Graduate Mine Engineer - Rotational Program

Capstone Mining • Miami, AZ

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Capstone Copper is hiring a Graduate Mine Engineer for a rotational program at Pinto Valley, an open-pit copper mine in central Arizona. The program provides structured rotations through Mine Operations, Mine Engineering, Geology, and Geotechnical functions, each lasting approximately 4–6 months. Participants develop increasing responsibility and gain experience understanding how mine plans are safely and practically executed.

The role combines office and field work. Time in Mine Operations and Geotechnical is expected to involve significant field exposure, while Mine Engineering and Geology may include more office-based technical work. The Graduate Engineer will interact regularly with active mining areas, participate in field inspections and operational meetings, and support technical planning activities.

Candidates must complete a pre-employment medical exam, drug and alcohol test, and background check. A pre-placement physical examination is required to assess fitness for duty; additional training or testing may be required. Capstone maintains a drug- and alcohol-free workplace.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mining Engineering, Geological Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, or a similar technical discipline.
• Recent graduate or early-career engineer.
• Strong commitment to safety and willingness to work in an active open-pit mining environment.
• Ability to collaborate with operations, engineering, geology, geotechnical, survey, maintenance, processing, and contractor teams.
• Ability to use Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, and Teams.
• Strong communication, organization, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
• Ability to work outdoors and in ambient weather conditions.
• Valid State Driver’s License.
• Ability to speak, comprehend, read, and write English.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment medical exam, drug and alcohol test, background check, and pre-placement physical examination.

Nice To Haves

• Previous mining internship, co-op, or field experience.
• Exposure to mine planning, geology, dispatch, survey, or geotechnical software.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate safety leadership and safety consciousness in field, office, and project activities.
• Complete structured rotations through Mine Operations, Mine Engineering, Geology, and Geotechnical functions, taking on increasing responsibility as capability develops.
• Spend time in the field with mine supervisors, dispatch, equipment operators, engineers, geologists, and geotechnical personnel to understand how mine plans are executed safely and practically.
• Support daily, weekly, and longer-range mine planning, including production tracking, plan compliance, reconciliation, haulage review, and communication of risks or constraints.
• Assist with mine design and engineering tasks, including bench access, haul road layouts, dump planning, drill and blast interfaces, material movement tracking, and operational improvement projects.
• Support Mine Operations by helping identify plan priorities, constraints, equipment interactions, and opportunities to improve execution against the plan.
• Support Geology with ore control, sampling, mapping, blast-hole data review, ore/waste routing, stockpile tracking, and reconciliation between geology models and production results.
• Support Geotechnical with pit inspections, slope monitoring, ground hazard identification, TARP implementation, geotechnical data review, and communication of slope-related risks to operations and planning.
• Collect, analyze, and summarize operational and technical data using approved tools and formats, and communicate results clearly to engineers, supervisors, and mine leadership.
• Participate in improvement projects during each rotation and present findings, recommendations, and lessons learned to site leadership.

Benefits

• 401(k) Savings Plan with dollar-for-dollar company matching up to 6%, fully vested immediately.
• Retirement Boost: company contribution of 8.5% of salary, increasing to 14.2%, with 100% immediate vesting.
• Employee Share Purchase Plan with a 50% company match, fully vested upon grant.
• Annual short-term incentive bonus of up to 15%.
• 7-on / 7-off, days-only schedule.
• Affordable medical, dental, and vision benefits, effective on the start date, including Telehealth options and supplemental insurance.
• Disability and life insurance, effective on the start date.
• Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, sick leave, and parental leave.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Internal progression opportunities.
• Tuition reimbursement.

What This Job Offers

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