Product Manager, Geotechnical

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Colorado.

📋 Description

• Oversee the geotechnical workstream for GeologicAI’s scanning technologies.

• Provide product scoping, prioritization, and definitions of completion for product development and commercial launch.

• Develop long-term product roadmaps, pinpoint market opportunities, and enhance competitive advantage.

• Define and prioritize geotechnical product requirements, encompassing imaging and sensor data quality, structural picking and orientation processes, strength and rock mass classification workflows, validation techniques, and development timelines.

• Manage and refine the product canvas for geotechnical characterization.

• Coordinate and prioritize projects within the geotechnical workstream.

• Establish technical positioning compared to competitors and aid in strategic planning, trend analysis, capability-gap identification, and resource allocation recommendations.

• Create prototypes for geotechnical algorithms and workflows related to fracture and defect detection, RQD and fracture frequency, discontinuity orientation and roughness, as well as strength proxies.

• Collaborate with data scientists and software developers on prediction model development.

• Recruit and mentor team members through guidance, feedback, and developmental opportunities.

• Articulate the benefits of automated geotechnical outputs for slope and underground stability design, mine planning, ground support optimization, and geotechnical risk management.

• Assist with product development update meetings alongside client geotechnical engineers and engineering geologists.

• Cultivate relationships with academic institutions and external partners.

• Define scopes for geotechnical logging, rock mass classification, and strength prediction workflows.

• Evaluate client geotechnical data and produced outputs for engineering validity and analytical integrity.

• Collaborate on geological, resource, and geotechnical domain models.

• Design and oversee validation studies from individual discontinuity picks to drill-hole-scale rock mass domains and laboratory strength testing.

• Develop or supervise calibration and prediction models using core imaging and integrated scanning data.

• Travel for client meetings and site visits up to 20% of the time.

⛳️ Requirements

• A degree in geological engineering, geotechnical engineering, engineering geology, rock mechanics, or a closely related discipline.

• Professional registration (P.Eng., P.Geo., or equivalent) is a plus.

• Experience in translating research and development efforts into commercial products.

• Proven experience in leading technical teams through the complex R&D-to-product transition process.

• Project management and collaborative skills necessary to prioritize and focus on critical tasks.

• Ability to guide teams with established goals and KPIs when necessary.

• A demonstrated capacity to develop and mentor team members, promote a high-performance team culture, and enhance leadership skills.

• A track record of leading projects and teams to make decisions amidst uncertainty.

• Strong practical knowledge of geotechnical core logging and rock mass characterization, which includes RQD, fracture frequency, discontinuity orientation, roughness and infill, weathering and alteration, and RMR, Q, and GSI classification systems.

• Familiarity with the distinctions between automated imaging and sensor systems, manual geotechnical recording, and laboratory measurements, including implications for calibration and validation.

• Knowledge of laboratory rock strength and index testing, including UCS, point load, Brazilian tensile, and triaxial testing.

• Technical coding literacy sufficient for critical review of notebooks and engagement with modeling decisions.

• Established networks within the geotechnical, rock mechanics, or mining engineering fields.

• Prior experience in the mining industry with a major producer or consulting firm is advantageous.

• Technical coding and model-building skills are beneficial.

🏝️ Benefits

• A relaxed and enjoyable work environment.

• Flexible scheduling and options for remote work.

• Comprehensive health and dental benefits.

• Robots equipped with lasers!