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Phoenix Tailings is a clean mining and metals production startup focused on sustainable critical metals extraction. The company is building domestic rare earth metals production capabilities and seeks a Lead Manufacturing Engineer to drive this mission.
In this role, you will own critical manufacturing challenges across the organization. Your responsibilities include translating developing metallurgical processes into production-ready systems, defining equipment architecture, and optimizing process capability, throughput, reliability, and cost. You will be instrumental in establishing the manufacturing engineering function from the ground up—setting technical standards, developing engineers, and creating scalable systems and practices that enable the team to grow alongside production.
This is a hands-on leadership position requiring deep manufacturing experience combined with strong technical leadership capabilities. You will work directly on process design, equipment selection, and operational excellence while simultaneously building and mentoring the engineering team. The role offers the opportunity to shape an entirely new domestic rare earth metals industry and establish best practices for a rapidly scaling operation.
Phoenix Tailings values innovation, resourcefulness, compassion, and a willingness to take calculated risks. The company culture emphasizes collaboration, continuous learning, and a shared commitment to building a sustainable future. You will work alongside top innovators in clean technology and have significant influence over the company's technical direction and organizational development.
