Graduate-Mechanical Engineer

Graduate Mechanical Engineer

If you want to drive real change, we have just the place to do it. Our Graduate Program is an opportunity for you to shape Rio Tinto from the inside out. We want you to be part of our leading global company to help take us forward by solving the emerging challenges of our time. At Rio Tinto, we believe the best ideas come from bringing people together with different perspectives to work toward a common goal - to create a better tomorrow.

Finding better ways™ to provide the materials the world needs.

We're looking for graduates from a range of degrees for different areas across our business. This requisition is for a role of Graduate Mechanical Engineer based Rio Tinto Kennecott in Salt Lake City, Utah.

This opportunity will allow you to be involved in project identification, research, design, development, planning & scheduling, execution, and reliability of rotating and fixed equipment while supporting the safe and reliable operation of all areas of our Kennecott site. This opportunity will allow you to develop skills around asset management, risk management, work management, and reliability to enable you to excel in your career.

We are an open, connected international team of technical specialists using some of the most exciting data and tools on the planet. We are the world leader in automation and smart mining. We have technical development programs that are industry-leading and recognize the unique nature of your role. These provide opportunities to grow your career through a dedicated technical path while being rewarded for your unique skills.

Working in a collaborative community, you will be:

• Directly involved in project execution of Kennecott Underground. As a part of the geotechnical team, you will complete quality assurance and quality control of all ground control elements, provide input into the mine design, complete ground support designs, and support safe and reliable operation of Kennecott Underground. Learn fundamental leadership skills by leading a virtual team through a gamified leadership simulation
• Challenge your thinking and gain outside perspective from futurists and external thought leaders
• Acquire a toolkit focused on future skills to inspire innovation and creativity through a series of masterclasses
• Team up with graduate colleagues to innovate solutions for future business and world challenges
• Grow your leadership skills with 1-1 coaching sessions with an experienced external coach
• Network with our senior leaders and subject matter experts
• Access world-class digital learning.

What you'll bring:

• A commitment to the safety of yourself and your team
• To be eligible for the Graduate program, you must have completed your studies within the last two years (2025, 2026) or working towards graduation in 2027.
• Bachelor or master's degree in Mechanical Engineering or other related field
• Less than two years of relevant work experience (local and international)
• Leadership skills, eagerness to learn and ready for the challenge ahead
• Flexibility and autonomy
• Good communication skills and ability to work in a team
• Valid driving license

* To be eligible, you must have the right to work full-time in the United States.

What we offer:

Be recognized for your contribution, your thinking and your hard work, and go home knowing you've helped the world progress.

• A work environment where safety is always the number one priority.
• Competitive base salary reflective of your skills and experience with an annual incentive bonus.
• Access to top-tier family-friendly health programs including medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life insurance coverage, and various voluntary benefits.
• Excellent retirement plan including up to 6% defined company contribution;
  Generous 401k matching program.
• Attractive share ownership plan.
• Comprehensive leave policies which cover all the moments that matter in life: PTO (paid time off), paid holidays, and paid bereavement leave.
• A generous parental leave policy, which ensures you're able to spend quality time with your new family.
• Discount programs for leisure purposes and access to Virgin Pulse with incentives supporting your wellbeing.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP), which provides confidential counselling or expert guidance for you and your family to help get through life's challenges.

Our global Graduate Development Program is designed to prepare the leaders of the future through a series of engaging, progressive and future skills activities. Visit our webpage for a detailed overview of our program.

Where you will be working:

Our Kennecott mine is a world-class, fully integrated copper mining operation, including a concentrator, smelter, and refinery, located just outside Salt Lake City, Utah, in the United States. We produce copper, precious metals including gold and silver, molybdenum, and sulfuric acid. Kennecott has been mining and processing minerals from the rich ore body of the Bingham Canyon Mine since 1903 and is one of the top producing mines in the…