Marianaminerals
Staff Process Controls Engineer
San Francisco HQ. Posted 2 months ago
The role
You will lead the development and deployment of chemical refining processes. You will also work on software for capital project execution and automated plant optimization.
What you will do
- Lead equipment scopes from concept and modeling validation through to ramp
- Manage external equipment providers, technology licensors, and engineering companies
- Drive cross-functional teams to lead technical equipment scale-up
- 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 for control and optimization
- Identify opportunities to automate capital project execution workflows and develop plant control algorithms
Required qualifications
- Strong understanding of engineering fundamentals
- Experience with equipment engineering and design including brownfield modifications, greenfield design, evaluation and optimization of operating equipment, and operations support
- Strong I&C fundamentals
- Minimum 7 years direct experience in networking and systems administration for control systems
- 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 industrial manufacturing, large-scale mining or mineral processing, large-scale chemical production processes, or engineering, procurement, and construction firms
- Experience with direct or indirect leadership of engineers and technicians
About the company
Mariana Minerals is a software-first, vertically integrated minerals company. They aim to supply critical minerals for energy, AI, and defense technologies by combining industry expertise with software and automation.