Director of Mining Strategy & Growth

ARA Career • Warrendale, PA

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About The Position

The Director of Mining Strategy & Growth develops, expands, and executes Neya’s mining-sector strategy across defense and commercial markets. The role combines mining engineering expertise with strategic business development, portfolio growth, and program leadership. It identifies opportunities, shapes early concepts, leads capture activities, directs mining-related technical work, and develops a cohesive capability area aligned with Neya’s long-term growth objectives.

The Director defines strategy for mining technologies, underground operations, autonomy, sensing, and advanced engineering solutions; develops growth and investment plans; and represents Neya’s mining capabilities with customers and industry stakeholders. The role leads business development and capture for defense and commercial programs, including customer engagement, pursuit strategy, teaming, and proposal development.

As a senior technical expert, the Director guides mining engineering work, reviews deliverables, and leads or supports feasibility studies, site assessments, risk analyses, concept design, and technical evaluations. The role also mentors staff, coordinates staffing and resources across the mining portfolio, integrates work with robotics, autonomy, sensing, mechanical, and software teams, and contributes to project and division planning.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mining Engineering, Geological Engineering, Engineering Management, or a related field.
• 10–15+ years of experience in mining engineering, mining technology development, or underground operations.
• Demonstrated experience in business development, customer engagement, or program capture.
• Familiarity with mining technologies, automation, sensing, robotics applications, and safety-focused engineering.
• Proven ability to lead teams, drive strategy, and influence organizational growth.
• Strong communication skills, including technical writing, customer engagement, and presenting complex engineering concepts.
• Ability to operate independently with strategic authority and provide senior technical and cross-functional leadership.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute Neya’s strategic direction for mining technologies, underground operations, autonomy, sensing, and advanced engineering solutions.
• Identify emerging opportunities and market gaps across DoD, commercial mining companies, research institutions, and international partners.
• Develop multi-year growth plans, investment strategies, and capability-building initiatives.
• Represent Neya’s mining capabilities at industry events, conferences, and strategic discussions with senior customers.
• Lead business development for mining-related defense and commercial programs, including early engagement, concept shaping, and customer relationship building.
• Drive capture strategies, bid/no-bid decisions, teaming arrangements, and alignment of technical solutions with customer needs.
• Support and oversee proposal development, including technical volumes, pricing inputs, partner coordination, and solution narratives.
• Maintain awareness of the competitive landscape, funding lines, acquisition pathways, and technology trends affecting mining operations.
• Provide senior technical expertise in underground operations, geomechanics, automation, robotics integration, sensing systems, and safety engineering.
• Guide staff supporting mining-related research and development, experimentation, modeling, and concept development.
• Review engineering deliverables for technical accuracy, quality, and alignment with program objectives.
• Lead or support feasibility studies, site assessments, risk analyses, concept design development, and technical evaluations.
• Mentor engineers on mining and autonomy-related projects and identify training and development needs.
• Coordinate staffing, resource allocation, and technical support across mining portfolio projects.
• Collaborate with robotics, autonomy, sensing, mechanical, and software teams to integrate technical domains.
• Support project planning and risk management and provide leadership input into division operations and planning.
• Shape mining-sector growth, investment direction, capability development, pursuit of strategic contracts, and multi-year revenue growth.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director