procurement, calibration, and installation of instruments, valves, and analyzers
What you’ll bring
- Minimum 7 years direct experience as an instrumentation engineer
- Strong I&C fundamentals including instrument specification, detailed design, and field QA/QC
- Experience with control system and HMI programming
- Experience in industrial manufacturing, large-scale mining/mineral processing, or chemical production
Technologies
control systems · HMI · P&ID · instrumentation · analyzers · machine learning · process control · capital projects
About Mariana Minerals
Software-first owner-operator of copper and lithium mines/refineries, using MarianaOS to compress project development and autonomously optimize critical-minerals production.
Series A · 200–500 people
Source and classification
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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 Instrumentation and 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 instrument and controls infrastructure scopes from concept
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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 Instrumentation and 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 instrument and 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 [... source excerpt omitted ...] P&IDs and development of instrumentation deliverables Experience with control system programming Experience with HMI 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 resp
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