Terra AI
Senior Geologist
$185K–$250K
Redwood City Office · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted May 22, 2026
- Experience
- Substantial experience required; no specific number of years stated.
About the job
Leads geological interpretation and mineral systems modeling for critical-resource exploration, connecting geoscience evidence with probabilistic and AI-enabled workflows to inform exploration decisions.
What you'll do
- Integrate geological, geochemical, and geophysical data and develop mineral systems and exploration models for targeting.
- Provide geological input to computational exploration methods and perform data QA/QC, documenting gaps and uncertainty.
- Collaborate with technical teams and partners; prepare reports, visualizations, interpretations, and recommendations.
What they ask for
- Substantial experience in economic geology, mineral exploration, mine development, or a closely related discipline.
- Strong knowledge of critical minerals and base metals geology, including relevant mineralization systems.
- Proficiency with GIS tools and 3D geological modeling software.
- Ability to integrate exploration datasets into defensible models and communicate findings across disciplines.
Nice to have
- Exposure to computational geology, geostatistics, remote sensing, or AI-enabled exploration workflows.
Pay
$185,000–$250,000 USD annual base salary
Tools
GIS tools, 3D geological modeling software
AI focus
Contributes geological expertise to probabilistic modeling, feature engineering, computational exploration methods, and AI-enabled workflows for resource targeting.
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