Solutions Geoscientist
San Diego, CA, USA
USD 160k+ / year + Equity
Posted on Oct 5, 2026
Careers
Solutions Geoscientist
About the Company
Our mission is to discover the raw materials needed to create a prosperous world for the next 1000 years. With modern software and hardware, we aim to reduce mineral discovery timelines from 10 years to 1 year. Founded in 2023 by lifelong geoscientists, ExploreTech is a venture-backed business that develops technology and uses it to explore for minerals all over the world.
About the Role
We’re accelerating the pace of mineral discovery. Our drill targeting software has gone 8 for 8 hitting mineralized targets, a significant improvement over industry standards. Our customer base is growing, and we’re hiring a Solutions Geoscientist to deliver results for the exploration teams that use our technology.
You’ll use our software, Python APIs, and modeling tools to produce geological results for customer projects, then present those results and work through them with the customer’s geologists. You’ll work on projects around the world, see many deposit styles, and bring what you learn back to our product and research teams. The role sits between geology, software, and the customer, and you’ll work closely with the founders.
What You’ll Do
- Deliver customer projects: use our software, Python APIs, and modeling tools to generate geological results
- Onboard customers onto our software and train their geologists
- Manage implementation and services projects from scope through delivery
- Present technical results to customer geologists and executives
- Guide exploration thinking and drilling decisions in partnership with customers
- Work with exploration companies to match their needs to our technology
- Bring customer feedback to the product and research teams
- Join customer field campaigns and site visits as needed
About You
- Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in geology, economic geology, or a related earth science field
- 3+ years of hands-on mineral exploration experience, including field programs, core logging, sampling, and data collection
- Comfortable with Python, scripting, and 3D modeling and GIS tools
- Credible and personable with experienced geologists and executives
- Interested in technology for mineral exploration
- Able to travel to customer sites and remote parts of the US and world
Bonus Points For
- Experience developing software tools for exploration
- Startup experience
Location
San Diego, California
Travel to customers and field sites as needed
Salary
Starting at $160,000
+ equity
Benefits
100% healthcare coverage
(medical, dental, vision)
If you’re ready to accelerate critical mineral discovery across the world, we encourage you to apply!