Mining Technology Lead (Plant)

Mining Technology Lead – Plant (Lead Metallurgist, Industrial AI)

Saudi Arabia · Remote-first with regular site travel

Are you the metallurgist everyone calls when the plant is not performing, and ready to lead how AI runs it?

About IntelliSense.io

We are pioneers in Objective AI (ODAI), combining fundamental physics with AI to characterise the physical world and deliver high-value decision recommendations: the brains of the operation. Our technology gives role-specific co-pilots to the people who run mines and plants, or sends recommendations directly to the control systems, moving operations towards autonomy.

We are a global, remote-first company headquartered in Cambridge, UK, with regional hubs in Chile, Australia and Ireland and a growing presence in Saudi Arabia, a global leader in mining development under Vision 2030.

What you will do

• Own implementation, commissioning and value delivery across all our Plant customer sites.

• Be the metallurgical authority for crushing, grinding, flotation, leaching, thickening and other circuits, so that our AI reflects how each plant really behaves.

• Prove the value we deliver with sound, data-driven baselines that customers trust, and use them to secure renewals.

• Lead, coach and grow a team of Mining Technology Engineers across several sites.

• Work with our agentic AI engineers to automate site rollout and service work.

• Bring site feedback into our product roadmap.

• Support our account teams in winning more sites and more products with existing customers.

What you will bring

Must-haves

• Substantial hands-on experience as a metallurgist or process engineer at an operating mineral processing plant, with ownership of circuit performance.

• Improvements you have delivered and can measure: recovery, throughput, reagent use or stability, backed by mass balancing and metallurgical accounting.

• Experience taking a technology, process-control or optimisation solution through to commissioning and everyday use.

• Experience leading or developing engineers, and running work across more than one site or project.

• The credibility to work with plant managers and general managers on value and renewals.

• Fluent English and willingness to travel regularly to customer sites up to 50% of the time.

Nice-to-haves

• Fluent Arabic (a strong advantage for a Saudi Arabia-based hire);

• Mining experience in Saudi Arabia or the wider GCC.

• Data skills (e.g. Python, plant historians, LIMS) and exposure to advanced process control, digital twins or AI.

• Commercial experience in renewals, expansions or pre-sales.

• Professional registration (e.g. CEng, IOM3, AusIMM or the Saudi Council of Engineers).

What we offer

• A competitive salary and benefits package benchmarked to your location.

• Remote-first, flexible working.

• Real ownership of a market in a fast-growing industrial AI company, and the chance to shape our presence in Saudi Arabia.

Location and right to work

This role is based in Saudi Arabia. You must have, or be able to obtain, the right to work in your location. Saudi nationals and expatriates are welcome to apply. Onboarding may include time at our UK headquarters.

Our hiring process

A 30-minute call with our People team; a technical interview; a short test project that you present to the panel; a conversation with our Chief Customer Officer and Chief Growth Officer; and references. We aim to complete the process in about 8 weeks and will keep you updated at every step.

Inclusion

IntelliSense.io is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity in our teams. If you need any adjustments during the process, tell us and we will help.