What You’ll Do
- Develop predictive models and anomaly detection systems using industrial sensor and IoT data, with a focus on process optimization in mineral processing plants.
- Bring process engineering domain knowledge of mineral processing plants, specifically milling, flotation, and leaching, to help shape the future of AI-driven process optimization.
- Understand how MetOptima, our end-to-end optimization system, integrates with advanced process control (APC) systems.
- Work directly with customers to identify opportunities for data-driven performance improvement and optimization.
- Contribute to the development of hybrid models combining fundamental and data-driven approaches.
- Write Python code and Jupyter notebooks for research, prototyping, and data analysis.
- Analyze complex industrial datasets to uncover insights and identify process trends.
- Collaborate with a cross-functional team of data scientists, software engineers, metallurgists, product managers and designers to deliver production-grade ML pipelines - including data exploration, feature engineering, model development, and performance evaluation.
What You Bring
- A Bachelor's degree in Engineering (ideally Chemical or Process Engineering); a Master’s or Ph.D. is a strong plus.
- Solid experience and understanding of minerals processing, particularly in milling, flotation, and leaching operations.
- Familiarity with Advanced Process Control (APC) systems; experience with Model Predictive Control is an advantage.
- 4+ years of experience in statistical analysis, machine learning, or predictive modeling of dynamic systems.
- Hands-on experience working with large-scale datasets and data visualization tools.
- Python programming skills and working knowledge of SQL.
- Familiarity with time-series data and data pipelines is a plus.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical topics to non-technical stakeholders.
- Proficiency in English (written and spoken).
Why Join Draslovka
- We utilize our extensive R&D expertise and success to make the future of the metal mining industry and agriculture industry truly environmentally sustainable with our smart chemistry.
- Work on meaningful problems – What we build must make sense. Every engineer has full visibility into the "why" behind their work and a say in designing the best solutions.
- Start-up mindset, global impact – Enjoy the agility of a start-up backed by a global leader, giving you the freedom to innovate with the resources to make an industry-wide impact.
- Collaboration with global teams – Work with talented engineers, data scientists, and domain experts across Czechia, South Africa, the USA, and Australia.
- Occasional travel - While regular travel is not expected, some travel will be required a few times a year. This includes quarterly planning sessions in Prague and occasional visits to customer sites.
- Autonomy and flexibility – Choose how you work with hybrid options, empowering you to work both on-site and remotely.
- Real sustainability impact – Your work will directly contribute to reducing cyanide use in mining, driving a shift toward greener, more responsible industry practices.
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What We Do
Draslovka has been reimagining what’s possible with the CN family of chemicals for more than 100 years. We are a Czech family company, driven by an international team working across the world with a conscious ambition to be the best at what they do.
Draslovka holds a strong market position in the CN - based specialty chemical industry through the roll-out of newly developed environmentally sustainable products including next-generation fumigants and biocides, supply chain optimization, and advanced application practices implemented based on consumer‘s needs.
Reliability, responsibility, and sustainability represent our core values which are consistently applied in all processes. Our goal is to build a comprehensive portfolio of chemical companies, with an interface that ensures synergy of production and services.
In its early days, the focus of the company lay in the production of hydrogen cyanide, but an extensive line of industrial products and services has since emerged. Today, Draslovka has three main business divisions: Specialty chemicals, Mining solutions and Agricultural solutions.
