Mariana Minerals is a software-first, vertically integrated minerals company focused on supplying the minerals critical to modern energy, AI, and defense technologies. Backed by Khosla and a16z.
About the role
Mariana Minerals is seeking a Staff Mining Engineer with 10+ years of mining experience and a strong background in hands-on, hard-rock open pit operations. This role connects mine planning with field execution, ensuring that designs and production schedules translate into safe, practical, and efficient mining activities. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- Experience with heap-leach operations, leach-pad planning, stacking sequences, and coordination between mining and leaching
- Experience with autonomous mining equipment, operational data systems, or automation of mine planning and production workflows
More about this role
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.
Mariana Minerals is seeking a Staff Mining Engineer with 10+ years of mining experience and a strong background in hands-on, hard-rock open pit operations. This role connects mine planning with field execution, ensuring that designs and production schedules translate into safe, practical, and efficient mining activities.
You will lead short- and medium-term mine planning, support daily production execution, and improve mining performance. The ideal candidate understands how a mine actually operates: equipment capabilities, achievable productivities, operational delays, and the constraints that determine whether a plan can be delivered.
Lead safety and uphold standards. Demonstrate visible safety leadership in the field. Incorporate operational risks, geotechnical requirements, and applicable standards into mine designs, schedules, and execution...
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