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Machine Learning Engineering Manager, Chemistry & Process Engineering at Mariana Minerals | LAYIQ

Must have
6+ years in machine learning or scientific computing, including 2+ years managing ML engineers or scientists with direct responsibility for hiring, performance, and growth.
Degree or equivalent depth in chemical engineering, chemistry, materials science, or a closely related field — you can read a process flow diagram, reason about reaction kinetics and separations, and hold your own with process engineers.
Hands-on track record shipping ML models to production for physical, scientific, or industrial systems: surrogate models, hybrid physics-ML models, time-series forecasting, Bayesian optimization, or similar.
Strong engineering fundamentals: Python, modern ML frameworks, experiment tracking, and the discipline to make research code reproducible and maintainable.
Track record of setting technical direction for a team and delivering against commitments in an ambiguous, cross-functional environment.
Ability to evaluate work you didn't do — you can review a model, spot the flaw in a validation approach, and give feedback that makes the engineer better.
Exceptional written and verbal communication across audiences, from ML engineers to process engineers to operators to executives.
Nice to have
PhD in chemical engineering, chemistry, or materials science with an ML or computational focus.
Experience with model predictive control, real-time optimization, or other closed-loop optimization of chemical or industrial processes.
Background in mining, hydrometallurgy, energy, chemicals, or other heavy industry.
Experience building a team from a handful of engineers to a functioning organization.
Why This Role
Most ML manager roles hand you a mature team and a model with a defined scope. This role hands you the models that will increasingly run our chemistry and process operations, a team that's ready to be built, and a company where the plant is down the hall. At Mariana, you don't need to validate product-market fit, because we are the market: if your team builds a model that makes the process run better, it goes into the process.
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 solutions.
Engineer Out Requirements, then Automate.
We simplify, optimize, and then automate for scale.
Share Your Legos.
We collaborate openly, share knowledge, and empower each other to build bigger, better solutions.
Join us as we build the future of responsible mineral sourcing and supply!

Machine Learning Engineering Manager, Chemistry & Process Engineering

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