Remote Senior Metallurgical Engineer - Mineral Processing

Placements24; Riverton (UT); À distance; USD 120 000 - 180 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Highly competitive salary and bonuses

Fully remote with flexible hours

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Professional development allowance

Home office stipend and tech support

Paid time off including holidays

Retirement plan with company match

Global exposure and cross-team work

Career advancement opportunities

Travel to mine sites occasionally

Résumé du poste

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Metallurgical Engineer to join a fully remote technical team focused on optimizing mineral processing operations, developing new processing methodologies, and ensuring sustainable extraction of minerals.

You will design metallurgical tests, model processes, support global operations, and mentor engineers while collaborating with R&D and operations to drive safety and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Metallurgical Engineering; Master's preferred.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in mineral processing and extractive metallurgy.
• Strong understanding of fundamental metallurgical principles and unit operations.
• Proficiency with metallurgical software for simulation and modeling (METSIM, JKSimMet).
• Experience with flotation, grinding, gravity separation, and hydrometallurgy.
• Analytical, problem-solving and data interpretation skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication for remote collaboration.
• Independent and proactive project management in remote settings.
• Experience with statistical analysis and experimental design.
• Willingness to travel occasionally to mine sites as required.

Responsabilités

• Design and oversee laboratory and pilot-scale metallurgical test programs.
• Analyze metallurgical data to identify opportunities for process improvement and cost reduction.
• Develop and optimize comminution, flotation, leaching, and other mineral processing circuits.
• Perform process modeling and simulation to predict plant performance and evaluate design changes.
• Provide remote technical support and troubleshooting assistance to site operations.
• Prepare detailed metallurgical reports, technical recommendations, and presentations.
• Stay current with advancements in metallurgical equipment, technologies, and best practices.
• Collaborate with R&D, operations, and engineering teams on process development projects.
• Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and quality standards.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to the development of technical expertise within the team.

Connaissances

Mineral processing

Metallurgy principles

Data interpretation

Statistical analysis

Remote collaboration

Project management

Experiment design

Communication

Metallurgical software

Formation

Bachelor's degree in Metallurgical Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering

Master's degree preferred (Metallurgy or related field)

Outils

METSIM

JKSimMet

Description du poste

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Metallurgical Engineer to join a fully remote technical team focused on optimizing mineral processing operations, developing new processing methodologies, and ensuring sustainable extraction of minerals.

You will design metallurgical tests, model processes, support global operations, and mentor engineers while collaborating with R&D and operations to drive safety and efficiency.