Staff Process Controls Engineer - Pilot Plant
AI summary of the role
Lead the controls engineering for first-of-its-kind chemical refining pilot plants at a software-first critical minerals company, spanning equipment scopes from concept through commissioning and ramp.
What you’ll do
- Develop standards for controls programming and lead equipment scopes from concept through commissioning and ramp
- Manage external equipment providers, technology licensors, and engineering companies to deliver integrated mineral refining scopes
- Drive cross-functional teams to scale up and de-risk novel mineral refining processes
- Support hiring, mentorship, and management of junior process engineers
What you’ll bring
- Minimum 5 years experience in Siemens PLC environment (S7 systems)
- Experience with EI&C scopes for pilot plant design and construction
- Experience designing low voltage (480V and below) power distribution and configuring VFDs
- Experience programming HMI (Ignition preferred) and training operations personnel
Technologies
Siemens S7 PLC · HMI · Ignition · VFD · EI&C · LOTO · low voltage power distribution · process control · pilot plant
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
Internal deployment & tooling · Evidence for this classification:
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 Process Controls Engineer to work on building the critical minerals supply chain. As the 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
More from the job description
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 Process Controls Engineer to work on building the critical minerals supply chain. As the 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, and 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 ref [... source excerpt omitted ...] ontrols equipment, including making drawings, field and cabinet terminations, energization procedures (LOTO), and troubleshooting. Experience with the following industries and/or production environments: Industrial manufacturing Mining or mineral processing Chemical production processes Engineering, procurement, and construction firms Experience with direct or indirect leadership of engineers and technicians Experience with pilot plants and execution of small 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
Employer postings · Data from · Sources