Title:  Principal Engineer I - Process Engineering

What You Will Do

As a technical leader, this role focuses on large‑scale growth projects and strategic initiatives, providing process engineering expertise, engineering leadership, and high‑level guidance throughout the project development cycle while collaborating across the organization to deliver sound engineering judgment and strategic insight.

• Review, verify, and approve engineering documents including PFDs, P&IDs, design criteria, mass/energy balances, equipment specifications, and metallurgical test work scopes.
• Ensure engineering deliverables conform to internal standards, project requirements, and best practices.
• In this role you investigate complex technical challenges and recommend practical, cost‑effective solutions grounded in engineering fundamentals
• Collaborate with discipline engineers, site teams, EPC partners, and stakeholders to ensure high‑quality execution
• Recommend improvements to engineering standards, workflows, tools, and design methodologies.
• As the Principal Engineer I – Process Engineering you support long‑range technical planning, capital budgeting, and strategic project evaluation
• Work closely with operations, geology, maintenance, project management, and corporate technical groups to deliver integrated solutions
• Ensure project and site teams implement engineering improvements and design recommendations
• Mentor and coach engineers and technical specialists to build internal capability, and contribute to internal technical guidelines, knowledge libraries, and best‑practice documents

What You Bring To Freeport

• Bachelor’s degree in Metallurgical Engineering or Chemical Engineering and seven (7) years of experience in a related engineering field OR
• Master’s degree in Metallurgical Engineering or Chemical Engineering and five (5) years of experience in a related engineering field OR
• PhD in Metallurgical Engineering or Chemical Engineering and three (3) years of experience in a related engineering field
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving capabilities

• Ability to translate complex technical issues into actionable recommendations
• High degree of professional judgment with the ability to influence at multiple organizational levels
• Strong collaboration skills
• Ability to research and analyze complex information and draw valid conclusions
• Ability to develop and maintain awareness of occupational hazards and safety precautions
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly and effectively to technical and non‑technical stakeholders, verbally and in writing

Preferred Qualifications

•            Experience supporting prefeasibility, feasibility, and FEL design stages.

•            Experience with major capital project environments (EPC/EPCM experience advantageous).

•            Familiarity with process modeling and mass/energy balance tools (e.g., Metsim, HSC, JKSimMet).

•            Postgraduate degree or specialized training in extractive metallurgy or process design.